50 days in Capital Region Maryland, Baton Rouge Area & Houston Itinerary

Venture out of the city with trips to National Capital Radio and Television Museum (in Bowie) and Buddy Attick Park (in Greenbelt).

To see where to stay, ratings, maps, and more tourist information, read our National Harbor trip planner.

Washington to National Harbor is an approximately 1.5-hour car ride. You can also drive. In January, daily temperatures in National Harbor can reach 44°F, while at night they dip to 29°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 29th (Sun) so you can fly to Baton Rouge.

Get out of town with these interesting Baton Rouge side-trips: Saint Francisville (Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, Oakley Plantation at Audubon State Historic Site, &more) and Nottoway Plantation (in White Castle).

To see more things to do, maps, ratings, and tourist information, you can read our Baton Rouge trip planning website.

Traveling by flight from National Harbor to Baton Rouge takes 6.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. Traveling from National Harbor to Baton Rouge, you'll gain 1 hour due to the time zone difference. Traveling from National Harbor in January, expect Baton Rouge to be somewhat warmer, temps between 61°F and 40°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 6th (Mon) so you can fly to Houston.

You'll find plenty of places to visit near Houston: St. Anthony Catholic Church (in Bryan), College Station (George Bush Presidential Library and Museum & Reveille Gravesite) and Clear Lake Park (in Seabrook). And it doesn't end there: examine the collection at Space Center Houston, explore the galleries of McFaddin-Ward House Museum, explore the world behind art at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and engage your brain at The Houston Museum of Natural Science.

To find traveler tips, where to stay, photos, and more tourist information, use the Houston planner.

You can fly from Baton Rouge to Houston in 3 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. February in Houston sees daily highs of 69°F and lows of 52°F at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 10th (Fri) so you can fly to Frederick.

Explore Frederick's surroundings by going to Emmitsburg (Our Lady of the Mountain, National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, &more), Lancaster County Dutch Market (in Germantown) and Rockville (Meadowside Nature Center, Rockville Town Square, &more).

For reviews, traveler tips, more things to do, and other tourist information, you can read our Frederick trip builder app.

Traveling by flight from Houston to Frederick takes 4.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or do a combination of bus and train. The time zone changes from Central Standard Time to Eastern Standard Time, which is usually a 1 hour difference. Plan for colder temperatures traveling from Houston in March, with highs in Frederick at 50°F and lows at 30°F. Cap off your sightseeing on the 17th (Fri) early enough to go by car back home.