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Best Places in Howard County to Take Out-of-Towners
We asked Patch Readers where they'd take their visiting friends and family. Here's a list sure to impress your Memorial Day guests.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD–Memorial Day is coming and so are your friends and family!
With the weather getting warmer and graduation season starting, your home is sure to be filled with out-of-town guests. How will you keep them entertained and well fed?
Leave it to Patch Readers in Howard County to be your personal tour guides.
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We asked Howard County residents where they’d take their long-weekend lodgers. Here’s a list of the best eats and awesome activities in your neighborhood:
- "There's a map below, and while the trees aren't always in bloom, these destinations always have something fun to offer and represent Columbia well! [The Howard County Cherry Tree Project]"
- "Pasta Plus for dinner. Excellent local Italian, beats a chain/franchise any day."
- "We like to take guests to the newly revamped CoHo Grill. Especially on the patio overlooking the golf course. It can get pretty pricey though."
- "The amish market"
- "Judges Bench, Patapsco swinging bridge area, Liberty Dam"
- "Clyde's is good food and a columbia landmark. It's also at the lakefront where there's usually lots going on."
- "Dinosaur park!"
- "for nice food stanford grill. for things to see the robinson nature center or lake elkhorn or lake K toby's for [entertainment]"
- "Old Ellicott City"
- "And if they want to go to church, First United Methodist Church. You will be welcomed with open arms."
If these suggestions don’t make the mark, take your guests on Maryland’s Best “Ice Cream Trail” Passport Challenge!
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From May 20 to Sept. 23, ice cream lovers are invited to visit each of Maryland’s nine dairy farms, try the ice cream, and answer a dairy-themed trivia question. Each visit earns a passport stamp.
Get all nine stamps, mail them in, and a select number of passports will be picked from the lot and awarded prizes.
And check out our Columbia Patch calendar for a list of Memorial Day weekend events!
If your favorite spot didn’t make the list, share it in the comments below or on our Columbia Patch Facebook page.
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