Food and History Tours

Annapolis Food & History Tour

Your 18th century guide will share toasts of yesteryear while engaging you in a peek of cellars where today's merriment is aging!

The tour starts with a wake-up of a premium specialty coffee. Once we have your attention, we start right in discussing money; or is that tobacco? It was all one in the same back in the 18th century. Speaking of the 18th century we stop at the same tavern George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin frequented and try some crab. If you don't like crab, perhaps the ice cream or gelato on tour will move you. Yes, we will keep moving -- to the Sands house. This family hasn't moved in a long time. This house has been in the family some 236 years and is a repository of things left behind by six generations. You will be welcomed to this private home of the Sands family by Ann Jensen, great-great-great-great-granddaughter of John and Ann Sands. Before too many sands slip though the hour glass we will continue onto, into, and around some other greats:

• The kitchen of the Hammond-Harwood House, a grand Anglo-Palladian house built in 1774 by one of the America's first true architects, William Buckland.
• Maryland's State House, which is the oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the country and the old senate chamber where George Washington resigned his commission from the Continental Army.
• The MAryland Inn , started in 1772, is the first structure in Annapolis designed to be a hotel, and not just a house that could serve interchangeably as a residence, shop or tavern. We won't leave here before having a taste.
• Wine Cellars will be explored. No we won't be drinking; after all, we are walking!

When the whining is over (or before), we'll go to an Irish Pub for cabbage rolls and luck, of course. And luck we will need to keep some of you out of the boutiques and specialty shops we will encounter on our journey. Your eyes will get to feast on some art while chocolate melts in your mouth. The journey will end (as all good things do) at what was once a bakery. A bakery that set the city ablaze at the close of the 18th century.

The amount of food consumed in total at all taste stops is enough to be considered lunch for the average person. All food costs and historic venues are covered in your tour ticket. A bottle of water will be provided for each patron. Comfortable walking shoes are suggested.

We recommend taking our food tour at the beginning of your stay in Annapolis so you can return to these wonderful eating establishments and historical sites to enjoy them at your leisure. This is the best introduction to Annapolis, Maryland offered!

Maritime Annapolis Food & Culture Tour

Coming sometime soon! Keep checking, we are trying to organize the old salts.

Annapolis food tours are produced by Captial City Colonials of Annapolis, MD.
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