Havre de Grace Makes 'Great Small Towns' List

In a newly released list, Washingtonian magazine has named Havre de Grace among the “Great Small Towns Near D.C.”

The magazine mentioned the city’s appearance in the hit Netflix series House of Cards, noting spots like EZ Tobacco Shop, where the show’s protagonist Frank Underwood sets up his campaign headquarters.

In the print version of the magazine, readers are invited to “See Frank Underwood’s ‘hometown,” since Havre de Grace was dressed up to look like Gaffney, S.C., in the show in scenes around the Havre de Grace Opera House.

House of Cards has also filmed at Angel Hill Cemetery, the Havre de Grace Library on Market Street and on Level Village Road, among other spots.

In addition to visiting the show’s filming locations, for a getaway from D.C., Washingtonian recommends checking out the Promenade, Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, Concord Point Lighthouse, Glyph and GreenJoy. And it gives a nod to the city’s annual tradition of ringing in the new year with a duck drop.

Here’s the list of towns Washingtonian says make great getaways near D.C.:

• Ligonier, Pa.
• Port Tobacco, Md.
• Lewes, Del.
• Easton, Md.
• Staunton, Va.
• Lewisburg, W.V.
• Doylestown, Pa.
• Havre de Grace, Md.
• Floyd, Va.
• Winchester, Va.
• Berlin, Md.
• Chesterstown, Md.
• Cambridge, Md.
• Chadds Ford, Pa.
• Shepherdstown, W.V.
• Onancock, Va.
• Middleburg, Va.
• New Castle, Del.
• St. Michaels, Md.
• Lexington, Va.
• Chincoteague, Va.
• Purcellville, Va.
• Boonsboro, Md.

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