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15 Best Things to Do in La Plata (MD)

The seat of Charles County in Southern Maryland is near the head of the Port Tobacco River, which was a center for international trade in the 17th and 18th century. Port Tobacco, now just a group of historic buildings on La Plata’s outskirts, was once the second-largest river port in Maryland, driven by a booming …

The little sister of Buenos Aires, the city of La Plata is located just an hour outside its more fast-paced sibling. As South America’s first planned city, La Plata’s intricate grid system includes diagonal streets that run through it, contributing to easy navigation but confusing intersections, and its nickname – “The City of Diagonals.” La …