Mid-Atlantic
The bright lights of the big city; the tranquil beauty of the rolling countryside; the bustling boardwalks of the seashore; and the soaring heights of the unspoiled wilderness—everything that people love about the eastern United States can be found in the heartland of the East Coast, the Mid-Atlantic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include New York City and Washington, D.C..
New York City
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New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.
Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C, the capital of the United States of America and the seat of its three branches of government, has an unparalleled collection of free, public museums, and the lion's share of the nation's most treasured monuments and memorials.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, routinely referred to as Philly, is the birthplace of American democracy. In Independence Hall and in taverns and other locations around the city, the nation's founders planned and launched the American Revolution, which gave birth to the nation.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as New York and New Jersey.
New York
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The state of New York is a state of superlatives. Of course everyone knows the Big Apple, New York City, and it's certainly a premier travel destination, but the state is so much more than just one famous metropolis.
New Jersey
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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the most densely populated state in the US; heavily urban, suburban and industrialized.
Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania is a state in the eastern United States. It is known for its Revolutionary War-era historical sites like Valley Forge, its large cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, its farming regions, and a -strong industrial history.
Maryland
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Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state in the USA. Nicknamed America in Miniature, Maryland has sea and mountain, urban and rural, historic and modern. It ranges from some of the nation's most densely populated areas around Washington, D.C., to bucolic rural areas…
Delaware
Delaware has beautiful beaches and parks. The more popular beaches are in: Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach. Most parks in Delaware's very extensive and well maintained park system are free or low-cost.
Mid-Atlantic
- Type: Region with 40,500,000 residents
- Description: region of the United States
- Also known as: “American Mid-Atlantic States”, “Mid Atlantic United States”, “Mid-Atlanic states”, “Mid-Atlantic (region)”, “Mid-Atlantic (US)”, “Mid-Atlantic region”, “Mid-Atlantic Region”, “Mid-Atlantic states”, “Mid-Atlantic States”, “Mid-Atlantic United States”, “Mid-Atlantic US”, “Midatlantic states”, “Middle Atlantic”, “Middle Atlantic states”, “Middle Atlantic States”, “Middle Atlantic USA”, and “United States Mid-Atlantic region”
- Neighbors: New England and South
- Category: U.S. region
- Location: United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mid-Atlantic” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إقليم الأطلسي الأوسط”
- Armenian: “Միացյալ Նահանգների միջատլանտյան հատված”
- Basque: “Erdialde Atlantikoko Estatuak”
- Basque: “Erdialdeko Atlantikoko Estatuak”
- Belarusian: “Сярэднеатлянтычныя штаты”
- Belarusian: “Сярэдняя Атлянтыка”
- Bulgarian: “Среден Атлантик”
- Catalan: “Atlàntic Mitjà dels Estats Units”
- Chinese: “中大西洋”
- Chinese: “中大西洋地区”
- Chinese: “中大西洋州份”
- Chinese: “中部大西洋区域”
- Chinese: “中部大西洋區域”
- Chinese: “美国中大西洋地区”
- Czech: “Středoatlantská oblast”
- Dutch: “Mid-Atlantic”
- Dutch: “Mid-Atlantische staten”
- Dutch: “Midden-Atlantische staten”
- Esperanto: “Mezatlantikaj ŝtatoj”
- Estonian: “Kesk-Atlandi osariigid”
- Finnish: “Mid-Atlantic”
- French: “Mid-Atlantic”
- French: “Mid-Atlantique”
- French: “Middle Atlantic”
- Galician: “Atlántico Medio”
- Galician: “Mid-Atlantic”
- German: “Mittelatlantik-Staaten”
- German: “Mittelatlantikstaaten”
- Greek: “Μέσος Ατλαντικός”
- Hebrew: “אזור המיד-אטלנטיק”
- Hebrew: “מדינות אזור המיד-אטלנטיק”
- Hindi: “मध्य अटलांटिक राज्य”
- Hungarian: “Közép-atlanti államok”
- Indonesian: “Atlantik Tengah”
- Indonesian: “New Jersey”
- Irish: “Réigiún an Lár-Atlantaigh”
- Italian: “Atlantico centrale”
- Italian: “Medio-Atlantico”
- Italian: “Mid-Atlantic”
- Italian: “Stati del Medio Atlantico”
- Italian: “Stati del Medio-Atlantico”
- Japanese: “アメリカ合衆国中部大西洋岸”
- Japanese: “中部大西洋州”
- Japanese: “大西洋中部”
- Korean: “중부 대서양 주”
- Latin: “Civitates Atlanticae Mediae”
- Macedonian: “Среден Атлантик”
- Malay: “Atlantik Tengah”
- Persian: “ایالت های ساحلی اقیانوس اطلس آمریکا”
- Persian: “ایالت های ساحلی اقیانوس اطلس امریکا”
- Persian: “ایالت های ساحلی اقیانوس اطلس ایالات متحده”
- Persian: “ایالتهای ساحلی اقیانوس اطلس آمریکا”
- Persian: “ایالتهای میانه ساحل اقیانوس اطلس”
- Polish: “Stany Środkowoatlantyckie”
- Portuguese: “Médio Atlântico”
- Portuguese: “Meio-Atlântico”
- Portuguese: “Mid-Atlantic”
- Romanian: “Statele Atlanticului mijlociu”
- Russian: “Средне-Атлантические штаты”
- Russian: “Средняя Атлантика”
- Sardinian: “Istados Unidos de Atlànticu Mèdiu”
- Serbian: “Mid-Atlantic States”
- Serbian: “Srednji Atlantik”
- Serbian: “Средњи Атлантик”
- Slovak: “Mid-Atlantic States”
- Slovak: “Mid-Atlantic”
- Slovak: “Stredoatlantická oblasť”
- Slovenian: “srednjeatlantske zvezne države”
- Spanish: “Atlantico Medio de Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Atlántico Medio de Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Atlantico Medio de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Atlántico Medio de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Costa Este”
- Spanish: “Medio Atlantico de Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Medio Atlántico de Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Mid Atlantic”
- Spanish: “Mid-Atlantic”
- Swedish: “Mid-Atlantic”
- Ukrainian: “Серед-Атлантичні Штати”
- Ukrainian: “Середньоатлантичні штати”
- Ukrainian: “Середня Атлантика”
- Urdu: “وسط اوقیانوسی ریاستیں”
- Venetian: “Stati del Mèdio Atlantego”
- Vietnamese: “Các tiểu bang Trung-Đại Tây Dương”
- Vietnamese: “Trung Đại Tây Dương”
- Vlaams: “Mid-Atlantische Stoaten”
- Welsh: “Canolbarth yr Iwerydd”
- Western Panjabi: “وسط اوقیانوسی ریاستاں”
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