WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO SEE
Baltimore — The Birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM
Discover visionary art as defined for the purposes of the American Visionary Art Museum as art produced by self-taught individuals whose works arise from an innate personal vision that revels foremost in the creative act itself.
www.avam.org
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
Discover our internationally renowned collection of historic, modern, and contemporary art.
https://artbma.org
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY
The museum has exhibits on various types of manufacturing and industry from the early 20th century.
www.thebmi.org
CYLBURN ARBORETUM
Cylburn Arboretum is a city park with arboretum and gardens.
www.cylburn.org
EDGAR ALLAN POE’S GRAVE
Visit the resting place of renowned poet Edgar Allen Poe.
www.eapoe.org
FEDERAL HILL PARK
Features views of the entire Baltimore Inner Harbor.
FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT
Fort McHenry is a coastal star-shaped fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay September 13–14, 1814.
www.nps.gov/fomc/index.htm
GEPPI’S ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM
Pop culture museum located at the historic Camden Station.
www.geppismuseum.com
HISTORIC SHIPS IN BALTIMORE
Historic Ships in Baltimore, created as a result of the merger of the USS Constellation Museum and the Baltimore Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located in the Inner
Harbor.
www.historicships.org
MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER
Entertaining and educational to the young and old alike, the Maryland Science Center is undoubtedly one of the city’s most exciting places to visit, with hands-on exhibits and spectacular displays about the wonderful world of science and technology.
www.mdsci.org
THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM
See sharks, dolphins, alligators, turtles, frogs and more.
www.aqua.org
ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS
Oriole Park at Camden Yards became the official home of the Orioles on April 6, 1992. The one-time railroad center is 12 minutes west by foot from the City’s Inner Harbor and only two blocks from the birthplace of baseball’s most legendary hero, George Herman “Babe” Ruth.
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com
PORT DISCOVERY CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
The Port Discovery Children’s Museum offers three floors of interactive,
educational exhibits and everchanging programs for children ages birth through 10.
www.portdiscovery.org
REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM
Visit the Reginald F. Lewis Museum to gain information and inspiration about the lives of African American Marylanders. The museum seeks to realize its mission by collecting, preserving, interpreting, documenting and exhibiting the rich contributions of African American Marylanders from the state’s earliest history to the present and the future.
www.lewismuseum.org
SHERWOOD GARDENS
More than six acres in size, the public is invited to stroll at leisure throughout the grounds.
www.guilfordassociation.org/sherwood
THE MARYLAND ZOO
Home to more than 1500 wild animals.
www.marylandzoo.org
THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM
The Walters Art Museum is internationally renowned for its collection of art.
www.thewalters.org