CENTRAL MARYLAND Peabody Heights Brewery ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION 401 E 30th St, Baltimore, 410-467-7837 www.peabodyheightsbrewery.com Brewing beer since 2012 on the site of the baseball diamond where the minor-league Orioles played from 1916-1944. Tasting room. Welcomes groups and events. e Todd’s Inheritance Historic Site 9000 North Point Rd, Baltimore, 443-803-0517 The Maryland militia used the house as a lookout post during the War of 1812, Battle of North Point. Now a museum and interpretive site. Baltimore Streetcar Museum 1901 Falls Rd, Baltimore, 410-547-0264 www.baltimorestreetcarmuseum.org Outstanding collection chronicles Baltimore street railway history, 1859-1963. Rides, displays, tours, video, and museum store. d $ e Homewood Museum/The Johns Hopkins University Port Discovery Children’s Museum Top of the World Observation Level 35 Market Pl, Baltimore, 410-727-8120 www.portdiscovery.org Where purposeful play and learning connect. Three floors of educational, interactive exhibits for ages 0-10. Top 12 children’s museum in the U.S. d $ Power Plant Live World Trade Center, 27th Floor, 401 E Pratt St, Baltimore, 410-837-VIEW www.viewbaltimore.org Located atop the world’s tallest regular pentagonal building, it offers a spectacular, unobstructed panoramic view from floor to ceiling windows. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, 410-516-5589 https://museums.jhu.edu/homewood.php One of the nation’s best examples of Federal-period architecture and a NHL. Provides an intimate look at life in early 19th-century Baltimore. $ 409 Cathedral St, Baltimore, 410-727-3565 www.baltimorebasilica.org The first metropolitan cathedral constructed in America after the adoption of the Constitution, completed in 1821. d Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum 34 Market Pl, Baltimore, 410-727-5483 www.powerplantlive.com This entertainment destination is home to many restaurants, nightclubs, and great music venues, including Rams Head Live and Angels Rock Bar. Union Craft Brewing Co. Carroll Mansion Reddy Gray Burial Site Loudon Park National Cemetery, 3445 Frederick Ave, Baltimore, 410-644-9696 www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ loudonpark.asp Former slave and Civil War veteran buried in Baltimore’s Loudon Park National Cemetery–the first VA burial site. In the National Park Service Network to Freedom site. 1700 W 41st St, #420, Baltimore, 410-467-0290 www.unioncraftbrewing.com Situated along the Jones Falls, in the historic Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore. Makes great beer and great company. 800 E Lombard St, Baltimore, 410-605-2964 www.carrollmuseums.org Winter home of Charles Carroll, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Later a saloon, tenement, vocational school, recreation center. $ 918-920 Lemmon St, Baltimore, 410-347-4747 www.irishshrine.org Built in 1848, museum displays the life of an Irish-immigrant family in the 1860s, plus changing exhibits relating to Irish-American history. Jewish Museum of Maryland Urban Axes Edgar Allan Poe House National Historic Landmark 1 N Haven St, Baltimore, 240-389-2937 https://urbanaxes.com/baltimore Hosts indoor competitive axe throwing leagues, group events, and walk-in sessions. Reservations are required for group events. 203 N Amity St, Baltimore, 410-462-1763 www.poeinbaltimore.org Baltimore’s Poe House (a NHL) is open year-round. Visit here for events and conversations celebrating Poe’s legacy. $ 15 Lloyd St, Baltimore, 410-732-6400 www.jewishmuseummd.org Exhibits on Jewish history and culture. Museum has two galleries that host changing exhibits, and exhibit about the Lloyd Street Synagogue. d $ e Maryland 911 Memorial Evergreen Museum & Library USS Constellation Robert Long House and Colonial Garden 812 S Ann St, Baltimore, 410-675-6750 www.preservationsociety.com Baltimore’s oldest urban residence historically restored to its 1765 Fells Point appearance and pre-Revolutionary antique furnishings. d 301 E Pratt St, Baltimore, 410-539-1797 www.historicships.org The last all-sail war ship built by the U.S. Navy and the only Civil War-era vessel still afloat. Hands-on activities and live cannon firings daily. d $ c/o The Johns Hopkins University, 4545 N Charles St, Baltimore, 443-840-9585 www.museums.jhu.edu Italianate mansion with post-Impressionist paintings, rare books, Tiffany glass, Japanese netsuke, and Baltimore’s only private theater. World Trade Center, 401 E Pratt St, Baltimore, 410-837-8439 www.msac.org/node/35491 In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, memorial commemorates Marylanders who lost their lives in the September 11th terrorist attacks. Free audio tour available. Maryland Center for History and Culture 610 Park Ave, Baltimore, 410-685-3750 www.mdhs.org Discover Maryland’s history with Civil War and War of 1812 exhibitions, our nation’s anthem, antique silver, art, furniture, folk art, and a Maryland library. d $ The Walters Art Museum Fell’s Point Heritage Trail Tour Sagamore Spirit 301 E Cromwell St, Baltimore, 410-624-7488 www.sagamorespirit.com Tour our world-class, waterfront distillery in Port Covington and learn how we triple distill our six-time award-winning rye whiskey. 600 N Charles St, Baltimore, 410-547-9000 https://thewalters.org Acclaimed by critics as one of America’s greatest art museums with a collection spanning 5,000 years in three buildings in Baltimore’s cultural district. d 1524 Hollins St, Baltimore, 410-878-6411 www.explorebaltimore.org/tours/ historic-fells-point-trail Route exploring this maritime community’s special place in national and local history. Mother Seton House and Historic Seminary Chapel e Waverly Brewing Company Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse Pier 5, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, 410-539-1797 www.historicships.org Built in 1856. Oldest surviving screwpile lighthouse. Contains extensive exhibit of artifacts and information on lighthouses around the Chesapeake region. $ 1625-C Union Ave, Baltimore, 443-438-5765 http://waverlybrewingcompany.com Hosting a quaint beer garden, this is the perfect spots for a seasoned craft beer veteran or a curious casual beer drinker. EVENT FACILITIES Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine Baltimore Convention Center 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, 410-962-4290 www.nps.gov/fomc Fort’s successful defense during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814 inspired the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Film, interpretive programs, living history, events. d $ e 600 N Paca St, Baltimore, 410-728-6464 www.stmaryspacast.org The historic site was home to the first Roman Catholic Seminary in the U.S. (1791) and Elizabeth Ann Seton (1808), the first U.S.-born canonized saint. d Mount Clare Museum House Sherwood Gardens Between E Highfield, Underwood, Stratford rds & Greenway, Baltimore, 410-889-1717 www.sherwoodgardens.org A six-acre park with well-groomed, standard ground cover. Famous for its hearty 80,000 tulips that peak in late April. 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, 410-649-7000 www.bccenter.org The premier location for conventions, tradeshows, and expositions in the Mid-Atlantic Region. HISTORY & HERITAGE Frederick Douglass Freedom and Heritage Trail and Tour B&O Railroad Museum St. Jude Shrine 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore, 410-752-2490 www.borail.org Visit the birthplace of American railroading and see the most important American railroad collection in the world. Seasonal train rides and free parking. d $ POBox 3014, Baltimore, 443-983-7974 www.bdx443.com/bbh-tours.html Walk through historic Fells Point to see locations associated with Baltimore abolitionists. A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site 1500 Washington Blvd, Carroll Park, Baltimore, 410-837-3262 www.mountclare.org The 1760 Georgian mansion of Charles Carroll, barrister, interprets 18th-century life with an outstanding collection. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site. $ The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum 308 N Paca St, Baltimore, 410-685-6026 www.stjudeshrine.org Nationwide Center of Devotion to St. Jude, Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes. Daily mass, Novena services, Catholic gift shop, Millennium room, bus trips. See ad on page 93. 216 Emory St, Baltimore, 410-727-1539 www.baberuthmuseum.org Learn of the life and times of George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Baltimore’s native son who became an American and international sports celebrity and icon. d $ 1417 Thames St, Baltimore, 410-685-0295 http://livingclassrooms.org/programs/fred-erick-douglass-isaac-myers-maritime-park Experience Frederick Douglass’s life as a Baltimore caulker and witness the re-creation of the first African-American shipyard in North America. d $ 1601-03 E North Ave, Baltimore, 410-563-3404 www.greatblacksinwax.org More than 150 life-size wax figures and a slave ship replica. Museum details the African-American experience from ancient Africa and slavery to the present. $ National Museum of Dentistry Historic Ships in Baltimore Baltimore Museum of Industry 1415 Key Hwy, Baltimore, 410-727-4808 www.thebmi.org The museum celebrates the innovators, entrepreneurs, and workers who propelled this port city into the industrial age and beyond. d $ 301 E Pratt St, Pier 1, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, 410-539-1797 www.historicships.org Homeport to USS Constellation , the submarine USS Torsk , USGC Cutter Taney , Lightship 116 Chesapeake, and the Seven-Foot Knoll Lighthouse. d $ 31 S Greene St, Baltimore, 410-706-0600 www.dental.umaryland.edu/museum/ See amazing teeth feats, marvel at George Washington’s dentures, sing along to toothpaste commercials, and explore exhibits about the power of a healthy smile. $ Pride of Baltimore II Inner Harbor, Baltimore, 410-539-1151 www.pride2.org Pride of Baltimore II is a reconstruction of an early 19th-century Baltimore Clipper. Come aboard for a deck tour or day sail, or sail as guest crew between ports. 124 / VISITMARYLAND.ORG KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible e = Pet Friendly $ = Admission
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