- Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association - http://www.baltimore.org/
100 Light Street, 12th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-659-7300 or 1-800-343-3468 - Fax: 410-727-2308
- Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts - http://www.bop.org/
7 E. Redwood Street, Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-752-8632 - Fax: 410-385-0361
- Babe Ruth Museum - http://www.baberuthmuseum.com/
216 Emory Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-727-1539 - Fax: 410-727-1652
Daily: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is charged.
A national historic site, the Babe Ruth Museum's exhibits feature Babe Ruth, the Baltimore Orioles, and regional baseball.
- Baltimore Museum of Art
Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898
410-396-7100 or 410-235-0100
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is charged.
- Baltimore Streetcar Museum - http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/
1901 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-547-0264
Open year round: Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission is charged.
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - http://www.baltimoresymphony.com/
1212 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-783-8100 - Fax: 410-783-8077
This internationally-acclaimed Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs with world-renowned conductors and artists at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The BSO offers a wide variety of classical, pop, and family concerts year-round.
- Baltimore Opera Company - http://www.baltimoreopera.com/
1202 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-625-1600 or 410-727-6000
- Baltimore Zoo - http://www.baltimorezoo.org
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-396-7102 or 410-396-6165
Open daily year round, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Summer extended hours begin in May. Admission is charged. Parking is free.
- B&O Railroad Museum - http://www.borail.org/
901 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
410-752-2490 or 410-752-2499
The 1829 site of the first American railroad terminal and one of the world's finest collections of railroading artifacts and memorabilia. Admission is charged.
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - http://www.cbmm.org/
Mill Street, St. Michaels, MD 21663
410-745-2916 - Fax: 410-745-6088
Hours: The Museum is open daily year-round. Hours vary by season. Admission is charged.
- Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum
203 N. Amity Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-396-7932
Admission is charged. Period furniture, Poe artifacts, exhibits and video presentation.
- Fort McHenry - http://www.nps.gov/fomc/
End of E. Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-962-4290
Call for hours. Admission is charged. A National Monument and Historic Shrine. This late 18th century star-shaped fort is world famous as the birthplace of the United States' national anthem. The guardian of Baltimore's harbor, it was the valiant defense of Fort McHenry by American forces during a British attack on September 13-14, 1814, that inspired 35 year old poet-lawyer, Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner."
- Maryland Science Center - http://www.mdsci.org/
601 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-685-2370
Admission is charged. Three floors of hands-on exhibits featuring the Chesapeake Bay, Structures, Hubble Space Telescope, Beyond Numbers, and Energy. IMAX five-story theatre, Davis Planetarium, and live demonstrations.
- Maryland State Forest and Park Service - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/
Camping and Cabin Reservations
1-888-432-2267
- Mount Vernon Place
North Charles Street & Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-837-4636
"The Heart of Baltimore." Baltimoreans built the first large-scale monument in the nation to George Washington. Be sure to climb to the top of the monument, all 228 steps, for a panoramic view of the city.
- National Aquarium - http://www.aqua.org/
501 East Pratt Street, Pier 3
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-576-3833 - Fax: 410-576-8641
Prices and hours are subject to change without notice. Ticket Information: (410) 576-3800. World-famous attraction features sharks, dolphins, rays, tropical fish, and 10,000 other creatures in naturalistic exhibits including a walk-through living rain forest.
- Walters Art Gallery - http://www.thewalters.org/
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-547-9000
Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission is charged. The Walters collection is one of only a few worldwide to present a comprehensive history of art from the third millennium B.C. to the early 20th century.
- U.S.S. Constellation - http://www.constellation.org/
301 East Pratt Street, Pier 1
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-539-1797 - Fax: 410-625-1426
April - October: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is charged. U.S.S. Constellation is the only surviving Civil War era naval vessel and last all-sail warship built by the U.S. Navy.
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