Things to Do in Baltimore
According the Baltimore Visitor Center, there are more than 130 attractions in the Baltimore area. Pick up a Baltimore travel guide and plan your own itinerary or match your interests to a guided Baltimore walking tour exploring the city’s colorful Revolutionary War, Civil War history, maritime heritage, elegant home and garden strolls or a Fell’s Point Ghost Tour. There are also bus, bike, boat and private limo tours.
Step back history with a visit to Fort McHenry, where Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.” Maritime enthusiasts enjoy climbing aboard the last surviving battleship that was at Pearl Harbor, the USCGC Taney and the USS Constellation Museum, the only surviving Civil War Battleship. Fire buffs spend hours at the Fire Museum of Maryland while train buffs step back in the history of railroading at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum. And, sports fans catch a game at Camden Yards or place their bets on winners at Pimlico Race Course. Take advantage of three great attractions for in one place. Visit the marine species at the National Aquarium along the Inner Harbor.
Next, get ringside seat for PassPort: Voyages of Discovery, a special effects film trip through American history by land and sea. Finish off the day with a sunset harbor cruise.
There’s something going on around the harbor by day and night. Catch a performance or concert at the Harborplace amphitheater. Baltimore restaurants offer a bounty of Maryland seafood specialties. Platters of steamed crabs and Chesapeake Baycrab cakes are Baltimore dining traditions. And at the end of the day, the Inner Harbor rocks into the night at trendy clubs and lively sidewalk cafes.
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