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Baltimore
Sights
INNER HARBOR
Most of Baltimore's major sights are located near the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore Maritime Museum
The Baltimore Maritime Museum is comprised of several historic ships moored in the Inner Harbor including Chesapeake (a lightship), USCGC Taney (a Coast Guard cutter) and the USS Torsk (a WWII submarine). The museum also includes a lighthouse.
Piers 3 & 5, Inner Harbor, Baltimore
Bus 7, 10
Tel (410) 396 3453
Website www.baltomaritimemuseum.org
Admission $8
Open Jan-Feb Fri-Sun 10am-5pm; Mar-Dec 10am-5pm daily
Maryland Science Center
Baltimore science museum has the usual hands-on science displays plus a planetarium, an IMAX theatre and over two dozen dinosaur skeletons.
601 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Bus 1, 61, 64
Tel (410) 685 5225
Website www.marylandsciencecenter.org
Admission $14.50, $18.50 including IMAX theatre
Open Tue-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Baltimore's excellent aquarium is home to over 10,000 marine animals including the ever-popular dolphins and seals. It is regarded as one of the world's top aquariums and it is the most popular tourist attraction in Maryland.
Pier 3, 501 E Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Bus 7, 10, 19
Tel (410) 576 3800
Website www.aqua.org
Admission $21.95, dolphin show package $25.95, 4D theatre package $25.95, total experience package #28.95
Open Jan Mon-Thu 10am-4pm, Fri 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; Nov-Dec Mon-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
MT VERNON
This neightbourhood north of downtown Baltimore is one of the oldest parts of the city and home to some of the best-preserved 19th century architecture on the East Coast.
Walters Art Museum
This art gallery houses one of the world's largest private art collections, chronicling 5500 years of art. The collection includes works from the ancient civilisations of Eygpt, Greece and Rome as well a notable collection of Asian art.
600 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Bus 3, 11, 120, 311, 320, 410, 412, 420
Tel (410) 547 9000
Website www.thewalters.org
Admission free
Open Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Washington Monument
The first monument built in honour of George Washington, predates the more famous Washington Monument in Washington DC by over 50 years. The monument, which dominates Mount Vernon Square, offers great views of Baltimore.
699 Washington Place, Baltimore, MD 21201
Bus 3, 11, 311, 320, 410, 411, 412, 420
Tel (410) 396 7837
Admission $1 donation
Open Wed-Sun sunrise-sunset
LOCUST POINT
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, on Locust Point 5km southeast of downtown Baltimore, is one of the city's most visited attractions. The fort played a major role defending Baltimore from the British in the American War of 1812. On 14 September 1812 on the dawn after the battle, the American flag flying above Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner, which would later become the United States' national anthem.
2400 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230
Bus 1 (from Camden Yards light rail)
Tel (410) 962 4290
Website www.nps.gov/fomc/
Admission $7
Open 1 Jan-1 Jun 8am-5pm daily; 2 Jun-3 Sep 8am-7.45pm daily; 4 Sep-31 Dec 8am-5pm daily
