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From the stately waterfront homes of the Eastern Shore to the quirky neighborhoods of Baltimore, Maryland's attractions blend colonial-era grace with blue-collar savvy, not to mention some of the country's best sailing. In its aquarium and ballpark, Baltimore has a pair of attractions that have inspired urban planners nationwide. Visitors can use the Inner Harbor as a base for several days of family-friendly diversions. The more maritime-minded will want to head to Annapolis, perhaps sailing down to the Eastern Shore to hole up at an intimate B&B. And if you ever change your mind, Baltimore is just a 45-minute drive from Annapolis, and an hour and a half from Eastern Shore towns like St. Michaels, making day trips easy.
Don't go here expecting to see a collection of Old Masters and postmodern abstractionists. This Federal Hill museum has a populist mission: to celebrate the...more
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Set three miles north of the Inner Harbor in parklike Charles Village, adjacent to Johns Hopkins University, the Baltimore Museum of Art may surprise first-time...more
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Even if you don't know a schooner from a skiff, you'd be remiss if you didn't take at least a short cruise on the Bay. Maryland's history and economy hinge on...more
Sprawling across 18 waterfront acres on the Eastern Shore's tranquil Miles River, this smartly organized museum could almost pass for a working port. An old...more
The Eastern Shore is a bucolic, baking-sheet-flat landscape of corn fields, tidal rivers, and centuries-old towns tied to farming and fishing. Though it's just...more
The National Anthem was inspired by this world-famous fort commanding the entrance to Baltimore's Inner Harbor, which withstood a daunting 25-hour bombardment...more
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Just as Baltimore's Camden Yards influenced sports stadia across America, the aquarium's 1981 opening represented a watershed moment in urban fish-tank design....more
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Camden Yards was the game-changer when it debuted in 1992, sparking a retro-ballpark boom that continues to this day. The old-school brick facade, steel...more
see the Baltimore guideA small museum with a strong personality, this institution owes its existence to William Walters, a 19th-century Baltimore railroad baron who annually opened...more
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