Baltimore Tourist Attractions
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Baltimore, the largest city in Maryland and an important seaport, lies north of Washington on the wide estuary of the Patapsco River, which forms a much ramified natural harbor, 14 mi.
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American Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum displays the work of self-taught artists in six galleries. The main building's architecture is also an artistic creation - winning many international and national awards for its design and beauty. The sculpture barn, formerly the Four Roses whiskey warehouse, houses towering exhibits.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the official home of the Baltimore Orioles. The one-time railroad center is only 2 blocks from the birthplace of baseball's most legendary hero, George Herman "Babe" Ruth. Ruth's father operated Ruth's Cafe on the ground floor of the family residence now center field at Oriole Park.
Sherwood Gardens
This park in the northern residential quarter of Guilford is at its most splendid in April and May when the tulips and azaleas are in bloom.There are no fountains and no walkways, just a square block of open lawn peppered with trees and more than two dozen flowerbeds.
Fell's Point
The old harbor quarter of Fell's Point was once the shipbuilding district of Baltimore, with places of entertainment for the seamen. Behind the brick facades of this beautifully restored quarter are now mainly restaurants, cafes and bars.
Evergreen Museum and Library
Evergreen House is the former residence of Ambassador John Work Garrett and his wife, Alice Warder Garrett. A former Gilded Age mansion surrounded by Italian-style gardens, Evergreen Museum & Libraryhouse showcases the more than 50,000 fine and decorative arts, rare books and manuscripts assembled by two generations of Baltimore's Garrett family.The museum's permanent collections and changing exhibitions are open to the public through guided tours, offered on the hour. Highlights include post-Impressionist paintings, drawings by Degas and Picasso, Chinese porcelain, Japanese lacquerware, and one of the largest private collections of Tiffany glass.
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church and Museum
Lovely Lane Methodist Church was built in 1884 in the Romanesque style of the early churches and basilicas in Ravenna, Italy. The museum houses slides, photographs and pictures, oil paintings, Baltimore Album Quilts and a large collection of Methodist memorabilia. The items in the Lovely Lane Museum date from the 18th through the 20th centuries.
Mount Clare Museum House
Mount Clare was built in 1760 by Charles Carroll, Barrister and one of the first Maryland state senators. This colonial Georgian home was the center of Georgia Plantation. Exhibits include over 3,000 objects, including rare pieces of Chippendale and Hepplewhite furniture, silver, crystal, Chinese export porcelain and family portraits by noted artists of the time.
Cylburn Arboretum
The Cylburn Arboretum is an urban park featuring Japanese maples, hollies, conifers, Maryland oaks, beeches, tree peonies, maples and magnolias. The woodland area of the Arboretum offers 5 major trails with a variety of habitats from open meadow, bog, and garden settings.
Herring Run Park
Herring Run Park offers open fields, mature trees, a flowing stream, hiking / biking path, and a mix of playing fields. Herring Run is home to fish and other aquatic creatures, small mammals, including fox, and a variety of birds, including the Oriole and the Great Blue Heron.
American Dime Museum (closed)
THIS ATTRACTION IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED.The dime museums and sideshows of yesterday are highlighted with oddities of nature and works of man, the memorabilia of the exotic and novelty acts of old, and the most colorful advertising art.
Carroll Mansion
The final home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the longest-living signer of the Declaration of Independence. Carroll Mansion has been restored to its early 19th century appearance and is a major architectural landmark in Baltimore.
Great Blacks in Wax Museum
The Great Blacks in Wax Museum highlights prominent African-Americans including war heroes and heroines, civil rights leaders and others who've made a notable contribution to Black history.
Lacrosse Museum & National Hall of Fame
The Lacrosse Museum has displays of the history of this game through photographs and art, vintage uniforms and equipment, trophies, memorabilia and a videotape of the past decade of championship games.
Maryland Art Place
Maryland Art Place is a contemporary art center that was established in 1981. The basement is home to 14Karat Cabaret, which presents performance, music, dance, film and video.
Johns Hopkins University
Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins University was the first research university in the United States.
Homewood House Museum
Homewood was built in 1801 with a $10,000 wedding gift from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence to his son. Homewood is noted for the Federal Period architectural detail throughout both the exterior and the interior. This home is restored and furnished with early 19th century decorative and fine arts.
Bufano Sculpture Garden
The Bufano Sculpture Garden consists of ten pieces of sculpture depicting various animals, all of which were sculpted by the 20th century artist Beniamino Bufano.
Memorial Stadium (closed)
Memorial Stadium was opened in 1950 and demolished in April, 2001.
Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park is a natural city park that was founded in 1860.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (formerly Baltimore Zoo)
The Baltimore Zoo was created in 1876 and is the third oldest zoo in the country. The name was changed to The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore in 2004 and consists of 160 acres with over 1,500 mammals, birds, and reptiles. The animals are displayed in natural settings to closely replicate their native habitats.
Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory (also known as Druid Hill Conservatory)
The Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory was built in 1888 and has a large collection of tropical plants, desert plants, flowering bulbs and annuals.
Decker Gallery
The exhibits at the Decker Gallery change regularly and feature students and faculty of the College of Art, as well as national and international artists.
Meyerhoff Gallery
Exhibits at Meyerhoff Gallery include work by students and faculty of the Maryland Institute, College of Art.
City Markets
Large indoor areas for vendors to market their wares.
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