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Inner Harbor Baltimore
95 Reviews For the life of me, I cannot remember the tour boat we took around the Bay, but it had a large area open with seating all around and took us all around the Bay for about $15 per person---very much...
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Inner Harbor Annapolis
18 Reviews Here is where many of America's most prestigious "old money" families tie up their pride and joy--their sailboats. In Annapolis, some of the country's finest sailors go head-to-head in competitions,...
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National Aquarium Baltimore
43 Reviews The National Aquarium is located right at the Inner Harbor and is a favorite place for adults and children. It is not just about the fish, but the aquarium has birds, snakes, reptiles and amphibians....
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United States Naval Academy Annapolis
29 Reviews Interesting film, extensive gift shop & exhibits greeted us at the Armel - Leftwich Visitors Center. Our tour guide took us through the Lejeune PE Center where we saw the Athletic Hall of Fame,...
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Fells Point Baltimore
18 Reviews While the shipyards that attracted people from all over the world to settle in Fells Point may have been relegated to the historical archives, Fells Point international flavor remains palpable through...
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Maryland State Capital Building Annapolis
14 Reviews We walked up tp the State House and saw the notice Please come in. There was nobody to be seen in the ornate entrance hall but a door opened and a woman came out and welcomed us and asked if we would...
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Mount Vernon Baltimore
28 Reviews The Peabody Institute is one of the top conservatory music schools in the U.S. While it is lovely, and one is able to take advantage of various concerts, a great draw when you're in the area is a...
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Historical Explorations Annapolis
19 Reviews The Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission provides a Guide to Architecture in Annapolis. We used this map of the historic district as a walking tour; 52 sites & homes were identified photographs...
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Fort McHenry Baltimore
21 Reviews In 1814, Francis Scott Key was a prisoner on a British ship during the Battle for Baltimore. As the battle raged on all night long, Key wondered about the fate of those in the fort. As the morning...
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Sailboats and Watercraft Annapolis
6 Reviews The Annapolis Maritime Museum (Barge House) is a stop you'll appreciate if you are interested in collections of maritime artifacts and the history of this area. The hours are Saturday 11 am-4 pm....
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Federal Hill Baltimore
8 Reviews Federal Hill in South Baltimore is the large hill that most tourist will see while walking in the Inner Harber. If you climb the hill there is a large tree shaded park with several monuments. From the...
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Museums - Other Baltimore
27 Reviews Every city worth seeing has at least a few of those rather obscure, unusual places that most people never bother to visit. One such place is the Baltimore Public Works Museum. It's dedicated to all...
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World Trade Center Baltimore
9 Reviews The World Trade Center's observation deck - Top of the World - offers great views of the Inner Harbor and beyond, including Shot Tower (picture 2) and Federal Hill (picture 3). The views are made more...
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Camden Yards - Raven's Stadium Baltimore
23 Reviews In 1984, Baltimore’s national league football team the Colts, left in the middle of the night and moved to Indianapolis, leaving this football loving city heartbroken and longing for a team for ten...
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Historical Explorations Baltimore
21 Reviews A trivia question: what do the Washington Monuments in Baltimore and nearby DC have in common besides honoring America's first president? Answer: both were designed by one man, Robert Mills. The...
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The Balitmore Zoo Baltimore
9 Reviews When my oldest daughter was a baby, we would go places with animals because they engaged her attention. My mother and I took her to the zoo in Baltimore when she was about 18 months old. I'm sure the...
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Little Italy. Baltimore
5 Reviews Located a very short walk east of the Inner Harbor, Little Italy is a friendly and unique neighborhood in Baltimore. From the Feast of Saint Anthony in June and the Feast of Saint Gabriel in August,...
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B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore
5 Reviews Most people take the railroads for granted. But in 1829, they made their first appearance in the United States. It happened right here, in Baltimore. It was a sensation, and it changed history. The...
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Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore
6 Reviews The museum's neoclassical main building was conceived by John Russell Pope, architect of the National Gallery in Washington DC. This great art museum contains paintings from some of the finest and...
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Maryland Science Center Baltimore
6 Reviews Great interactive experience for children. Offers multiple exhibits including dinosaurs, planet earth, the human body, outer space and Chesapeake Bay life and designed to stimulate learning and...
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Amtrak - Penn Station Baltimore
3 Reviews Since June 2004, Jonathan Borofsky’s 51-foot-tall aluminum sculpture towers over the plaza in front of Pennsylvania Station. Lots of locals has their own opinion of “Male/Female”—the shiny, vertically...
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American Visionary Art Museum Baltimore
6 Reviews Baltimore's golden years may had been over, but the city prides itself at being the forefront of alternative, self-taught art, thanks to AVAM, officially America's national museum for self-taught art...
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Great Blacks in Wax Museum Baltimore
3 Reviews Just what it says, a museum showing great Blacks in wax, from many different eras. Interesting, and informative, with a room that gives you the feel of being in a slave ship. Also, moving exhbits on...
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Useless, Un-related information Baltimore
5 Reviews luckily for me, this photo does not expose my undergarments. it is the sole full-length photo of me that is g-rated. apparently frank has this special camera he uses on ladies that make their special...
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Canton Baltimore
1 Review Patapsco River is the main river around Baltimore; it's easily accessed at Canton, where you can walk along it's shores. Unlike the Inner Harbor, the Patapsco River doesn't have a multitude of...
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My husband's family moved to Pinehurst which is near Annapolis in 1957. We had been classmates in Towson, but he graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1954 and then he went to the USNA. The picture is from his graduation in 1959. We were engaged and were married two days later.Now, we mostly visit Annapolis for the boat show, or to buy stuff from the marine stores in Annapolis.
The United States Naval Academy trains future Naval Officers. It has the world's largest dormitory housing for over 4,000 midshipmen. Come see the crypt of John Paul Jones and the Severn seawall with its mast from the battleship Maine. There is also an early submarine, a Mark XIV torpedo (memorial for 52 U.S. submarines lost in WWII with 3505 men.)You may visit the academy any time of the year during regular visiting hours (9 am to 5 pm daily). Guided tours are available through a commercial service in Annapolis or through the Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center. Access to the Academy grounds are limited, and all visitors over the age of 16 must have a valid picture ID.April - JuneSeptember - NovemberMon-Fri: 10:00am - 3:00pmSaturday: 9:30am - 3:00pmSunday: 12:30pm - 3:00pmJuly - AugustMon-Sat: 9:30am - 3:00pmSunday: 12:30pm - 3:00pmDecember - MarchMon-Sat: 10:00am - 2:30pmSunday: 12:30pm -...
I love this Park! It basically follows the Potomac River from Georgetown (Washington DC) to Cumberland (Western MD). It's more than 180 miles long, but only about 300 ft wide.Click below to see my C&O Canal Park page.
Baltimore was founded in 1729. During the War of 1812, Baltimore was attacked by the British, inspiring Francis Scott Key to pen the Star Spangled Banner. It has long been a major shipping port, and it welcomed the second most immigrants of all US cities. Today Baltimore is by far the largest city in Maryland. The Inner Harbor is now a major draw for its restaurants, shopping, and historical aspects, as is nearby Little Italy. Fell's Point, not too far from the Inner Harbor, offers some of Baltimore's best nightlife. Baltimore is worth a visit if you are in the DC/Philly area. The Inner Harbor area is beautiful, there is a lot of history, and the Orioles baseball stadium and Ravens football stadium are easily accessible as well.
Clara Barton National Historic Site is located in Glen Echo, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC. This nine acre site features her 38 room house and is managed by the National Park Service. Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross, lived here from 1897 until her death in 1912. This house also served as an early headquarters of the American Red Cross, as well as living quarters for many of the organization's volunteer workers. Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts and spent her early life as a teacher, later starting one of the first public schools in New Jersey. During the Civil War, she was authorized to transport supplies and treat soldiers as such battlefields as Antietam, Richmond, and Petersburg. After the Civil War, she was tasked to help identify those missing and the unidentified killed in the Civil War. Later, while traveling in Europe, she learned about the...
Fort Washington National Park lies along the Potomac River in Maryland, opposite Virginia's Fort Hunt and Mount Vernon. From Mount Vernon Highway you have several scenic overlooks providing excellent views of the fort and the lighthouse across this relatively narrow neck of the river.The original Fort Washington was completed in 1809 as the primary defensive position protecting the new national capitol. During the War of 1812, the fort was destroyed by its American garrison during the British advance on Washington to prevent its capture. Fort Washington was reconstructed in 1824 with extensive remodeling in the 1840s and 1890s.The fort is a stone structure with excellent firing lanes down the Potomac River. It was turned over to the Department of the Interior in 1946 after the Army closed the garrison. The park grounds have hiking and bicycle paths and picnic areas.The Fort Washington...
Port Tobacco is a tiny village of just 15 residents, making it Maryland's smallest chartered town. Though small, it does have an impressive history that rivals that of much larger cities!The small town square is surrounded by several historic buildings including the Catslide House (1720), Stagg Hall (1732/1740), and the Chimney House (1750), which are all that remain of the center this once-thriving community that was the county seat and had several hotels, 20 stores, and 70 or so houses. Within a few miles to the north or south you can find the Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Mulberry Grove--home of John Hanson, Rose Hill Manor, Saint Ignatius Catholic Church (the oldest Catholic church in continuous use in all of the USA!), and more. Oh, John Wilkes Booth also passed through this area after his gruesome mission was complete in Washington in April 1865. Port Tobacco lies just a few...
The southern span of the Bay Bridge was opened to traffic in 1952, connecting Maryland's Eastern Shore to its Western Shore over the Chesapeake Bay. In 1973, the three-lane northern span opened to alleviate traffic congestion on the original bridge. Driving east-to-west on the northern bridge is free, while west-to-east on the southern bridge has a toll of $2.50 for passenger cars.
Andrews is a massive Air Force Base with some 20,000 people stationed here, perhaps it is the second largest USAF base in the world behind Balad Air Base in Iraq? They have a wide variety of aircraft including C-20s, C-21, C-32A, C-37A/B , C-38, C-40B/C, C-130 Hercules, EA-6B Prowler, F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-135R Stratotanker, UC-12 Huron, UC-35, UH-1N, VC-25A, and most unique is the VC-25A more famously known as Air Force One. Andrews is also home to the Air Force District of Washington as well as its 316th Wing and 89th Wing.Andrews is located on the Beltway east of Washington, DC.
Prince George's County lies to the north, east, and south of Washington DC, and the capital city was created partly from PG county. The county has over 800,00 residents, of which about 62 percent are black. This county is ranked as the wealthiest county in America with a black majority. PG county also has a significant murder problem, often seen as a result of Washington DC's continuing gentrification which pushes crime to the suburbs. In 2005 the county had 164 homicides, and since 1985 it has accounted for 45.1% of murders in the state of Maryland, despite making up just 15 percent of the state's population. PG county does have a lot going for it however. Prince George's County is home to the United States Department of Agriculture's Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the United States Census Bureau, Andrews Air Force Base, the...
Admiral Fell Inn Baltimore
4 Reviews and 397 Opinions We've been receiving special offers from Baltimore's Inner Harbor hotels since we joined the Harbor...
Historic Inns of Annapolis Annapolis
6 Reviews and 337 Opinions Although we did not stay here, it looked like a lovely Inn right smack in the middle of Annapolis.
Hilton Suites Ocean City Oceanfront Ocean City
1 Review and 427 Opinions We stayed at the Hilton to celebrate our 2nd Wedding Anniversary on April 23rd, 2007. The room was...
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