Experiences in Baltimore, MD

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Great Blacks In Wax Museum

Baltimore, MD

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is a nationally recognized institution and the only museum of its kind. It houses approximately 150 wax figures of historical and contemporary Black figures, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and President Barack Obama. Visitors can explore the exhibits through self-guided, individual, audio, or group tours. The museum also offers extended motorized tours of Baltimore's African American treasures and features traveling exhibits.

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Edgar Allen Poe House

Baltimore, MD

The Edgar Allen Poe House is a National Historic Landmark in Baltimore, MD. It has been preserved to reflect the period in which Poe lived there. The house is small with tight winding staircases and is not ADA accessible. Visitors can access a video tour or request a live, guided, virtual tour by a docent.

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Jewish Museum of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

The Jewish Museum of Maryland is a participatory museum and cultural hub in Baltimore, rooted in Jewish history, culture, and creativity. Visitors can explore reimagined galleries, vibrant spaces for learning, and vast collections of objects, photographs, and oral histories. The museum also features current projects like Picturing Past and Present and virtual exhibits such as My Odessa and A Fence Around the Torah.

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The Peale

Baltimore, MD

The Peale is Baltimore’s Community Museum, housed in the oldest museum building in the United States and established in 1814. It builds an inclusive archive of Baltimore stories, offering a showcase for the city’s storytellers through history and community exhibits, a garden, and a Curiosity Shop featuring local art. Visitors can also record or listen to stories about life in Baltimore.

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Maryland Science Center

Baltimore, MD

The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore features three floors of interactive exhibits and programs. Visitors can explore exhibits designed to be pushed, pulled, stacked, and splashed. These interactive displays bring everyday science to life.

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USS Torsk

Baltimore, MD

USS Torsk is a submarine from 1944 that is part of the Historic Ships in Baltimore collection. Visitors can explore the vessel to experience maritime history and life aboard a military submarine.

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Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum

Baltimore, MD

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House is a National Historic Landmark and historic house museum in Baltimore, Maryland. It preserves a 1793 structure and interprets the life of Mary Young Pickersgill, a nineteenth-century female entrepreneur. She was the craftswoman of the flag that flew over Fort McHenry and inspired the National Anthem.

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Historical/Outdoor Tours & Education

Stable ruin

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Heritage is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving historic buildings and revitalizing neighborhoods in Baltimore. It celebrates the stories of the city’s people and places through tours and education programs. The organization also supports homeowners and neighborhood groups in preserving and restoring local landmarks. It provides resources for saving and preserving Baltimore’s historic districts.

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Baltimore Museum of Art

Baltimore, MD

The Baltimore Museum of Art allows visitors to explore how artists have shaped ideas of life, liberty, equality, and shared humanity. Guests can engage with art through in-person tours and a self-guided gallery experience. General admission to the museum is always free, and the institution also includes BMA Lexington Market, BMA Sculpture Gardens, and Spring House.

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Evergreen Museum & Library

Baltimore, MD

A magnificent Gilded Age mansion on 26 landscaped acres. Take a guided tour of its world-class collections, including Tiffany art glass,

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Elkridge Club

Baltimore, MD

The Elkridge Club features an 18-hole Seth Raynor golf course situated just outside of downtown Baltimore. This course spans 117 acres, offering rye grass fairways and bent grass for its tees and greens.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum

Baltimore, MD

Visit Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD. A fun family day learning America's railroading history.

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Babe Ruth Museum

Baltimore, MD

Discover the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation's history and how they preserve the history of Babe Ruth and all Maryland sports.

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H.L. Mencken House

Baltimore, MD

The H.L. Mencken House is a museum in Baltimore, MD, located in one of twelve Italianate style row houses built in 1883. Journalist and social commentator H.L. Mencken lived in this home for nearly 45 years, where he conducted much of his writing and editorial work. His father purchased the newly constructed house, and the Mencken family resided there for 84 years.

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Homewood Museum

Baltimore, MD

A National Historic Landmark built in 1801 by Charles Carroll, Jr. Tour one of the nation’s finest examples of Federal-era architecture, renowned for its

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Baltimore Streetcar Museum

Baltimore, MD

The Baltimore Streetcar Museum is an educational and cultural resource dedicated to the history of public transportation. It focuses particularly on the electric streetcar era in Baltimore and beyond. The museum preserves a collection of artifacts, vehicles, and related resources.

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John Mifflin Hood Monument

Baltimore, MD

The John Mifflin Hood Monument features a life-size bronze statue of Hood, dressed in period clothing and holding a rolled map, set atop a round marble base column adorned with a bronze garland and carved motifs including railroad train wheels. Located in a shaded area of Preston Gardens, this monument commemorates Hood's contributions to Maryland railroads and Baltimore's post-fire reconstruction, also serving as a memorial to the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.

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Irish Railroad Workers Museum

Baltimore, MD

The Irish American Museum offers a journey through the history of Irish immigrants who came to America during the Great Hunger. Visitors can explore the meticulously preserved home of James and Sarah Feeley to understand their journey and new life. The museum also showcases the communities, including work, social life, and church, that these immigrants helped build, celebrating their resilience and heritage.

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Inner Harbor Marina

Baltimore, MD

Inner Harbor Marina is a marina located in downtown Baltimore, in the heart of the city. It is steps from restaurants, shopping, and museums. The marina is situated across from the National Aquarium and minutes from Camden Yards, offering boat slips and dockage for guests.

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Reginald F Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture

Baltimore, MD

The Reginald F Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture is located in Baltimore, MD. It features a Permanent Exhibition Gallery on its third floor. Visitors can also explore the Lynching in Maryland exhibit and the KID ZONE: Lifting As We Climb exhibit.

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Washington Monument

Baltimore, MD

The Washington Monument in Baltimore features a gallery with interactive digital exhibits, including a heroic bust of George Washington and plaques commemorating its centennial and bicentennial. Visitors can climb 227 marble steps in the stair tower to a lookout area, offering views in four directions. The gallery's interactive touchscreens provide a virtual tour and a history of the Monument and Mount Vernon Place.

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USCGC Taney

Baltimore, MD

The USCGC Taney, commissioned in 1936, is a former U.S. Coast Guard Cutter and a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can explore the ship from the deck to the bridge, and below decks to the berthing areas, mess deck, and wardroom. Exhibits include a new collection of artifacts and an interactive experience following Soogie, the ship’s World War II mascot dog. The museum also features a restored ship’s lathe and participates in educational and overnight programs.

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