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American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Hwy. Baltimore, MD
(410) 244-1900
Description: This museum features the imaginative, creative and intuitive works of self-taught artists. The artists come from diverse work and cultural backgrounds and have created in various conventional and unconventional media. Of interest is the 55-foot high "Whirligig" in the outdoor Central Plaza. Food is available. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Admission $6; over 54 and under 18, $4
Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10-6
B&o Railroad Museum
901 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 752-2490
Description: The 37-acre indoor/outdoor museum's extensive collection of locomotives, both originals and replicas, dates from 1829. In addition to examples of many types of engines, the museum contains dioramas, bridge models, telephone and telegraph apparatus and a miniature railroad. The shops that once surrounded the station built thousands of cars and engines and were known as ``The Railroad University.'' The station's focal point is the roundhouse dome covering a wooden turntable surrounded by 22 stalls that contain cars and locomotives. Allow 1 hour, 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $7; over 59, $6; ages 3-12, $5
Hours: Daily 10-5; closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Babe Ruth Birthplace/Baltimore Orioles Museum
216 Emory St. Baltimore, MD 21230 USA
(410) 727-1539
Description: comprises four adjoining row houses, including the birthplace of the ``Sultan of Swat.'' The museum contains numerous photographs, paintings and memorabilia associated with Babe Ruth, Maryland's other baseball greats and the Baltimore Orioles. Film clips of Ruth's life and Orioles' highlights are shown. The furnishings are from the late 1800s.
Admission: Admission $6; over 61, $4; ages 5-16, $3
Hours: Daily 10-5, Apr.-Oct. (also 5-7 during Orioles home games); 10-4, rest of year.
Baltimore City Hall
100 N. Holliday St. Baltimore, MD 21202 USA
(410) 837-5424
Description: has some of the finest examples of architectural ironwork in the country. This 1867-75 building has been restored in sections of historical or architectural significance, and renovated in other areas to provide a working environment for the City Council. The building has a 110-foot rotunda, a courtyard, galleries and exhibits relating to the city's history. Tours of the Victorian chambers and offices are only by appointment; security checks are required. Guided tours of the building are available. Guided walking tours of the building and the surrounding area depart from 9 N. Front Street.
Admission: Free
Hours: Open Tues.-Fri. 9-3. Guided tours Mon.-Fri. by appointment
The Baltimore Civil War Museum
Baltimore, MD
(410) 385-5188
Description: features exhibits, interpretive programs and living history presentations focusing on Baltimore's roles in the underground railroad and the Civil War. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Admission $2; ages 4-17, $1
Hours: Daily 10-5, June 21-Labor Day; Tues.-Sun.
10-5, rest of year. Closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Baltimore Maritime Museum
Pier 3, Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-3854
Description: includes the USS Torsk, a World War II submarine. Next to the Torsk is the Chesapeake, a floating lighthouse designed to aid shipping in the bay. Also included is the Coast Guard cutter Taney, the last ship afloat to have survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Admission: Admission $6; over 59, $5; ages 5-12, $3
Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 10-4:30, Fri.-Sat. 10-5:30
Baltimore Museum Of Art
10 Art Museum Dr. Baltimore, MD
(410) 396-7100
Description: was designed by John Russell Pope, designer of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The museum houses a permanent collection of more than 100,000 objects, ranging from ancient mosaics to contemporary art. The Cone Collection of modern art includes paintings and sculpture by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and other modern artists. The museum also features an American wing with furniture, decorative arts, paintings, miniature and period rooms; art from Africa, the Americas and Oceania; Chinese ceramics; eight galleries devoted to European old masters; collections of prints, drawings and photographs; and two sculpture gardens featuring 20th-century works by artists from Rodin to Nevelson. The West Wing for Modern Art houses one of the largest collections of Andy Warhol paintings, as well as a contemporary art collection. Programs, events and special exhibitions are held throughout the year. Food is available.
Admission: Admission $6; over 64 and students with ID $4; under 19 free; free to all Thurs.
Hours: Wed.-Fri. 11-5 (also Thurs. 5-9 the first Thurs. of the month), Sat.-Sun. 11-6;
closed Jan. 1, July 4, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Baltimore Museum Of Industry
1415 Key Hwy. Baltimore, MD
(410) 727-4808
Description: is housed in an 1865 oyster cannery. Exhibits about the social and economic history of Baltimore's industries include re-creations of a print shop, a garment loft, a late 19th-century machine shop with operating belt-driven machinery and a cannery. Visitors are allowed to operate several machines. The steam tug Baltimore, built in 1906 and a common sight on the city waterfront for more than 50 years, can be toured. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Admission $6, over 59 and students with ID $3.50, family rate $17
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. noon-5
Baltimore Public Works Museum
751 Eastern Ave. Baltimore, MD
(410) 396-5565
Description: traces the history and development of the city's public works through a collection of more than 2,000 items, including photographs, wooden water pipes from the early 19th century, water meters and an early 20th-century water-pumping truck. The museum is in an architecturally striking 1912 sewage pumping station. Streetscape is a life-size model showing what it looks like beneath the streets.
Admission: Admission $2.50; over 54 and ages 6-17, $2
Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10-4
Baltimore Zoo
Baltimore, MD
(410) 366-5466
Description: comprises 186 acres, with more than 2,000 birds, mammals and reptiles and a large breeding colony of African black-footed penguins. Highlights include the African Safari Trail and the African Watering Hole with white rhinoceroses and zebras. The Keeper Encounter allows visitors to meet the people who care for the animals. The 8-acre children's zoo features interactive exhibits and a petting farm with baby cows and pigs. The Siberian Summit is a 24-foot climbing wall available for scaling. Picnicking is permitted. Food is available.
Admission: Admission $9.50; over 61 and ages 2-15, $5.50
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-4, Sat. 10-8, Sun. 10-5:30, Memorial Day-Labor Day;
daily 10-4, rest of year. Closed 1 day in June for a fund-raiser and Dec. 25
Bay Lady/lady Baltimore
301 Light St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 727-3113
Description: offers narrated 2-hour lunch tours of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay. Moonlight and theme cruises also are available.
Admission: Mon.-Sat. fare $26.50, Sun. fare $33.95. Reservations are strongly recommended
Hours: Departures daily at noon
Great Blacks In Wax Museum
1601 E. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
(410) 563-3404
Description: is committed to the study and preservation of African-American history. More than 100 life-size wax figures portray people who had significant impact on events in ancient Africa, the middle passage, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance and the modern civil rights movement. A 24-foot-by-30-foot replica of a slave ship also is featured. Guided tours are available. Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $6; over 54 and college students with ID, $5.75; ages 12-17, $4.25; ages 2-11, $3.75
Hours: Mon. 9-5, Tues.-Sat. 9-6, Sun. noon-6 in Feb. and July-Aug.; Tues.-Sat. 9-6, Sun. noon-6, Jan. 15-31,
Mar.-June and Sept. 1-Oct. 15; Tues.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. noon-5.
Great Blacks In Wax Museum
1601 E. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
(410) 563-3404
Description: is committed to the study and preservation of African-American history. More than 100 life-size wax figures portray people who had significant impact on events in ancient Africa, the middle passage, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance and the modern civil rights movement. A 24-foot-by-30-foot replica of a slave ship also is featured. Guided tours are available. Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $6; over 54 and college students with ID, $5.75; ages 12-17, $4.25; ages 2-11, $3.75
Hours: Mon. 9-5, Tues.-Sat. 9-6, Sun. noon-6 in Feb. and July-Aug.; Tues.-Sat. 9-6, Sun. noon-6, Jan. 15-31,
Mar.-June and Sept. 1-Oct. 15; Tues.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. noon-5.
Jewish Historical Society Of Maryland
15 Lloyd St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 732-6400
Description: encompasses the Jewish Historical Society Center, the 1845 Lloyd Street Synagogue and the 1876 B'nai Israel Synagogue. The latter places of worship stand on either side of the center, which displays both permanent and changing exhibits about local and worldwide Jewish art and history. The society maintains a public collection of 150,000 documents, photographs and objects related to the 300-year history of Jewry in Maryland. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Admission $4; under 12, $2
Hours: Guided tours are available Tues.-Thurs. and Sun. at 1 and 2:30;
otherwise by appointment. Library by appointment. Closed holidays
Maryland Historical Society
201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 685-3750
Description: maintains the Museum and Library of Maryland History, which includes the period rooms of the 19th-century Enoch Pratt mansion, Darnall Young People's Museum and Radcliffe Maritime Museum. Housed in the history museum is Francis Scott Key's original manuscript of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' and a collection of portraits by American artists, including Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Gilbert Stuart and Thomas Sully as well as Charles, James and Rembrandt Peale. An extensive collection of 19th-century silver pieces includes works by Samuel Kirk. The museum also exhibits furniture dating 1720-1950 and rare 18th-century costumes and accessories, including Revolutionary War uniforms. A gallery contains Civil War uniforms and artifacts. Other collections include glass, antique toys, American Indian artifacts and firearms. The library contains an extensive genealogy section. In Darnall Young People's Museum dioramas trace the history of Maryland, and there is a ``touch-table'' of Maryland artifacts. Radcliffe Maritime Museum focuses on the marine heritage of the Chesapeake Bay area; it has an exhibit about Maryland boat building and an audiovisual presentation.
Admission: Admission $4; over 59 and ages 13-17, $3
Hours: Museums open Tues.-Fri. 10-5, Sat.-Sun. 11-5.
Library open Tues.-Sat. 10-4:30. Museums and library closed holidays
Maryland Science Center, Imax Theater And Davis Planetarium
601 Light St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 685-5225
Description: has live science demonstrations and three floors of hands-on exhibits, including a science arcade and displays related to energy, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chesapeake Bay. Beyond Numbers concentrates on mathematics and its relation to everyday life. K.I.D.S. Room is for ages 3-7. Permanent exhibits focus on the environment, dinosaurs and outer space. Films and lectures are presented in Boyd Theater. Multimedia presentations are offered in Davis Planetarium. An IMAX theater with a five-story screen gives visitors a larger-than-life perspective on a variety of subjects.
Admission: Admission $11.50; over 59, $10; ages 4-12, $8.50. Under 16 must be with an adult
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30-6, Fri.-Sun. 9:30-8, mid-June through Labor Day;
Mon.-Fri. 10-5, Sat.-Sun. 10-6, rest of year. Closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
National Aquarium In Baltimore
501 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 576-3800
Description: This aquarium's seven-story main structure displays a variety of large aquatic exhibits including a 335,000-gallon Atlantic Coral Reef featuring more than 500 tropical reef fish; the Open Ocean, home to five species of sharks; a steamy South American rain forest enclosed by a pyramid of glass; and Children's Cove, an interactive seashore. The Marine Mammal Pavilion is one of the country's largest oceanariums and includes an educational arcade. The centerpiece of the pavilion is a 1.2-million-gallon Atlantic bottlenose dolphin habitat that offers daily marine mammal presentations. Exhibits trace the flow of aquatic life from streams, rivers and swamps to estuaries, seas and oceans. Distinctive features include one of the world's largest poison-dart frog collections and the ``Venom: Striking Beauties'' presentation where visitors come face to face with more than 40 of the world's deadliest species. The Primitive Fish exhibit highlights fish which have not evolved. Note: Lines form early; there is often a long wait outside. Baby strollers are not permitted. Allow 2 hours, 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $14; over 59, $10.50; ages 3-11, $7.50
Hours: Tickets sold daily 9-8, July-Aug.; 9-5 (also Fri. 5-8),
Mar.-June and Sept.-Oct.; 10-5 (also Fri. 5-8), rest of year.
Closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Port Discovery
35 Market Place Baltimore, MD
(410) 727-8120
Description: is an interactive museum designed for ages 6-12. Educational and entertaining exhibits include building your own musical instrument, competing in a television game show, deciphering hieroglyphics, making widgets and climbing a wall. A library of resource books and food are available. Allow 1 hour, 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $10; ages 3-12, $7.50. Parking $4 per hour
Hours: Daily 10-5:30, Memorial Day-Labor Day;
Tues.-Sun. 10-5:30, rest of year. Closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Star-spangled Banner Flag House
844 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 837-1793
Description: was the home of Mary Pickersgill, who made the 15-star and 15-stripe American flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write ``The Star Spangled Banner.'' The flag waved above Fort McHenry during its bombardment in 1814. The 1793 house, which contains Federal-period furniture and a collection of Early American art, may be seen by guided tour. The museum next door commemorates the War of 1812.
Admission: Tour $5; over 64, $4; ages 6-18 and students with ID $3. Museum free with house admission
Hours: Guided 40-minute tours Tues.-Sat. 10-3:15
State House
Annapolis, MD
(410) 974-3400
Description: is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use and the only one in which Congress met. It was begun in 1772 and finished 7 years later. Because of its convenient location, the State House served as capitol of the United States from Nov. 26, 1783, to Aug. 13, 1784, until a permanent location was chosen. In the Old Senate Chamber, George Washington resigned his commission as the commander in chief of the Continental Army, and Thomas Jefferson accepted his position as the first United States minister plenipotentiary to foreign governments. The most significant event, however, took place Jan. 14, 1784, when the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the American Revolution. Self-guiding tours are available. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Free
Hours: Building open daily 9-5; closed Dec. 25. Guided tours are given daily at 11 and 3; closed Jan. 1, Easter, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Thanksgiving and Dec. 24-25
Top Of The World
401 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 837-8439
Description: offers a panoramic view of the city and harbor. Exhibits highlight Baltimore's history. Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $3; over 59 and ages 3-15, $2
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. noon-5, with extended hours during summer.
Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Walters Art Gallery
600 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD
(410) 547-9000
Description: This municipally owned gallery houses more than 25,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years, including ceramics, enamels, Faberge eggs, tapestries and jewelry. Collections include ancient art, medieval art, Renaissance and post-Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts, old masters paintings, 19th-century painting and sculpture, Asian art, illuminated manuscripts and arms and armor. Food is available.
Admission: Admission $5; over 64 and students with ID $3; ages 6-17, $1; free to all Sat. 11-1 and first Thurs. of month 5-8
Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10-4 (also first Thurs. of month 4-8), Sat.-Sun. 11-5;
closed Jan. 1, July 4, Thanksgiving and Dec. 24-25.
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