Guides · Baltimore
Baltimore
39 places · 7 areas · a free route, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 7.9 MB
The free route
Free in the app, permanently, before you pay anything. 8 stops, 1 day, about 2.7 km, planned by the app's own engine.
Day 1 · ~2.7 km
1
Baltimore Basilica
409 Cathedral St; Latrobe's 1806-1821 cathedral, first Catholic cathedral built in the new nation
Sit under the dome and watch the light fall from its skylights, then take a guided tour down to the undercroft and crypt.
2
Battle Monument
Calvert St between Fayette and Lexington Sts; 1815-1825 memorial to the 1814 defenders, on the city seal
Look for the griffins at the corners and the names of the fallen carved on the monument, and compare it with the city seal and flag.
3
Baltimore City Hall
100 N Holliday St; George A Frederick's 1867-1875 Second Empire hall with a cast-iron dome
Admire the white marble facade, mansard roofs and cast-iron dome from Holliday Street.
4
Phoenix Shot Tower
801 E Fayette St; 1828 brick shot tower, tallest US structure until 1846, open weekends in season
Step inside the base of the brick tower and learn how molten lead dropped from the top became musket and hunting shot.
5
Baltimore Holocaust Memorial
Lombard and Gay Sts; memorial of 1980 with Joseph Sheppard's flame sculpture and an empty rail yard
Follow the rail tracks through the grass to the train-like monolith, and stand quietly before Joseph Sheppard's sculpture of victims in flames.
6
Inner Harbor
Pratt and Light Sts waterfront; promenade of the harbor revival, Harborplace pavilions slated for demolition
Walk the promenade from the Light Street side around to the piers, watching the ships, the aquarium roofline and the skyline over the water.
7
Baltimore World Trade Center
401 E Pratt St; 1977 pentagonal tower by Pei Cobb Freed, Top of the World deck on floor 27
Ride up to the Top of the World observation level for a 360 degree view over the harbor, and see the 9/11 Memorial of Maryland.
8
USS Constellation
Pier 1; 1854 sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship built by the US Navy, once hunted slave ships
Go below to the gun deck and berth deck, and look up at the rigging from the pier before or after.
More of the top sights
A few of the 39 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.
Fort McHenry
2400 E Fort Ave, Locust Point; star fort whose 1814 defense inspired the anthem, fee for the fort zone
George Peabody Library
17 E Mount Vernon Pl; 1878 atrium with five tiers of cast-iron balconies, closed Fri and Sat
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
333 W Camden St; 1992 ballpark beside the B&O Warehouse, Eutaw St open on non-game days
National Aquarium
501 E Pratt St on Pier 3; aquarium of 1981 under a glass pyramid roof, Maryland's largest attraction
Areas
Inner Harbor · Federal Hill · Jonestown and Little Italy · Fells Point and Harbor East · Mount Vernon · Downtown and Camden Yards · Beyond Downtown
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