Activities
The National Aquarium – Consistently rated one of the best aquariums in the country. It features stingrays, dolphins, sharks, and more.
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) – Free admisison; featuring renowned selection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporay art. It also features the largest holding of Matisse in the world. A special exhibit, Political Animals, is in place through April 2, 2023, by Geneva and Dakar-based painter, Omar Ba.
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum – A national heritage site recounting the story of Frederick Douglass and celebrates the legacy of Isaac Myers and the founding of the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company, American’s first African American-owned shipyard.
Maryland Zoo – 745-acre zoo in the heart of the city with more than 1,500 animals from 200 species.
Fort McHenry – National park with the defense that held off the British from taking over Baltimore during the War of 1812, and the inspiration for the “Star Spangled Banner”
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture – Features objects and art dating from 1784 to modern day that shows the accomplishments and struggles of African American Marylanders
Port Discovery Children’s Museum – Family-friendly hands-on and interactive museum
American Visionary Art Museum – Features the work of self-taught artists – including farmers, mathematicians, prison inmates, and people with mental illness.
Edgar Allen Poe’s House and Museum – The home where Poe wrote most of his works. Reservations required.
Maryland Science Center – A kid-friendly destination with three levels of exhibits around astronomy, paleontology, the human body, and physics.
The Walters Art Museum – Collections spanning more than seven millennia
Nearby Restaurants
Liora (.1 mile) – 414 Light St
Vegan restaurant
Ramen Utsuke (.2 miles) – 414 Light St., Ste. 103
Authentic ramen dishes
Kona Grill (.2 miles) – 1 E. Pratt St
Classic American Grill, Seafood, Steak, Sushi
Luna Del Sea Steak & Seafood Bistro (.4 mi) – 300 W. Pratt St
Seafood restaurant
Tír na nÓg Irish Bar & Grill (.4 mi) – 300 S. Charles St.
Irish pub
Phillips Seafood (.6 miles) – 601 E. Pratt St.
Seafood restaurant
Miss Shirley’s Cafe (.6 miles) – 750 E. Pratt St.
Open 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. and serving fresh, Southern breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
Rusty Scupper Restaurant (.6 miles) – 402 Key Hwy
Seafood restaurant featuring three levels on the waterfront
SoBo Cafe (.6 miles) – 6 W. Cross St.
American comfort food with craft beer
Blackwall Hitch (.7 miles) – 700 E. Pratt St.
Seafood restaurant
Tagliata (1.5 miles) – 1012 Fleet St.
Italian Chophouse
BLK Swan (1.6 miles ) – 1302 Fleet St.
New American menu with funky decor
Cindy Lou’s Fish House (2 miles) – 1215 Wills St.
Waterfront seafood restaurant
Thai Street (2 miles) – Broadway Market 1640
Thai food
Coffee
Starbucks (.3 miles) – 100 E. Pratt St.
Morning Mugs Coffee (.3 miles) – 15 W. Hughes St.
3 Bean Coffee by Vagrant Coffee (.5 miles) – 209 Key Hwy
Afters Cafe (.5 miles) – 1001 S. Charles St. Baltimore