Oriole Park at Camden Yards: The Ballpark That Changed Baseball
Before 1992, new ballparks were concrete donuts. Then Baltimore opened Oriole Park at Camden Yards — red brick, steel trusses, a view of the skyline,...
Category : Places
Sherwood Gardens: Six Acres of Tulips in Guilford
For a few weeks each spring, a quiet Guilford square becomes the tulip capital of Baltimore. Sherwood Gardens — six acres of formal gardens around...
The George Peabody Library: Baltimore’s Cathedral of Books
Walk through the door and look up — five tiers of cast-iron balconies rise 61 feet around a marble floor of books, in what is...
The Inner Harbor: Baltimore’s Sparkling Front Porch
It is one of urban America’s great comeback stories — and still the city’s sparkling front porch. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor transformed a working port into...
Druid Hill Park: One of America’s Oldest Great Landscaped Parks
Baltimore was building grand parks before most American cities thought of it. Druid Hill Park, established in 1860, ranks among the oldest landscaped public parks...
Patterson Park and Its Pagoda: An East Baltimore Treasure
East Baltimore’s green crown is Patterson Park — 137 acres of rolling lawns, and at its highest point, one of the most whimsical buildings in...
Mount Vernon and the Washington Monument: Baltimore’s Most Elegant Square Mile
Before Washington had a monument, Baltimore built one. The Washington Monument in Mount Vernon — a gleaming 178-foot marble column designed by Robert Mills and...
Fells Point: Baltimore’s Sailors’ Port of Cobblestones and Lanterns
Some neighborhoods you visit; Fells Point you wander. Founded in 1726 as a deep-water port, Baltimore’s beloved waterfront district keeps its 18th-century soul: cobblestone streets...
Federal Hill Park: The Best Skyline View in Baltimore
Climb one modest hill and the whole city spreads out below you. Federal Hill Park, rising just south of the Inner Harbor, offers Baltimore’s signature...
Fort McHenry: The Star-Spangled Birthplace Overlooking Baltimore’s Harbor
Every American knows the song; this is where it happened. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine guards the entrance to Baltimore Harbor, the star-shaped...
