Full Description
There is possibly no city in the United States as misunderstood as Baltimore, and yet there are few that can match it in majesty. One of the oldest Great Cities of America, Baltimore is profoundly rich in history and culture. But its character is not only derived from its past: Charm City's present and future belong to the thousands of artists and innovators who call it home. Baltimore is full of adventure and surprises. You'll visit the site of one of the most notorious scenes in cinematic history, and the home of the gay divorcée who stole the heart of a king. You'll hear music performed by future classical music stars, grab a bite at the last old-fashioned Polish smokehouse on the East Coast, and spend a day on a street art scavenger hunt. Whether it's your first visit or your 20th, and even if you've lived here for a lifetime, you'll embark on a journey of discovery through 111 fascinating spots across Baltimore.
Contents
1307 Park Avenue
The tragic home of Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald | 10
The 2 O'Clock Club
The hottest blaze in burlesque | 12
337 East Hamburg Street
Ghosts in the garage | 14
Al Capone's Cherry Tree
Danger and dignity in a pre-penicillin age | 16
Alexander Brown & Sons Building
Follow the money | 18
Arabber Preservation Society
Keepin' it old school | 20
The Avenue Bakery
Fresh Poppay's rolls and warm welcomes | 22
Babe Ruth's Orphanage
The Babe as a troubled babe | 24
Baltimore Mural Project
Making the city a museum | 26
The Baltimore Node
A unique makerspace | 28
Baltimore Rock Opera Society
Spectacular team effort | 30
Baltimore School for the Arts
Tupac Shakur danced Balanchine | 32
Bazaar Baltimore
Come to the dark side | 34
Bengies Drive-In
Happy days are here again | 36
Billie Holiday Alley
A child remembered, a life celebrated | 38
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Puppetry fun for all | 40
BUGSS
Mad scientists welcome, and happy ones too | 42
Carrollton Viaduct
Trainspotting over two centuries | 44
Chaps Pit Beef
Who needs crabs when you can have BBQ? | 46
Charlotte Elliott
Take a quick jaunt to the Paris flea markets | 48
The Charmery
Scoop, Scoop-ay-oop | 50
Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers
Tiny trains, big engineers | 52
Club Charles
Studio 54 for bums and a ghost | 54
The Continental Building
Original nesting grounds of the Maltese Falcon | 56
Davidge Hall
Bring out your dead | 58
Dickeyville
Little house in the big city | 60
The Druid & The Green Man
Chainsaws and ancient tree spirits | 62
Everyone's Place African Culture Center
A route to roots | 64
Federal Hill Park
Oh say how far you can see | 66
First Gas Street Lamp
Let there be light | 68
First Portable Drill
Checkout the pharmacy | 70
Fluid Movement
Eat your heart out, Esther Williams | 72
Fort McHenry Hospital No. 2
Treating the brave of WWI | 74
Frederick Douglass Houses
He did do great things in Baltimore | 76
George Washington's Teeth
Open wide, Mr. President | 78
Giraffe House
Terrifically tall tenants | 80
G. Krug & Sons
Forging through the centuries | 82
Graffiti Alley
Tag, you're it | 84
The Helmand
The spices of life | 86
Highfield House
Our Bauhaus in the middle of our street | 88
Hoffman Memorial German Library
Preserving the sacred texts | 90
The Horse You Came In On Saloon
Nevermore for Edgar Allen Poe | 92
Hotel Brexton
Mrs. Simpson from poverty to a king's consort | 94
Illusions Bar & Theater
Sip slowly and carry a big wand | 96
Irish Railroad Workers Museum
The hands that launched the country westward | 98
John Carroll Crypt
Founding Father of Catholicism in the New World | 100
Jones Falls
A long stroll to see it all | 102
Junius Brutus Booth Grave
The greatest star of them all | 104
Kinetic Sculpture Race
Gators and duckies and poodles, oh my! | 106
Landsdowne Bowl
The bowl that shaped skateboarding history | 108
Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum
The teacher who changed a nation | 110
Lord Baltimore Hotel
Professor Plum, with the knife, in the speakeasy | 112
Lovely Lane Museum
Birthplace of the Methodist Church | 114
The Magic Farting Post
Pull my finger, artistically | 116
Make Studio
Art with purpose | 118
Maryland Center for History & Culture
"Passion & Purpose" shares first-hand history | 120
McFadden Art Glass
Handling fire and ice | 122
Mencken House
From happy days to heathen days | 124
Metro Station Art
Look up and take notice | 126
Michael Phelps' Swim Center
Go for the gold | 128
Ministry of Brewing
Thank the heavens for beer | 130
Mobtown Ballroom
Dance the night away! | 132
Most Literal Bus Stop
You may want to miss the next crosstown | 134
Mount Auburn Cemetery
History shall not be forgotten | 136
Mr. Trash Wheel
The hero we all need | 138
Nature Art in Leakin Park
Nature versus nurture | 140
Nepal House Restaurant
Elvis has left the Himalayas | 142
Nepenthe Homebrew Shop
Now serving elixirs and tasty eats | 144
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Murder in miniature | 146
Observatory at the Maryland Science Center
Where no man has gone before | 148
Orchard Street Church
Passageway to freedom | 150
Ottobar
Get in the pit | 152
Ouija 7-Eleven
Parlour games with the dearly departed | 154
Our Playground
Free-range kids in a playground wonderland | 156
The Owl Bar
Hoooo's watching? | 158
Painted Screens
Happy little trees in Highlandtown | 160
Peabody Conservatory
Free performance by musical geniuses | 162
Pink Flamingos Corner
Filthy and fabulous | 164
Poe House
All spooky stories start somewhere | 166
Pool No. 2
Swimming during segregation | 168
Pratt Street
First blood of the Civil War | 170
The QG
Puttin' on the ritz | 172
Rachael's Dowry B&B
George Washington slept here | 174
Riverside Avenue
Charm City's charming row houses | 176
Roland Park Shopping Center
A strip mall with charm | 178
Royal Farms
Winner, winner, chicken dinner | 180
Schuler School for the Arts
Draw me like one of your French girls | 182
Second Chance Architectural Salvage
Baltimore's biggest treasure chest | 184
Senator Theater
Movie premier glamour meets high tech | 186
Service Photo
The very picture of service for over 75 years | 188
Sharp Street Church
Birth of a movement | 190
The Sound Garden
Birthplace of Record Store Day | 192
Stoneleigh Lanes
Step back in time, one frame at a time | 194
Sudbrook Park
Green living in the city | 196
Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Observation Area
Up, up, and away | 198
Tiffany Windows at Brown Memorial Church
Blessed light from the hand of an artist | 200
Toilet Bowl Races
Trickling down the avenue | 202
Tochterman's Fishing Tackle
Gone fishin' | 204
Under Armour at FX Studio
Sweatin' in the oldies | 206
Urology Museum
Yes, there's a museum for that | 208
USS Torsk Sleepover
You won't get far walking in your sleep | 210
Vagabond Players
The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd | 212
Venice Tavern
Still celebrating the end of Prohibition | 214
The Walters Art Museum
Cabinet of curiosities for all to gaze upon | 216
Washington Monument
First president, first monument | 218
Waverly Market
Where everything is worth the wait | 220
Westminster Hall Hauntings
The girl in the flowing white dress | 222
The Wire at Cylburn
Thin line between heaven and the arboretum | 224
Wockenfuss Candies
Five generations of confection perfection | 226
Woodlawn Vase
Preakness Stakes Pimlico prize | 228
Zissimos Bar
True comedic success is no laughing matter | 230
