Guidebook for Baltimore
Food Scene
I love the quiche and atmosphere. You can always find a variety of interesting and great local events posted on their bulletin board for spontaneous adventures.
23 locals recommend
Common Ground
3543 W 36th StI love the quiche and atmosphere. You can always find a variety of interesting and great local events posted on their bulletin board for spontaneous adventures.
Delicious and always fresh. Great beers on tap and they juice everything. Great place to sit and read or work.
32 locals recommend
One World Cafe
100 W University PkwyDelicious and always fresh. Great beers on tap and they juice everything. Great place to sit and read or work.
Black and lesbian-owned business with beautiful murals. Delicious paninis, coffee, fresh juices and small gifts for your loved ones.
20 locals recommend
Dovecote Cafe
2501 Madison AveBlack and lesbian-owned business with beautiful murals. Delicious paninis, coffee, fresh juices and small gifts for your loved ones.
El Salvador Restaurant
207 S BroadwayBest Central American food!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great food with vegetarian and vegan options. Kitchen closes at 11pm. Make great cocktails and jukebox is cool too. I love brunch here on Sundays for bottomless mimosas.
18 locals recommend
Rocket To Venus
3360 Chestnut AveGreat food with vegetarian and vegan options. Kitchen closes at 11pm. Make great cocktails and jukebox is cool too. I love brunch here on Sundays for bottomless mimosas.
Casual and fun bar with live music in first floor or kareoke and pool on second floor. Always a good time to meet random strangers.
41 locals recommend
Ottobar
2549 N Howard StCasual and fun bar with live music in first floor or kareoke and pool on second floor. Always a good time to meet random strangers.
Arts & Culture
Love this museum, especially their contemporary wing! Amazing collection of African masks and Renaissance sculptures. Antoine-Louis Barye is on display, as are three galleries of Renaissance and Medieval works, including Botticelli’s Virgin and Child. Outdoor sculpture garden is beautiful and romantic. Admission is free.
299 locals recommend
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum DrLove this museum, especially their contemporary wing! Amazing collection of African masks and Renaissance sculptures. Antoine-Louis Barye is on display, as are three galleries of Renaissance and Medieval works, including Botticelli’s Virgin and Child. Outdoor sculpture garden is beautiful and romantic. Admission is free.
Amazing contemporary exhibitions, mostly by Baltimore artists, and always free. Theater hosts over 400 shows a year including live music, comedy, dance parties, storytelling, life drawing classes and community events. Produces after-school art programs for more than 2500 youth a year (I should know, I direct it!)
48 locals recommend
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern AveAmazing contemporary exhibitions, mostly by Baltimore artists, and always free. Theater hosts over 400 shows a year including live music, comedy, dance parties, storytelling, life drawing classes and community events. Produces after-school art programs for more than 2500 youth a year (I should know, I direct it!)
Important museum of Black American history and it's all in wax! Everyone should go here at least once.
71 locals recommend
Great Blacks in Wax Museum
1601-03 E North AveImportant museum of Black American history and it's all in wax! Everyone should go here at least once.
Great collections, especially ancient Middle Eastern and Mesoamerican relics and artifacts.
278 locals recommend
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles StGreat collections, especially ancient Middle Eastern and Mesoamerican relics and artifacts.
American Visionary Art Museum station
It's super fun.
Essentials
Excellent and affordable produce. One stop shop and less than 1 mile away.
98 locals recommend
Giant Food
1020 W 41st StExcellent and affordable produce. One stop shop and less than 1 mile away.
Getting Around
WOODBERRY/LT RAIL nb station
Light rail gets to/from airport and downtown easily!
Shopping
Close to Inner Harbor and a great way to see Downtown Baltimore.
65 locals recommend
Harborplace & The Gallery
200 E Pratt StClose to Inner Harbor and a great way to see Downtown Baltimore.
It has everything but it's a little pricey since it's in the county.
95 locals recommend
Towson Town Center
825 Dulaney Valley RdIt has everything but it's a little pricey since it's in the county.
Gorgeous vintage selections for all genders. Beautiful hand-crafted jewelry by local artists.
11 locals recommend
Hunting Ground
3649 Falls RdGorgeous vintage selections for all genders. Beautiful hand-crafted jewelry by local artists.
Sightseeing
Designed by New York architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison (1872–1938), it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Just beautiful! Great place to sit and people-watch.
127 locals recommend
Penn Station
1500 N Charles StDesigned by New York architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison (1872–1938), it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Just beautiful! Great place to sit and people-watch.
Built in 1891 and just stunning! The magnificent church building was built for the wealthy community of Bolton Hill. The church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. This was the first church in the United States to be named Corpus Christi, and it was the first church in Baltimore to be built entirely of granite.
Corpus Christi Church
110 W Lafayette AveBuilt in 1891 and just stunning! The magnificent church building was built for the wealthy community of Bolton Hill. The church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. This was the first church in the United States to be named Corpus Christi, and it was the first church in Baltimore to be built entirely of granite.
It's the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States, and was among the first major religious buildings constructed in the nation after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. It is considered the masterpiece of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the "Father of American Architecture".
22 locals recommend
The Baltimore Basilica
409 Cathedral StIt's the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States, and was among the first major religious buildings constructed in the nation after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. It is considered the masterpiece of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the "Father of American Architecture".
National Aquarium
501 E Pratt StAmazing sharks, jellyfish, stingrays and more!