Baltimore, Reborn And Booming!
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| Baltimore, a city in decay in the early 70s, has climbed out of the gutter to become a glittering tourist center of fascinating distinctive neighborhoods, a downtown harbor life full of activity and entertainment, safe to visit at all hours, a city still proud of its illustrious history, a great sports center, educational institutions that rank among the best in the world, the first train in the country, and a place with a whimsical, quirky, attitude toward the vicissitudes of life. Whats not to like about a town that boasts Thurgood Marshall, Edgar Allan Poe, Babe Ruth, and John Waters as native sons? |
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 | The best time to visit Baltimore is spring, when many of the sites, such as the USS Constellation, are open, but Baltimore's steamy hot summer has not yet arrived. |
| If you check out the Peabody Conservatory website: www.peabody.jhr.edu/recitals, you can find any number of the hundreds of student recitals by conservatory students, all given free and open to the public. And every Thursday noon during the academic year, Peabody presents a weekly recital showcasing Peabody students. |
| If you want to get a feel for the quirky psyche of a Baltimorean, check out the critically acclaimed HBO television series 'The Wire,' an honest and gritty portrayal of Baltimore contemporary life in the city they call 'Bodymore, Murderland.' Watch the films of Barry Levinson, who grew up in the city's Jewish neighborhoods and made the movies "Diner," "Tin Men," "Liberty Heights," and others. |
| If the B&O Railroad Museum does not give train aficionados enough, take a short (15-mile) drive to the Ellicott City Station, the oldest railroad station in America, where you can ride the first mile of rail ever built in the country and take in events such as Civil War days, Victorian fun fair, or holiday festival of trains. |
| If you can't make it to Flicks on the Hill at Federal Hill and you still want a free, outdoor movie, head over to Little Italy, the neighborhood where U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi grew up, to see a movie every Friday night in summer. |
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| Transportation: | Walking & Driving |
| Specialty: | City/Town |
| Category: | Travel Log - play before you go |
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| Added: | 05/25/2010 |
| Duration: | 30 min |
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Chapters in this tour:
Introduction
Inner Harbor
East Baltimore
Mount Vernon
Baltimore Cuisine
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Provider: Julie Hatfield
Julie has been a staff writer for The Boston Globe for 22 years, and is now a freelance travel writer for newspapers, magazines and websites. She contributes to travelvideopostcard.com and grandparents.com.
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