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    Baltimore - Baltimore St. in Downtown Baltimore

    Baltimore

    (4 reviews)

    Penn-Fallsway

    It's always going to look lesser than if you compare it to DC just an hour away, but this city also…read morehas its character and hotspots and deserves your attention for at least a weekend.

    I love Baltimore. I've loved Baltimore since the first time I was there in the early 90s, through…read moregrad school in the mid 90s and has continued with each visit since then. Yeah, I know...My love of the area is limited to the area around the Inner Harbor and Fells Point...and maybe up to the area around a few of the colleges. So no, I'm not a native and maybe I'm a bit of a tourist, but I still love going to the city. Like I said, I've always loved the Inner Harbor, but my last visit was a bit disconcerting. We walked through the shopping galleria today and it was so different than just over a year ago. No more Vaccaro's, no more Phillips, no more of a lot of places. It looked like they've either priced out the little guys or the little guys just gave up. Very sad...especially the loss of Vaccarro's...they make the best cannoli-seriously, I've travelled to Baltimore on a day trip so we could have lunch and have a Vaccarro's cannoli (I think I said the same thing in my Inner Harbor review). The bars in the area can be touristy...unless you know where to go-Wharf Rat was pretty cool, so were Sidebar and Pickles (Near Camden Yards). Sadly I don't go to the great bars in Baltimore anymore as I always have the kids in tow, but there are still a TON of great places to eat. Camden Yards, M&T Bank Stadium, great hotels and restaurants, and a great tourist area around the Inner Harbor. I know most people would love to visit NYC, it IS the city that never sleeps, but these days I'll take a trip to Baltimore to watch a baseball or football game and then find a place to eat a pile of crabs over another trip into the city for no parking, the super high prices, and a lot less kid-friendly visit. NYC DEFINITELY has a billion things to do and is an awesome city, but Baltimore is a little more my speed these days.

    Hampton National Historic Site

    Hampton National Historic Site

    (24 reviews)

    We did the tour of the Overseer house and slave (enslaved) quarters…read more First, the reviews here on Yelp emphasize how nice and tranquil the grounds are, and they are. But this family OWNED HUMANS AND FORCED THEM TO WORK THE LAND! Our guide, Anokwale Ananessemfo, was/is amazing. A true educator. I highly recommend this tour.

    We visited the Hampton National Historic Site in Towson this past weekend. This estate was owned by…read morethe Ridgely family for 7 generations from 1745 to 1948. The Georgia mansion home was the largest private home in America when it was completed in 1790. The estate was a plantation, one of the largest in Maryland, and hundreds of people were enslaved at the plantation until the end of the Civil War. The property is operated by the National Park Service, so a park ranger gives guided tours of the property. Our ranger guide was really friendly and did a wonderful job guiding us through the house. She taught us about the history of the area, the family, and the estate. She taught us about the architecture of the house and the artifacts visible throughout the house (many of which are original to the home). She also highlighted the lives and stories of enslaved persons who spent part or the entirety of their lives at Ridgely. There is some important Maryland history here at Hampton, and I really appreciated our experience. The house is undergoing some renovations right now and we were a bit tight on time, so we weren't able to explore the grounds (I think you can visit the slave quarters, cemetery, and more on the grounds), so I'd like to go back and explore more of the site's history. As an NPS property, it's free to visit and tour and definitely worth checking out. It's history hidden in plain sight - you've probably driven past it many times without stopping by!

    The Gatehouse - landmarks - Updated May 2026

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