Baltimore in August?

5db

I'll be going to Baltimore for the TREXPO show in August to play show and tell, and was just wondering if anyone here can give advice on go/no-go in that city based on 1st hand experience.



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4000fps

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Gordian Blade

I used to live in Baltimore in the late 70's and used to go back there through the 80's, but I haven't been for a while. One thing I can tell you is that Baltimore can quickly go from a great neighborhood to one where you wouldn't like to be alone at night. Stay away from the area around Johns Hopkins Hospital. The area around Johns Hopkins University (uptown) is OK. The Inner Harbor area is nice. Catch an Oriole's game at Camden Yards. And stay away from "The Block" you naughty boy!

JustC

Gordian has it covered for the downtown scene. Stay close to the inner harbor, fells point area. Don't wander too far inward from the harbor, left or right either.

Camden yards is a beautiful stadium, but, OUCH $5 beers.

there is also a ESPN zone bar/restaraunt in the old power building just down from the 2 harbor shopping buildings. One of the buildings has all shops and the other has several shops and a food court. Get some of the local seafood while your there. The food court has several very nice restaraunts and some "eat while you stand" places. There is a raw bar in the lower level where you eat your oysters and such right as they shuck them. MMMMMMMMMMM

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DarkStar11

I lived there in the early '90's. Inner Harbor/Camden Yards is OK. The lower portion of Fells Point is OK, if you are into the bar scene. Little Italy is OK. Don't wander much outside of obvious tourist areas. As mentioned, it can get bad quick.

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gunpaq

Stay on the beaten trail and don't venture out of the well lit well dressed areas. As stated before Baltimore can go from good to bad in a block. Had to make deliveries in Baltimore in the mid 90's and would rather have gotten the Bronx run instead. You can't beat the Inner Harbor-get a nice and cheaper motel just outside of town and take a taxi in (taxi is cheaper than parking)-very few hassels that way.

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rg666

The Federal Hill area is upscale & really nice. At the inner harbor the ESPN zone is fun. The sights in Washington DC are only a 45 minute drive away (Smitsonian museum is worth the drive). The NRA museum is about an hour from Baltimore in Northern Virginia. Its currently running the guns of the movies. There also is a great Firearms museum in Aberdeen MD one of my favorites. It has everything from tanks & rail guns to small arms. RG

rscoleman88

Lotsa good stuff to do around inner harbor. Stay away from Curtis bay/Brooklyn area

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e8gm

Don't forget to take in Ft. Mchenry, the birth place of our National Anthem.

Gordian Blade

More fun tourist stuff: The Shot Tower (where they used to drop molten lead to make shot) and the B&O Railroad Museum. Check AAA Tour Book for hours.

DarkStar11

You guys are bringing up all sorts of things I had forgotten about!

The B&O Railroad museum is first rate. As mentioned, The Shot Tower and Fort McHenry are great. Also, the original Washington Monument on Charles St is something to see. The Walters Art Gallery is a nice stop, too. The local markets are interesting, too, like Cross St. Market in Federal Hill. There is one in Fell's Point that is nice, but almost "too" nice, and another (who's name I can't remember -- is it Lexington Market????) that is great inside but the surroundings are pretty rough -- it's the largest in Baltimore, I believe, and the first place Baltimore police installed video cameras because the crime around it was so bad. Cross St. Market is a good reference point, though.

Just the architecture in Baltimore's neighborhoods is something to see. So much of the old artisan work is vanishing, though -- things many of todays builders cannot replace.

Antique Row is nice if you are into antiques -- a few shops have deals but most are overpriced.

If you are driving, keep your doors locked at all times. Also, be sure to look both ways twice when your light turns green.

As a general rule, if you start in the Downtown/Inner Harbor/Fell's Point area and encounter North Avenue, turn around and get back to from where you came . . .

The Aquarium is great. If you like that sort of thing, don't miss it. The lines will be horribly long if you don't skip out on your show and go in the middle of a weekday. Say hello to the three-toed sloth in the rainforest for me . . . :-)

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farmplinker

I moved away from the Baltimore area 3 years ago, and I'll echo what's been said so far: if walking, there's not much reason to go farther west than Camden Yards or farther east than Fells Point. Stay within a couple blocks of Pratt Street (which goes east-west past Inner Harbor), except you can venture south into Federal Hill.

There are a bunch of great restaurants, bars and brewpubs in Federal Hill, Fells Point and Little Italy. If you like microbeer, you have to go to the Baltimore Brewing Co. right at the north edge of Little Italy. They have fabulous home-made beer. Sissons in Federal Hill also make their own beer.

There are at least a half dozen really good Italian restaurants in Little Italy, which is located a couple of blocks to the east of the Hard Rock Cafe and ESPN Zone.

The show you are going to is at the Baltimore Convention Center, which is located about midway between Camden Yards and Inner Harbor, so you will be well-located. Just stay where the tourists are and you'll be safe.

concealedG36

I was there one summer and they had the best crabs! They gave you a little mallet to break the shell and a bunch of napkins to wipe off your face. Probably some of the best seafood I ever had was in Baltimore.



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JustC

AHhh, little italy. I remember many dinners there. I will suggest you do get dinner at Sabatino's. Tell the cab driver that's where you want to eat and enjoy.

SOMETIMES, and I stress that, I do miss living in Baltimore, Then I look out my window at the eastern shore landscape and say, Nahhh.

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5db

4000fps, thanks for the kind words. Yes, been a bit busy. Got a kick out of the Canadian that placed an order with us from the War Zone in Afghanistan. He received the order 10 days later. I admit to feeling a little pride in that we are helping that effort in a small, mostly insignificant way.

Ahhhh, Sea-food and Italian food. What's not to like? looks like we will be at the Doubletree about 4 miles away from the convention center. Will takes notes and try to do all we can, you know, sleep later.....

Thanks to all for the suggestions and advice.

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