US Ghost Adventures 737 S. Broadway; 844-757-5657; USGhostAdventures. com / baltimore We provide entertaining, historic and authentic ghost tours and experiences across the United States’ most haunted cities by delivering fun, honest and bonetingling accounts of very real hauntings that are so prevalent across the nation. |
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Arch Social Club 2426 Pennsylvania Ave.; 410-669-9856; ArchSocialClub. com We provide guided tours of the museum of founding members and their struggle through racism and Jim Crow segregation. We also offer live music, banquet and catering facilities.
Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District c / o Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, 21 S. Eutaw St.; 443-874-3596; BromoSeltzerArtsTower. com The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower has been a Baltimore landmark since its construction in 1911. The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts has transformed the Tower into a space for visual and literary artists.
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church 1316 Park Ave.; 410-523-1542; BrownDowntown. org Brown Memorial has thrived as an urban congregation since 1869 and houses one of the world’ s largest Tiffany window collections and a Skinner pipe organ.
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Carroll Mansion Carroll Museums, Inc., 800 E. Lombard St.; 410-605-2964; CarrollMuseums. org Constructed in 1811, Carroll Mansion has functioned as residence to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last living signer of the Declaration of Independence; a saloon; tenement apartments; a sweatshop; vocational school; recreational center; and historic site.
The“ Charm’ tastic Mile” of Baltimore, Inc. 320 S. Ann St., 1st Fl.; 443-851-5244; TheCharmtasticMile. com The chic and famed 1.3 mile corridor located in the heart of Charm City( est. 1975) that connects Downtown- West, the Inner Harbor and Harbor East. America’ s newest and most famous / iconic street.
Civic Works- Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Dr.; 410-366-8533; CivicWorks. com / mansion / history The former home of Johns Hopkins, a unique museum with a 200-year legacy of community service.
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church 20 W. Montgomery St.; 410-783-0190; HistoricEbenezerBaltimore. com The church was established in 1836 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We are Baltimore’ s oldest standing Black church, erected by a Black congregation and still in continuous and uninterrupted use on its original site. We are the thirdoldest AME church in the world.
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Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum 203 N. Amity St.; 410-462-1763; PoeBaltimore. org Refurbished National Historic Landmark where Poe lived from 1833 to 1835; open Thursday through Sunday 11 a. m.-4 p. m. and by appointment for groups of 10 +.
Enoch Pratt Free Library 400 Cathedral St.; 410-396-5430; PrattLibrary. org Provides equal access to information and services that support, empower and enrich all who pursue knowledge, education, cultural enrichment and lifelong learning.
Evergreen Museum & Library The Johns Hopkins University, 4545 N. Charles St.; 410-516-0341; Museums. JHU. edu Tour a magnificent Gilded Age mansion and its world-class collections, set on 26 landscaped acres.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and Hampton National Historic Site 2400 E. Fort Ave.; 410-962-4290; NPS. gov / fomc The birthplace of our national anthem, this 18th-century fort defended Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812.
Greater Baltimore History Alliance P. O. Box 375, Brooklandville, MD; BaltimoreMuseums. org A consortium of museums dedicated to preserving, interpreting and promoting local heritage through collaborative community services and educational programs.
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Historic President Street Station 601 President St.; 443-220-0290; PresidentStreetStation. org Free museum that explores the city’ s Civil War and Underground Railroad history; see website for hours.
Historic Ships in Baltimore Pier 1, 301 E. Pratt St.; 410-382-3405; HistoricShips. org Four ships and a lighthouse that are all National Historic Landmarks; open daily.
Homewood Museum The Johns Hopkins University Museums, 3400 N. Charles St.; 410-516-5589; Museums. JHU. edu Tour one of the nation’ s finest examples of Federal-era architecture, a National Historic Landmark built in 1801 by Charles Carroll, Jr.
Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum 918-20 Lemmon St.; 410-347-4747; IrishShrine. org Honoring the Irish who fled the Great Famine, two restored 1840s rowhomes recreate the life of a typical Irish railroad worker.
Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum 1320 Eutaw Pl.; 443-885-5300; LillieCarrollJacksonMuseum. org The restored home of Civil Rights leader and freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson.
Manor Mill 2029 Monkton Rd., Monkton, MD; 410-842-5590; Manor-Mill. com Explore a historic 1700s mill in the beautiful Baltimore countryside, with arts, crafts and fine gifts by local artisans. Meander the Fairy Trail, enjoy great music in The Loft, or take a weekend craft class!
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