There is possibly no city in the United States as misunderstood as Baltimore, and yet there are few that can match it in majesty. One of the oldest Great Cities of America, Baltimore is profoundly rich in history and culture. But its character is not only derived from its past: Charm City’s present and future belong to the thousands of artists and innovators who call it home. Baltimore is full of adventure and surprises. You’ll visit the site of one of the most notorious scenes in cinematic history, and the home of the gay divorcée who stole the heart of a king. You’ll hear music performed by future classical music stars, grab a bite at the last old-fashioned Polish smokehouse on the East Coast, and spend a day on a street art scavenger hunt. Whether it’s your first visit or your 20th, and even if you’ve lived here for a lifetime, you’ll embark on a journey of discovery through 111 fascinating spots across Baltimore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This revised and updated edition is the ultimate insider’s guide to Baltimore, and part of the Emons international 111 Places series.
1307 Park Avenue
\nThe tragic home of Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald | 10
\nThe 2 O’Clock Club
\nThe hottest blaze in burlesque | 12
\n337 East Hamburg Street
\nGhosts in the garage | 14
\nAl Capone’s Cherry Tree
\nDanger and dignity in a pre-penicillin age | 16
\nAlexander Brown & Sons Building
\nFollow the money | 18
\nArabber Preservation Society
\nKeepin’ it old school | 20
\nThe Avenue Bakery
\nFresh Poppay’s rolls and warm welcomes | 22
\nBabe Ruth’s Orphanage
\nThe Babe as a troubled babe | 24
\nBaltimore Mural Project
\nMaking the city a museum | 26
\nThe Baltimore Node
\nA unique makerspace | 28
\nBaltimore Rock Opera Society
\nSpectacular team effort | 30
\nBaltimore School for the Arts
\nTupac Shakur danced Balanchine | 32
\nBazaar Baltimore
\nCome to the dark side | 34
\nBengies Drive-In
\nHappy days are here again | 36
\nBillie Holiday Alley
\nA child remembered, a life celebrated | 38
\nBlack Cherry Puppet Theater
\nPuppetry fun for all | 40
\nBUGSS
\nMad scientists welcome, and happy ones too | 42
\nCarrollton Viaduct
\nTrainspotting over two centuries | 44
\nChaps Pit Beef
\nWho needs crabs when you can have BBQ? | 46
\nCharlotte Elliott
\nTake a quick jaunt to the Paris flea markets | 48
\nThe Charmery
\nScoop, Scoop-ay-oop | 50
\nChesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers
\nTiny trains, big engineers | 52
\nClub Charles
\nStudio 54 for bums and a ghost | 54
\nThe Continental Building
\nOriginal nesting grounds of the Maltese Falcon | 56
\nDavidge Hall
\nBring out your dead | 58
\nDickeyville
\nLittle house in the big city | 60
\nThe Druid & The Green Man
\nChainsaws and ancient tree spirits | 62
\nEveryone’s Place African Culture Center
\nA route to roots | 64
\nFederal Hill Park
\nOh say how far you can see | 66
\nFirst Gas Street Lamp
\nLet there be light | 68
\nFirst Portable Drill
\nCheckout the pharmacy | 70
\nFluid Movement
\nEat your heart out, Esther Williams | 72
\nFort McHenry Hospital No. 2
\nTreating the brave of WWI | 74
\nFrederick Douglass Houses
\nHe did do great things in Baltimore | 76
\nGeorge Washington’s Teeth
\nOpen wide, Mr. President | 78
\nGiraffe House
\nTerrifically tall tenants | 80
\nG. Krug & Sons
\nForging through the centuries | 82
\nGraffiti Alley
\nTag, you’re it | 84
\nThe Helmand
\nThe spices of life | 86
\nHighfield House
\nOur Bauhaus in the middle of our street | 88
\nHoffman Memorial German Library
\nPreserving the sacred texts | 90
\nThe Horse You Came In On Saloon
\nNevermore for Edgar Allen Poe | 92
\nHotel Brexton
\nMrs. Simpson from poverty to a king’s consort | 94
\nIllusions Bar & Theater
\nSip slowly and carry a big wand | 96
\nIrish Railroad Workers Museum
\nThe hands that launched the country westward | 98
\nJohn Carroll Crypt
\nFounding Father of Catholicism in the New World | 100
\nJones Falls
\nA long stroll to see it all | 102
\nJunius Brutus Booth Grave
\nThe greatest star of them all | 104
\nKinetic Sculpture Race
\nGators and duckies and poodles, oh my! | 106
\nLandsdowne Bowl
\nThe bowl that shaped skateboarding history | 108
\nLillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum
\nThe teacher who changed a nation | 110
\nLord Baltimore Hotel
\nProfessor Plum, with the knife, in the speakeasy | 112
\nLovely Lane Museum
\nBirthplace of the Methodist Church | 114
\nThe Magic Farting Post
\nPull my finger, artistically | 116
\nMake Studio
\nArt with purpose | 118
\nMaryland Center for History & Culture
\n“Passion & Purpose” shares first-hand history | 120
\nMcFadden Art Glass
\nHandling fire and ice | 122
\nMencken House
\nFrom happy days to heathen days | 124
\nMetro Station Art
\nLook up and take notice | 126
\nMichael Phelps’ Swim Center
\nGo for the gold | 128
\nMinistry of Brewing
\nThank the heavens for beer | 130
\nMobtown Ballroom
\nDance the night away! | 132
\nMost Literal Bus Stop
\nYou may want to miss the next crosstown | 134
\nMount Auburn Cemetery
\nHistory shall not be forgotten | 136
\nMr. Trash Wheel
\nThe hero we all need | 138
\nNature Art in Leakin Park
\nNature versus nurture | 140
\nNepal House Restaurant
\nElvis has left the Himalayas | 142
\nNepenthe Homebrew Shop
\nNow serving elixirs and tasty eats | 144
\nNutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
\nMurder in miniature | 146
\nObservatory at the Maryland Science Center
\nWhere no man has gone before | 148
\nOrchard Street Church
\nPassageway to freedom | 150
\nOttobar
\nGet in the pit | 152
\nOuija 7-Eleven
\nParlour games with the dearly departed | 154
\nOur Playground
\nFree-range kids in a playground wonderland | 156
\nThe Owl Bar
\nHoooo’s watching? | 158
\nPainted Screens
\nHappy little trees in Highlandtown | 160
\nPeabody Conservatory
\nFree performance by musical geniuses | 162
\nPink Flamingos Corner
\nFilthy and fabulous | 164
\nPoe House
\nAll spooky stories start somewhere | 166
\nPool No. 2
\nSwimming during segregation | 168
\nPratt Street
\nFirst blood of the Civil War | 170
\nThe QG
\nPuttin’ on the ritz | 172
\nRachael’s Dowry B&B
\nGeorge Washington slept here | 174
\nRiverside Avenue
\nCharm City’s charming row houses | 176
\nRoland Park Shopping Center
\nA strip mall with charm | 178
\nRoyal Farms
\nWinner, winner, chicken dinner | 180
\nSchuler School for the Arts
\nDraw me like one of your French girls | 182
\nSecond Chance Architectural Salvage
\nBaltimore’s biggest treasure chest | 184
\nSenator Theater
\nMovie premier glamour meets high tech | 186
\nService Photo
\nThe very picture of service for over 75 years | 188
\nSharp Street Church
\nBirth of a movement | 190
\nThe Sound Garden
\nBirthplace of Record Store Day | 192
\nStoneleigh Lanes
\nStep back in time, one frame at a time | 194
\nSudbrook Park
\nGreen living in the city | 196
\nThomas A. Dixon Jr. Observation Area
\nUp, up, and away | 198
\nTiffany Windows at Brown Memorial Church
\nBlessed light from the hand of an artist | 200
\nToilet Bowl Races
\nTrickling down the avenue | 202
\nTochterman’s Fishing Tackle
\nGone fishin’ | 204
\nUnder Armour at FX Studio
\nSweatin’ in the oldies | 206
\nUrology Museum
\nYes, there’s a museum for that | 208
\nUSS Torsk Sleepover
\nYou won’t get far walking in your sleep | 210
\nVagabond Players
\nThe smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd | 212
\nVenice Tavern
\nStill celebrating the end of Prohibition | 214
\nThe Walters Art Museum
\nCabinet of curiosities for all to gaze upon | 216
\nWashington Monument
\nFirst president, first monument | 218
\nWaverly Market
\nWhere everything is worth the wait | 220
\nWestminster Hall Hauntings
\nThe girl in the flowing white dress | 222
\nThe Wire at Cylburn
\nThin line between heaven and the arboretum | 224
\nWockenfuss Candies
\nFive generations of confection perfection | 226
\nWoodlawn Vase
\nPreakness Stakes Pimlico prize | 228
\nZissimos Bar
\nTrue comedic success is no laughing matter | 230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5508],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55791","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-travel","7":"author-by-author-allison-robicelli","8":"author-photographs-by-john-dean","9":"publisher-emons-verlag-gmbh","10":"series-111-places","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n