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About Baltimore
Inner Harbor Tours & Cruises
Baltimore Patriot -- 90-minute cruises from Inner Harbor to Key Bridge. Daily departures 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. from Pier 1, Inner Harbor's Constellation dock. 410-685-4288.
Baltimore Water Taxi -- 17 landings along the waterfront, including Little Italy, Fells Point and Canton. 410-563-3901.
Harbor Shuttle -- Landing sites include Fells Point, Canton and major Inner Harbor attractions. Departs from 2809 Boston Street. 410-675-2900.
Dining Cruises -- Two ships, Bay Lady and Lady Baltimore, offer daily lunch and dinner cruises. Docked near Maryland Science Center. Inquire about midnight cruises. 410-727-3113.
Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Opera
Theatre
Center Stage
Morris Mechanic Theater
Museums
National Aquarium
501 East Pratt Street, 410-576-3800.
Maryland Science Center & IMAX Theatre
601 Light Street, 410-685-5225.
Walters Art Museum
Medieval, Renaissance, and Asian art.
600 North Charles Street in Historic Mount Vernon, across the street from Baltimore's Washington Monument.
410-547-9000.
Baltimore Museum of Art
Impressionist, contemporary art and sculpture garden.
10 Art Museum Drive in North Baltimore next to Johns Hopkins University's Homewood Campus. A restaurant with outdoor seating is located on the premises.
410-396-7100.
American Visionary Art Museum
Unusual contemporary art.
800 Key Highway in South Inner Harbor area, 410-244-1900. Joy America Restaurant on premises.
Baseball
The baseball season runs from April to October .
Oriole Park at Camden Yards -- 333 West Camden Street, 410-685-9800.
American Football
The football season runs from September to January.
The Baltimore Ravens, National Football League champions for 2001, have their own stadium in downtown Baltimore.
Baltimore's Inner Harbor area boasts more than 200 specialty shops spread between the two pavilions of Harborplace, and The Gallery, which is part of the Renaissance Hotel complex on Pratt Street. To the east, the historic maritime neighborhood of Fells Point offers quaint shops, many with a nautical theme. The historic Mount Vernon area to the north is the city's cultural corridor, with art galleries and bookstores, as well as the popular Antique Row neighborhood on the 800 block of North Howard Street
Harborplace
The Pratt and Light Street Pavilions of Harborplace on the Baltimore waterfront include more than 150 stores and 50 eateries. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Many eateries are open later. Call 410-332-4191.
The Gallery
Located on the corner of Calvert and Pratt Streets across from the Pratt Street Pavilion of Harborplace, this multi-level mall includes a dozen eateries and more than 50 shops featuring everything from souvenirs to fine clothing. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 410-332-4191.
Village of Cross Keys
This shopping and residential community has some of the city's finest clothing and shoe stores, perfumeries, and other boutiques. Located in North Baltimore at 5100 Falls Road, 410-532-6900.
Towson Town Center
With two large department stores and over 200 smaller shops and 17 eateries, this is a mall to spend a few hours in. It is located at Dulaney Valley Road and Fairmount Avenue in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson, approximately 20 minutes north of downtown Baltimore. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Call 410-494-8800.
Owings Mills Mall
Located 30 minutes northwest of Baltimore, this mall has several large department stores and more than 100 smaller specialty stores. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Call 410-363-7000, extension 7047.
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