One Day Trip to Baltimore, MD

My husband and I are planning a weekend trip to Washington DC and Baltimore. We are planning to leave DC on Saturday evening around 6-7pm and drive to Baltimore and stay there until Sunday evening 4/5pm. Browsing the internet for Baltimore, I%26#39;m leaning towards staying closer to the Harbor. What are the must-see things there? We%26#39;re not at all into Baseball. What is the deal with water taxis? Where do they go?

One Day Trip to Baltimore, MD

Water taxi - www.thewatertaxi.com - the map is on the website. I goes from the inner harbor to historic fells point to canton to fort mchenry.

Closer to the harbor there are many hotel options. It really depends on the budget or the level of service that you want. All the hotels are very nice.

I would plan dinner in little italy...maybe at Amici%26#39;s. Not too pricy and the food is great. If you want crabs, swing by Obryckis. Get a couple drinks at fells point in the evening if that is your thing. Every time I go there in the evening, I just fall in love with it.

On Sunday, go to the Aquarium. I think you can get tickets online at ticket master...you sign up for a time and go. If you are a history nut like me, Ft McHenry is up your alley. Baltimore has great museums: Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Gallery, and American Visionary Art Museum. Check them out online to see who is featuring the most desired artest/art.

Beyond that, I would put on your walking shoes and enjoy all that the city has to offer. It%26#39;s a fun town....for a list of additional things to do, you can check out www.baltimore.org or www.choosemaryland.org for other options.

Happy travels.

One Day Trip to Baltimore, MD

Look into the Inn at Henderson%26#39;s Wharf if it is in your price range - fantastic hotel, it%26#39;s located on the water in Fells Point. The rooms are beautiful, parking is included as well as a deluxe continental breakfast that is super-nice. I didn%26#39;t find it inconvienent at all to stay in Fells Point, actually, I preferred it to the Inner Harbor area.

If you want to stay right in the Inner Harbor area, I like the Renaissance for quality and convenience. They often have nice packages right through the hotel website that include breakfast.

I also agree that Little Italy is a great place for dinner - I like La Scala. They have great grilled caesar salad, amongst other things. If you wanted to dine right in Fells Point, I ate at John Stevens Ltd the last time I was in Baltimore and the food was very good (mostly seafood options.)

The water taxis are great - they go to such places as the Inner Harbor, Fells Point, Little Italy, the aquarium - all the major stops - check out www.thewatertaxi.com for all the stops, pricing and information.

Have a great time in Baltimore, Charm City is a lot of fun!

Suzanne

If you don%26#39;t go on a baseball weekend then try priceline for a room. I have got great deals so far this summer on two different weekend trips. The bidding area says downtown and inner harbor but if you choose four star, you will get someplace on the harbor and they are nice hotels.

I ate at Amici%26#39;s for the first time on my last trip to Baltimore and it was wonderful. Big portions and reasonably priced.

If price isn%26#39;t an option go with Henderson%26#39;s Wharf Inn. I think it%26#39;s the best hotel in that area by far. Free parking and bottle of wine. Least it was the last time I stayed there.

Is the Harbor and Fells Point the same thing, just called differently?

They are different areas in downtown Baltimore but very close to one another