Day Out in Baltimore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked waking around Hampden (the avenue). Ice cream at the Charmery. Dinner at Woodberry Kitchen. Walk around the JHU campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art (used to be free). It’s a drive, but picnic & walk around the Cylburn arboretum or Sherwood Gardens is nice if the weather is good.

Also completely agree that the AVAM is one of the best museums out there.

I’ve lived in NYC for 2 years now and this sounds insane, but I still really miss Baltimore in all of its dysfunctional glory - rats and police helicopters and all. It’s too clean and fancy here in New York. Have fun in Charm City!

Glad it was fun for you. Not so fun for crime victims.

NP. Baltimore is more than its crime statistics. It’s a wonderful, weird, creative city with lots of fun stuff to see and do.

OP, if you’re looking to just stroll around, I’d recommend Fell’s Point or The Avenue in Hampden. Lots of cute little places to shop and get a bite or a cocktail.

[Anonymous]

For teens, I would do Hampden as others mentioned and the Baltimore Museum of Art nearby. It has one of the best Matisse/Cezanne collections on the east coast as well as an interesting Contemporary section. The sculpture garden is nice and there is a lovely restaurant, Gertrude’s, if you want to have drinks or early dinner by the fountain.

In Hampden, there’s a crazy donut shop, the Charmery for ice cream, tons of fun restaurants.

If you’re downtown, the water taxi, Fells Point (check out Thames Street Oysters for lobster rolls and amazing seafood), the National Aquarium. Pitango Gelato is good in FP too. I would probably spend the morning doing the Aquarium — and don’t skip the rainforest section, teens might enjoy seeing the sloths and parrots — and head to the harbor/FP area for lunch. If you don’t like seafood there is Japanese-owned ramen down there that my friends from Tokyo loved. For something fancier, sit on the water at Loch Bar or one of the other restaurants at Four Seasons. The Charleston was recently profiled in NYT and is doing food to go.

If you do the afternoon up in Hampden/BMA area, check out Woodberry Kitchen or La Cuchara for dinner. Beautiful loft spaces in the old mill neighborhood with fire pits and outdoor dining. You’d definitely need a reservation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked waking around Hampden (the avenue). Ice cream at the Charmery. Dinner at Woodberry Kitchen. Walk around the JHU campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art (used to be free). It’s a drive, but picnic & walk around the Cylburn arboretum or Sherwood Gardens is nice if the weather is good.

Also completely agree that the AVAM is one of the best museums out there.

I’ve lived in NYC for 2 years now and this sounds insane, but I still really miss Baltimore in all of its dysfunctional glory - rats and police helicopters and all. It’s too clean and fancy here in New York. Have fun in Charm City!

Glad it was fun for you. Not so fun for crime victims.

NP. Baltimore is more than its crime statistics. It’s a wonderful, weird, creative city with lots of fun stuff to see and do.

OP, if you’re looking to just stroll around, I’d recommend Fell’s Point or The Avenue in Hampden. Lots of cute little places to shop and get a bite or a cocktail.

So is Baghdad it doesn’t mean the crime should be ignored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked waking around Hampden (the avenue). Ice cream at the Charmery. Dinner at Woodberry Kitchen. Walk around the JHU campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art (used to be free). It’s a drive, but picnic & walk around the Cylburn arboretum or Sherwood Gardens is nice if the weather is good.

Also completely agree that the AVAM is one of the best museums out there.

I’ve lived in NYC for 2 years now and this sounds insane, but I still really miss Baltimore in all of its dysfunctional glory - rats and police helicopters and all. It’s too clean and fancy here in New York. Have fun in Charm City!

Glad it was fun for you. Not so fun for crime victims.

NP. Baltimore is more than its crime statistics. It’s a wonderful, weird, creative city with lots of fun stuff to see and do.

OP, if you’re looking to just stroll around, I’d recommend Fell’s Point or The Avenue in Hampden. Lots of cute little places to shop and get a bite or a cocktail.

So is Baghdad it doesn’t mean the crime should be ignored.

Ah, thanks for this comment. I’ll just go ahead and completely disregard your opinion from here on out.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for AVAM and the Walters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked waking around Hampden (the avenue). Ice cream at the Charmery. Dinner at Woodberry Kitchen. Walk around the JHU campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art (used to be free). It’s a drive, but picnic & walk around the Cylburn arboretum or Sherwood Gardens is nice if the weather is good.

Also completely agree that the AVAM is one of the best museums out there.

I’ve lived in NYC for 2 years now and this sounds insane, but I still really miss Baltimore in all of its dysfunctional glory - rats and police helicopters and all. It’s too clean and fancy here in New York. Have fun in Charm City!

Glad it was fun for you. Not so fun for crime victims.

NP. Baltimore is more than its crime statistics. It’s a wonderful, weird, creative city with lots of fun stuff to see and do.

OP, if you’re looking to just stroll around, I’d recommend Fell’s Point or The Avenue in Hampden. Lots of cute little places to shop and get a bite or a cocktail.

So is Baghdad it doesn’t mean the crime should be ignored.

😂 Yes, you’re right, it’s scary, scary place, practically indistinguishable from Baghdad. Better stay safe in your suburban paradise!

OP, if you’re not terrified of scary scary Baltimore, you’ve gotten some good advice. I think a hidden gem is the Museum of Industry. It’s not far from Visionary Arts. Dinner in Little Italy would then be convenient.

I live in Hampden and can vouch for great restaurants and shopping! And of course there’s the BMA right nearby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are considering the Staybridge Suites or the Hyatt Place. Mainly because both of these hotels have a separate living room from the bedroom. That way even though we will have to be in for bedtime, we can at least talk and have some wine while our toddler sleeps in the other room.

Thoughts? It seems these types of hotels are not easy to find near Harbor.

Thoughts about drinking wine in a separate living room in a chain hotel? Go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another vote for AVAM, it's a great museum for all ages. My kids loved it at ages 3 and 6. It's a true feast for the eyes, very experimental.

Fells Point is more strollable with the shops, you can duck in and shop as well as eat. But you can water taxi over to the Inner Harbor and then walk over to Little Italy to eat. I've always been partial to La Tavola but there are amazing places like The Charleston if you want to go all out.

Mt Vernon is pretty, but less bread and circus than Fells. Though you can definitely enjoy a walk to Brewer's Art and have a Resurrection and their garlic thyme fries.

While the Helmand is an old fave, the Cazbar knocked my socks off when I went a few years ago. Spot on Turkish food, total hospitality, and the way they serve the Raki! All around divine. Not quite Mt Vernon area, but in-between Mt Vernon and the Inner Harbor.

Inner Harbor is amusing if you've not done it before, but loaded with tourists and full of subpar restaurants. There is much better seafood to be had at Fell's Point.

Ah, now I have nostalgia for my B'more days....

Why’d you move?

Work.

[Anonymous]

Is Little Italy still worth visiting?

[Anonymous]

I’d say Little Italy is worth it. Still a few games. Especially with kids, Vaccaro’s all dessert menu is super fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked waking around Hampden (the avenue). Ice cream at the Charmery. Dinner at Woodberry Kitchen. Walk around the JHU campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art (used to be free). It’s a drive, but picnic & walk around the Cylburn arboretum or Sherwood Gardens is nice if the weather is good.

Also completely agree that the AVAM is one of the best museums out there.

I’ve lived in NYC for 2 years now and this sounds insane, but I still really miss Baltimore in all of its dysfunctional glory - rats and police helicopters and all. It’s too clean and fancy here in New York. Have fun in Charm City!

Glad it was fun for you. Not so fun for crime victims.

NP. Baltimore is more than its crime statistics. It’s a wonderful, weird, creative city with lots of fun stuff to see and do.

OP, if you’re looking to just stroll around, I’d recommend Fell’s Point or The Avenue in Hampden. Lots of cute little places to shop and get a bite or a cocktail.

So is Baghdad it doesn’t mean the crime should be ignored.

😂 Yes, you’re right, it’s scary, scary place, practically indistinguishable from Baghdad. Better stay safe in your suburban paradise!

OP, if you’re not terrified of scary scary Baltimore, you’ve gotten some good advice. I think a hidden gem is the Museum of Industry. It’s not far from Visionary Arts. Dinner in Little Italy would then be convenient.

I live in Hampden and can vouch for great restaurants and shopping! And of course there’s the BMA right nearby.

You live in your little Hampden bubble. DW is from Baltimore we have both worked there. The crime statistics can’t be ignored. Even the Guardian Angels HQ was recently ransacked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked waking around Hampden (the avenue). Ice cream at the Charmery. Dinner at Woodberry Kitchen. Walk around the JHU campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art (used to be free). It’s a drive, but picnic & walk around the Cylburn arboretum or Sherwood Gardens is nice if the weather is good.

Also completely agree that the AVAM is one of the best museums out there.

I’ve lived in NYC for 2 years now and this sounds insane, but I still really miss Baltimore in all of its dysfunctional glory - rats and police helicopters and all. It’s too clean and fancy here in New York. Have fun in Charm City!

Glad it was fun for you. Not so fun for crime victims.

+1. Other posters are stupid and missing your point. Why would someone dismiss the police helicopters and dysfunction in Baltimore as some weird quirk? I have friends who work at shock trauma and they stories they tell of the constant violence and injury coming in are heartbreaking.