Both The Walters Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art are free to the public. Visit www.baltimorecollegetown.org for information about activities for students in Baltimore, events at other local colleges, and access to special Funsaver discounts to events and activities throughout Baltimore.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
410.366.5466
www.marylandzoo.org
Druid Hill Park
$15 adult admission. (Take the Light Rail to the Woodberry stop and catch the shuttle to the zoo.)
Cylburn Arboretum
410.367.2217
www.cylburnassociation.org
4915 Greenspring Avenue
A nature preserve and city park with 207 acres just five miles from campus. A nice free place to relax. It has a crazy mansion on the grounds. There’s a buffalo head inside!
Earth Treks Climbing Center
1.800.254.6287
www.earthtreksclimbing.com
1930 Greenspring Drive
Timonium
Purveyor of the highest quality climbing education, gym climbing experience and mountaineering expeditions.
Fort McHenry
410.962.4290
www.nps.gov/fomc/
Federal Hill
A beautiful, breezy park where you can go to relax or take a tour of the fort, $5. (Take the #1 bus from Druid Hill on the weekends, which will take you to the Fort’s front gate.)
Friday Night Swing Dance Club
410.583.7337
www.fridaynightswing.com
Swing, Latin, and social dancing classes. Voted Baltimore’s “Best Place to Dance” by Baltimore Magazine. Dances and lessons held at various locations; check Web site for more information.
Loch Raven Reservoir
Dulaney Valley Road off I-695
Towson
Fishing, biking, and running trails. (Take the #8 bus traveling down Dulaney Valley Road and tell the driver you want to get off at Chapelwood Lane. A trail from across the intersection leads to the wilds of Loch Raven.)
National Aquarium in Baltimore
410.576.3800
www.aqua.org
501 E. Pratt Street
Inner Harbor
More than 5,000 creatures; over two million gallons of water. Tickets are $24.95, but you can get a discount if you go after 5 pm on Friday from September-March.
Northwest Ice Rink
410.433.2307
www.northwesticerink.com
5731 Cottonworth Avenue
Mount Washington
Ice skating year-round! $6 admission.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
410.685.9800
www.baltimoreorioles.com
333 W. Camden Street
Downtown
See the O’s play in their beautiful stadium. Bleacher seats are $15, Tuesday home games are $8 for students with valid ID. Phone charge at TicketMaster (410-481-SEAT).
Patterson Bowling Center
410.675.1011
www.pattersonbowl.com
2105 Eastern Avenue
Canton
Duckpin bowling, a Baltimore tradition.
Peabody Conservatory Concerts
410.659.8100
www.peabody.jhu.edu
Mount Vernon
With student ID: orchestral and choral concerts are $8 and opera shows are $10. You can subscribe to their list of events by sending an e-mail to events@ peabody.jhu.edu.
Pimlico Race Course
410.542.9400
www.marylandracing.com
5201 Park Heights Avenue at Hayward and Winner Avenues
Pimlico
(Cheap if you don’t bet a lot). Home of the Preakness Stakes. $3 admission to the track. Live horse racing, April-June.
Red Maple
410.547.0149
www.930redmaple.com
930 N. Charles Street
Mount Vernon
Ethnic-themed dance nights.
Robert E. Lee Park
Mount Washington
Over 400 acres including a lake, bike, and hiking trails, and lots of dogs. Only ten minutes from Bolton Hill. (Take the Light Rail to Falls Road.)
Sankofa Dance Theatre
410.669.3786
2901 Druid Hill Avenue
Hampden
African dance and drum classes.
Shake and Bake Skating and Bowling Center
410.669.9100
www.snbskating.com
1601 Pennsylvania Avenue
Upton
Bowling and skating.
Sherwood Gardens
at Stratford Road and Greenway
Guilford
Nice, small, city park. Spectacular display of tulips in the spring. Take the Collegtown Shuttle to Loyola and walk there.
Taylor Stoneleigh Bowling Center
410.377.8115
6703 York Road
Cockeysville
Duckpin bowling in a subterranean setting.
Ultrazone Laser Tag
410.288.0880
www.lasernation.net
7835 Eastpoint Mall Drive
Eastpoint Mall
Laser tag pits teams of futuristically suited laser gunners against each other in a 21st-century game of capture the flag.
Washington Monument
Charles & Monument Streets
Mount Vernon
A tour of the inside provides the best view of the city.
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