Museums

Museums
  1. 274.) 
    Walters Art Museum

    Ancient, medieval, and 19th-century painting collections. Hackerman House, a beautifully restored home adjacent to the museum, houses the Walters' Asian art collection. Free.
    600 N. Charles Street
    410 / 547-9000
  2. 275.) 
    US Lacrosse Location

    Memorabilia, artifacts, equipent, uniforms, written material and documents relating to lacrosse.
    113 W. University Parkway
    410 / 235-7392
  3. 276.) 
    Streetcar Museum

    Ride the rails along the Jones Falls in antique Baltimore streetcars.
    1901 Falls Road
    410 / 547-0264
  4. 277.) 
    Shot Tower

    A 234-foot brick tower built with one million wood fired bricks in 1828 for the production of lead shot.
    801 East Fayette Street
    410 / 396-5894
  5. 278.) 
    Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture

    The largest African American museum on the East coast with a mission to be the premier resource of information and inspiration about the lives of
    830 East Pratt Street
    443 / 263-1800
  6. 279.) 
    Port Discovery

    Voted one of the Top 5 Children's Museums in the U.S.
    35 Market Place
    410 / 727-8120
  7. 281.) 
    NSS Constellation Museum

    Dating from 1853, Constellation was the last all-sail warship designed by the US Navy.
    1 West Pratt Street
    410 / 539-1797
  8. 282.) 
    National Museum of Dentistry

    Collections of artifacts and entertaining, educational exhibitions representing a riveting historical mix of gear, gadgets, and lore associated with dentistry and teeth.
    313 S. Greene St.
    410 / 706-0600
  9. 283.) 
    Maryland Historical Society

    The original manuscript of the "Star Spangled Banner" is housed here, along with decorative arts and a large 19th-century silver collection. Admission $6 with student ID.
    201 W. Monument Street
    410 / 685-3750
  10. 284.) 
    Living Classrooms

    This educational foundation runs interesting hands-on, outdoor youth programs, many involving the Chesapeake Bay. The foundation also manages Baltimore's National Historic Seaport and Maritime Museum.
    802 South Caroline Street
    410 / 685-0295
  11. 285.) 
    Jewish Museum of Maryland

    One of the country's leading centers for exhibits about Jewish heritage and culture.
    15 Lloyd Street
    410 / 732-6400
  12. 286.) 
    Great Blacks in Wax Museum

    Features 100 life-size, life-like wax figures highlighting historical and contemporary personalities of African ancestry.
    1601 East North Ave.
    410 / 563-3404
  13. 287.) 
    Evergreen Museum

    1850s Italianate mansion with post-Impressionist paintings, rare books, Tiffany glass, Japanese netsuke, and Baltimore's only private theater.
    4545 North Charles Street
    410 / 516-0341
  14. 288.) 
    The Contemporary Museum

    A museum dedicated to creating education programs and cultural experiences that reach an exceptionally wide range of constituents. Suggest donation of $3 for students.
    100 W. Centre Street
    410 / 783-5270
  15. 289.) 
    Baltimore's Black American Museum

    Contemporary and third-world artists, artifacts, and memorabilia.
    1767 Carswell Street
    410 / 243-9600
  16. 290.) 
    Baltimore Museum of Industry

    $6 with student ID. Lots of hands-on exhibitions about Baltimore's industrial history.
    1415 Key Highway
    410 / 727-4808
  17. 291.) 
    Baltimore Museum of Art

    Maryland's largest museum, noted for its modern collection, American wing, and sculpture garden. Open Wednesday=Sunday, free.
    10 Art Museum Drive
    410 / 573-1701
  18. 292.) 
    Baltimore Maritime Museum

    Embrace your inner salty dog and check out the array of historic battleships maintained in the Inner Harbor.
    802 South Caroline Street
    410 / 396-5528
  19. 293.) 
    B & O Railroad Museum

    Over 150 locomotives and rolling stock on a 40-acre property.
    901 W. Pratt Street
    410 / 752-4287
  20. 294.) 
    American Visionary Art Museum

    Nation's only museum devoted to the work of untrained "outsider" artists. Definitely worth a visit. $7 with student ID.
    800 Key Highway
    410 / 244-1900