What NOT to Do in Baltimore, Maryland
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
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Old Bay, Maryland Crab, Fells Point, Walters Art Museum, Fort McHenry and so much more! There are a lot of do's & a few don'ts when it comes to visiting Baltimore, Maryland. Here we show you around the city to get the most out of your Baltimore vacation whether you are visiting for an Orioles or Ravens game or a day trip from Washington, DC or staying longer to enjoy the aquarium, inner harbor, and the museums there is plenty to see and do in Baltimore.
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Im from Baltimore and this video sums it up in a nutshell! Old bay is good on everything!!
TRUE THAT!!
Can’t live without my Old Bay(:
It’s not just for crabs and seafood…I sprinkle it on my popcorn, my steamed green beans, and of course in my Bloody Mary(:
I have traveled my share, I love Baltimore more than anywhere else because of the people. It’s the only city I have been to where people are 100% authentically them. No pretentiousness , no snobbery, what you see is what you get.
Very true. They've got nobody they care to impress. It's a city of neighborhoods, and the culture is based on working-class lifestyles. You worked in the same factories, went to church in the same church, drank at the same bars and ate at the same diners. All kinds of people from all over the country and the world built their lives there, kind of on top of each other. It created an open, honest, no-BS kind of culture -- one that values loyalty and pride over fanciness and bling.
Been waiting for this video for a while. Spent the first 9 years of my life in Baltimore before moving to FL. Thanks for talking about being safe in the city, but not harping on it. People should also check out the Zoo and Druid Hill Park and maybe Hampden.
This is the advice I'm looking for as a person that hopes to visit again and see even more.
Pro tip: If you visit on a weekday, there are 3 completely free water taxi routes subsidized by the city. They're called the Harbor Connector routes, considered an extension of the Charm City Circulator, which is a modest network of free downtown bus routes run by the city.
I live here and didn't know about the water taxi but I'll use now thanks 👍
@@eastbmoreyo2154 from here too and never heard about no free bus rides either
In Baltimore, a person definitely can’t skip a visit to Fort McHenry.
The birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner 🇺🇸
You can even go to Baltimore county to fort Howard and go in the dungeons and stuff lot's of history there too
Don't forget the Zoo, if it's still open. When I lived in Maryland I took my children there. It was great! They are now adults (almost 30's).❤️❤️❤️
Love it! It's a little surreal to see you in my backyard. :) Baltimore has a really bad reputation, but it has its gems too.
Fells Point is rowdy over the weekends but very fun and of course the annual Fells Point Festival is incredible.
I live here :)
TriphacksDC and Wolters World, what a great combo!
Aww as a Marylander who hasn’t been home in years, you’ve got me homesick! Love Camden Yards! Fort McHenry!! And Phillips crab cakes ♥️♥️♥️
Great video and awesome seeing Rob with you. I definitely recommend also taking a short 35 min south to Annapolis. Very beautiful historic city on the water with lots of shops and restaurants. The Naval Academy is there and has a great gift shop and museum open to the public.
Annapolis is a fantastic day trip unto itself and preferably an overnight visit at a historic property.
Annapolis is a great place to visit. Downtown near the City Dock is a nice place to watch sailboats, grab some food, and people watch.
Both were great stops back in Sept. Cant wait to see them again. Make sure to drink plenty of water if you aren't used to high humidity.
One I have is don’t pass up the Guinness Open Gate brewery. It may not be the one in Dublin but it’s a super cool building with lots of historic brewing artifacts, with some good beer on top of it. It has a unique vibe which I really like. The people working there have a passion for the beer and loved to answer questions and tell stories. For being a “touristy” place,I had a really fun time. I live in Chicago where the Guinness brewery that opened up out here is pathetic in comparison to the Baltimore one.
The neighborhoods of Hampden & Canton & Federal Hill are great with interesting shops and good food. . Downtown is very limited after hours- Baltimoreans actually spend very little time there unless their working or going to the stadiums!
This, 100%. Inner Harbor is not where you want to be at dinner time. Any of those neighborhoods will have great local restaurants.
I'm from outside of Baltimore and I think you guys did a pretty good job with this video Thumbs up. Just a little note about crabs, unlike other areas, we refer to them as crabs not crab. So we say "we're having crabs" Do you want to get some crabs?" I have no idea why we say it that way when other states say crab lol but if you want to fit in, you say "how are the crabs?" I would also suggest checking out Arundel Mills which is just outside of Baltimore. There is a casino, theatre, huge mall, movies and lots of restaurants/shopping. There are also nice hotels there so if you don't want to stay downtown, this is an option as well. There are also lot of other places to check out outside of baltimore if you have the time and transportation. Annapolis, Naval Academy, Ocean City, Assateague Island National Seashore, Historic Frederick, Great Falls Park outside DC where you can ride a historic Canal boat, Blackwater National Refuge with site of Harriet Tubman's childhood home, Deep Creek Lake, Antietam National Battlefiel and more! :)
As someone else mentioned, they are getting ready to do a big revitalization of the downtown area so check on construction status before planning a trip.
Mark, thank you for visiting Baltimore, my hometown. So glad you pointed out many fun to visit places. Here are a few more. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is an old warehouse and a unique ball park. For the “real” B’more, visit Hampden. Also try Federal Hill, Bolton Hill, Mt. Washington, Mt. Vernon, Charles Village, Patterson Park and Canton. Sherwood Gardens is a lovely, free garden to visit in the spring when the tulips are out, located in the upscale neighborhood of Guilford. Folks may not know Baltimore is a college town with gorgeous campuses: Loyola, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, University of Maryland in Baltimore. We are a city with world famous teaching hospitals. Foreign dignitaries come to Baltimore for medical treatment.
A huge problem with Baltimore is it’s a city that’s been historically red lined and so there are two cities here. Also, we are still dealing with the same strife as any rust belt city. Yet, the people of Baltimore are a resilient lot. Thanks for highlighting the positives in your video!
We have to see the parallel video with Cherry Hill, Poplar Grove and Riggs, Lexington Terrace, Mondawmin, etc etc etc. Love all the sites Wolter pointed out, just wanted to point out the hoods too lol.
Very well said.
@@KasirRham B-more carful guy's might not make it out
The Walters Museum is wonderful as is the gorgeous PeabodyLibrary! And some great restaurants.
Baltimore Museum of Art is also great!
I am headed to Baltimore in a month for no reason other than to go to Baltimore . Super excited. It seems like a cool city.
I hope you enjoyed yourself! 😊🦀✨
Love playing indoor bocce in the Little Italy cafes. Harborplace is being reimagined and will hopefully give the inner harbor a much needed update. Did you know that the PowerPlant was once an indoor Six Flags amusement park?!
One more don't: dont fall into a meat induced coma at Fogo (Brazilian Steakhouse) 😂Thanks, Mark!
Glad you got to try those Old Bay wings, Mark!
If you start seeing a bunch of abandoned houses, that is *definitely* a part of the city that you want to avoid. That’s my number one safety tip.
Like Cleveland and Detroit, Baltimore city proper is also a problematic city that has more going for it than not. All 3 have worldclass features. Perhaps I'm unphased by examples of extreme wealth AND extreme poverty because I have read the context of horrendous, failed policies America has enacted on its own. Redlining, freeway construction really hurt Baltimore. It's an underrated city with amazing architecture. It has artsy quirk and a charming vibe and a unique accent. The vacants come down to this: the city can't tear them down because they are registered to LLCs. This means that until they can obtain information on any real humans behind the LLCs (which country, if the owner is even still alive) they sit. I hope they find a workaround without driving up costs of living. It is an affordable city filled with genuine people. I did see several cranes in the sky. New build is occuring throughout. Just slowly. Slower than Detroit's comeback, and definitely slower than the rapid building happening as I type this across the whole of Philadelphia and Cleveland. So far, Cleveland seems to be the only place trying to build for every income bracket without pricing folks out. Bottom line, too: folks SHOULD see all aspects of America. Folks should witness the results of disinvestment firsthand. We should understand just how widely we have weakened ourselves, our quality of life. Real estate did a lot of it. Now, real estate is mostly controlled by 3 companies. It seems that home ownership is quickly becoming a distant dream. Aren't we better than this? Can't we come together and fix things? Improving our neighbors' quality of life will improve ours in turn. It's a net benefit: figuring out how to keep money staying within and therefore reinvested in a locality. I would recommend people visit all 3 cities I mentioned. I can't wait to go back to all of them. I miss B'more Licks and their cookie butter ice cream. It was so nice on a hot day to sit there gazing out Baltimore Ave into Patterson Park. And, we still haven't even gone to any of the museums (besides Ft McHenry) mentioned in this video.
Lots of cities built urban freeways and displaced residents. Can you explain why freeway construction affected Baltimore worse compared to other cities?
Just like Cleveland and Detroit, Baltimore was an industrial city in a post industrial America. Had Bethlehem steel, the Chrome Works, Domino Sugar was refined here, they built steam ships here, the railroad was a big employer, I work on Brewer’s Hill where there are no more breweries. The jobs started leaving in the 70s, the people followed. Also it’s a port city, the docks. There were plenty of longshoremen jobs at one time, but that port also made the city an importation site for heroin since the French connection days. There used to be to a gambino crime family crew in Baltimore. When all the jobs left the heroin and the crime like burglary and gambling were the only game in town for a while.
What a nice looking city. It's giving me travel ideas... I like this video.😊❤
I’m from Baltimore and this video is amazing.
I live in South NJ, less than 2 hrs from Baltimore. Lexington Market is great, Fells Point and of course the Inner Harbor. Make sure you go in April, May, Sept or October. Summer months are so crowded and hotels are much cheaper
Baltimore also has an extensive and excellent theatre and concert scene. As a Marylander, we go to plays and concerts here all the time. My family used to have a subscription to the Lyric Opera House.
I was thinking about visiting Inner Harbor. Maybe next weekend I will go... thanks for your suggestions
Check out the reading room at the Peabody, Mt Vernon neighborhood. Cool monument in the center of the square it's within. Federal Hill, Locust Point, Patterson Park, Canton, Fell's Point all worth a stop, too. Stop in a B'more Licks for their cookie butter ice cream. You could grab that, go into the park, or stroll around looking at beautiful old row homes while you eat. You will probably run into some eclectic shops, cafes, and a really diverse restaurant scene.
Well, who knew? Very informative as always, thanks, Mark!
Thank you Wolters World!
First comment . . . from Urbana, IL. Thanks for all your videos. You've helped us have a lot of fun and safe travels, really.
Thank you Kerry! Glad to help!
I’ve always wanted to visit Baltimore and catch an O’s game!
Hey Mark, great video and thanks for coming to my hometown.
Mark, thanks for making a video about my hometown of Baltimore! I’ve seen a lot of people mention some of this, but I’ll co-sign that on top of Mt. Vernon and Fells Point, there are a few other great neighborhoods with the city’s best restaurants: Hampden, Harbor East, Canton, Locust Point, Federal Hill.
In my opinion, the biggest gem of Mt. Vernon is the Peabody Library - amazing for photos! The Domino Sugar sign is also a symbol of the city and super cool to photograph!
Harbor East is the newest and most luxurious part of the city. You’re spot on that Camden Yards is definitely one of the best ballparks in America, and Bmore is absolutely a sports town!
Lastly, while the Inner Harbor is nice to walk around, much of those stores at Harborplace are touristy (like you mention) and low-quality chains. I’d say locals don’t really go there other to walk or run on the weekends. Thankfully, there’s a plan to renovate Harborplace and hopefully rejuvenate it to be a popular central space similar to how you describe!
Thanks again!
We used to have such good food in the harborplace back on the day! I do miss those days!
Thank you for featuring Baltimore, Mark! We do love our Old Bay, our Natty Boh, and our Utz!
We have a great art culture and our restaurants are pretty amazing (KoKo’s on Harford road has THEE BEST crab cakes, imo). If you love music, and vintage stuff, visit The Sound Garden in Fells Point.
Like Mark mentioned, the inner harbor is very touristy. Don’t get food down there, it’s expensive and not that great. Go around the corner to Fells or up the street to Mount Vernon and visit the local restaurants. You can get a great burger or sushi here!
Best time to come to Baltimore is during the fall or springtime. Patterson park has GREAT festivals throughout the year and you can get a delicious scoop of ice cream nearby at B-More Licks.
Our city has some neighborhoods that aren’t the greatest, just like any other city in the world! Most people are scared of us based off of what they saw from ‘The Wire’. 😅
B-More Pride is definitely a thing, and we truly take it to heart when people talk bad about us. From Greek Town to Little Italy, make a list, and just take a tour around to see why they call us Charm City! We’d love to have ya, Hon! 🦩🦀☺️
Glad to see Fels Point is still a place to be.
I grew up in Baltimore area. I never had any issues with safety. You need to be aware of your surroundings. There are so many great neighborhoods.
Fun fact about Fort McHenry. If you purchase a flag from the gift shop, they will let you fly it on the mast. They even let you hoist it!
I love the video but it’s funny how the cop and ambulance sirens in the background lol
I'm friends with plenty of Marylanders, and I can confirm they do not shut up about Old Bay seasoning! It seems to be some sort of religion over there haha, will be sure to try it if I ever get to travel there
You can find it in just about any grocery store.
@@jonlate4581I heard that that don't sell it in a lot of other states but idk how true that is
I’m definitely going to make plans to come to Baltimore always wanted to because of the crabs 🦀 and other delicious seafood, I love seafood❤
late spring or early fall are my fav times
Right on point! Definitely mentioned Fells, mt. Vernon but don't sleep on Fed Hill neighborhood. One of the best if not the best neighborhood in the city. Cross Street market along with all the restaurants and bars etc., Fed Hill park with the best views of the city, proximity to stadiums, inner harbor and much much more...
Love Fed Hill! There’s a Thai restaurant there that has the best pad Thai. 😋
Don’t forget that MD is not just B-more city. The state fair grounds is worth going to if there’s an activity there. Don’t forget to go to Annapolis and Frederick. Don’t forget that Columbia and Ellicott City are not far from the city. Don’t forget to enjoy your visit 😊 welcome ❤
Frederick is BEAUTIFUL!
Baltimore has it’s problems, HOWEVER, I LOVED living in Baltimore. There is a vibe there that is like no other.
Thank you for a positive spin on Baltimore. I have been looking for an inner harbor hotel before my cruise. Some say it’s too unsafe but all we want to do is get to the hotel two nights earlier and spend one day walking around the inner harbor. We are not night owls so we will be cozy in our room come sunset. The Aquarium looks fantastic. Is most of the inner harbor walkable from Sonesta or close hotels?
Hey Mark, you should put up your own Wolters museum. Don’t wait for them to make one slightly named after you, lol 😂🤣
Ya, don’t walk to Lexington market VERY unsafe!
My late father was born in Frederick County, Maryland (approximately 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.); so I have a Maryland connection in my blood.
I visited Baltimore in 2012 and had a great time. I did my research about which dangerous neighbourhoods to avoid. The Inner Harbour, B & O Railroad Museum, Fort McHenry: all were terrific. Maryland crabs are delicious! Take home a can of Old Bay seasoning and a bag of Utz crab chips (potato chips coated with Old Bay)!
Love the utz crab chips
Thanks for doing this video on Baltimore. I just went to the annual German Christmas market at the harbor. It's one of my favorites! Like all other major US cities right now, Baltimore has problems but there's a lot of good happening in the city. In most of the city I feel as safe as I would in DC, Philly, or New York. One food tip is to avoid going to touristy places for crabs/crab cakes. Every restaurant in Baltimore claims to have the "best" crab cake, but it's the offbeat places that have the most authentic food. Right now, Harborplace is closed but will be undergoing a major renovation in the coming years. Harbor East has upscale shops, restaurants, and hotels for those looking for that type of experience. There's a free water taxi from near the Maryland Science Center over to Harbor East.
Yes! My sister and I went to the market! It was so cute and the brats were delicious!
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Just a heads up if you come to Baltimore via uber from DC. Rush hour can turn a 45 minute trip into an hour and 45 minutes. There are multiple routes and waze can be a lifesaver. Even if it's not rush hour there are often accidents causing delays. Maybe best just to take the marc train from union station.
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I really want to go see Edgar Allen Poe museum.
Edgar Allan Poe is buried in a neighborhood near downtown Baltimore and you can visit his grave site (people tend to leave little offerings of flowers or alcohol!). The Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore has a special collections department with Poe manuscripts and memorabilia. I haven't visited the Poe Museum yet, but I hope to go there sometime soon.
Just be aware that the Poe house is, shall we say, not located in the best part of town.
Westminster Cemetary a few blocks from the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore can be a lot of fun! There are several cool things to do. He’s right, the better restaurants are outside the harbor. There are also really cool and family friendly things. The famous black persons wax museum, graffiti alley, shops around 36th street, 32nd street farmers market (seasonal). Just like DC, Philly and other large cities it has issues with crime. You should always practice being safe wherever you go, but that’s no need to pass up on a fun city
Lived the first 30 years of my life there. I only wish you could’ve seen it in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s when it was thriving and safe.
incidentally, the early 2000s was the last time I visited downtown Baltimore.
The Wire
The inner harbor is fun, especially Christmas market time.
The railroad museum is fun. The food is good.
Visit Fort McHenry to visit the site that gave America its strange national anthem (the one that deals with a battle survived in a war that was lost - yes the USA lost! The war of 1812 is known to historians as the one Americans think they won, the ones Canadians know they won and the one the British don’t care about - remember the USA invaded Canada trying to drive the British out of North America. If you check the maps, Canada is still there and still has the King as head of state).
I agree the US over does this war, but as a military historian to say the US lost is absurd. We returned to status quo antebellum, and eliminated the Indian threat in the Northwest territories. As for the Canadian perspective, that would be largely irrelevant to most Americans. I won't be asking you for any military science analysis anytime soon.
I went to Baltimore a few years ago. It was a few nice things surrounded by horrible neighborhoods. Took the free tourist bus (rolling homeless shelter) to one museum. Neighborhood was bud but oddly desolate. I felt safe because there were no people. Went to Some "historic" market, not sure if it was Lexington or not, it was filthy and one store had bullet proof glass in front of the register. Stayed at a cool historic hotel, had fun at the railroad museum.
By far the worst thing was being unable to get a taxi. Tried to go to a site far away. No taxis on the street. Visitor center sugfested Uber. Went to a hotel, bellman said they would call, gave up after half an hour. Missed two tours we were supposed to take. Leaving our hotel for the train station had to use a car service because of thenlack of taxis, although there were a lot stopped at the train station when we got there. Very weird.
Yeah, it's not like NYC. You're best bet is uber or lyft. I wouldn't take the subway or bus. The lightrail is ok depending on where you're going
I think you went to Lexington when it was closing down for the major renovation.
Live there
baltimore has 2 different accents, baldimore/bawlmer and murlin/marilyn.. also the film maker john waters is from baltimore and people love to go see locations from his movies
Went there for the first time this past May and was severely underwhelmed. The inner harbor felt dead, and I have a pretty high tolerance for being unsafe environments, but didn’t feel great. It was 6pm by the time I got there on Memorial Day so couldn’t go to attractions like the aquarium, or fort McHenry. I have little desire to go back
Wow, was there in September and left this area. We explored all over. No issues. Lots of charming neighborhoods to explore. Genuine people. Maybe try leaving tourist areas? Because people were out and about everywhere. Also: your perceptions of safety are really skewed with reality. That area scared you!? It's really safe, and nice. Definitely a you issue you need to work on. I notice city people are scared of the country, and rural people scared of cities. I've lived in both. Love both. A lot of it comes down to how comfortable you are with yourself. I'm a scrawny white nerd, and regularly venture into handfuls of Detroit's neighborhoods without a problem. It's a great place. Always a good time. Your comfort zone will kill you.
@@Pomeray8 yeah and I pretty much only had 2 hours so yeah it was a very rushed experienced and I bet I could’ve gotten a little more out of it but there just wasn’t a lot of people out and about. It was more some of streets on the east side of town where I came in from Philly. I live in Youngstown OH and have my whole life. Believe me I got a high tolerance for this safety. I came into downtown Baltimore expecting something comparable to downtown Cleveland or Pittsburgh and It felt like a run down harbor town. Not a place that has pro sports teams and national institutions. The CBD was just full of terrible infrastructure
The inner harbor is abandoned right now as they are razing the buildings and constructing a new Harborplace.
I would rather walk around fells point than the inner harbor.
Old Bay is very good. Not worth going overboard with it though.
Baltimore. We have Crabs!
6:23 Baltimore gets majority of its crabs from Asia. That said, Koco's Pub on Harford Rd. is the place to get crab cakes.
Literally just mentioned KoKo’s I love them!
Baltimore Orioles is by God and Me Natalie Nannybo in 1975. God put in the Ravens too in 1980. There are Sports Fans that come in from New York.
Remember to order True Blue if you want to taste the real Maryland blue crab. It's better than the stuff you get down south, which surprised me when I realized it recently. (I thought it was state pride, but it's not. True Blue just tastes better.)
You really should have mentioned that there is an overwhelming homeless population. Like whole communities of homeless people. Also about the dangers of the squeegee boys and people who will come up to your car window trying to sell you drugs. My husband is from here and when I first went it was a lot of culture shock for me and I grew up and hour north from there.
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Baltimore has lot to offer. It's less safe now than in the past.
have been stuck here for 15 years and change now thanks to Uncle Sam. About to finally get free. Best advice: just don't visit. I mean unless you have plenty of kevlar. Easy peasy.
Baltimore is probably the only city in the US I actually want to visit, should money and work ever allow me to travel again.
... Why?
It's a great city. I hope you get a chance to visit.
I wanted to like Baltimore when I visited. But it felt crazy dangerous especially at night, restaurants were underwhelming but expensive with terrible service and the Aquarium was also ok, big but not amazing. Camden Yards was cool, but that’s about it.
Where did you go? It has one of the cheapest costs of living for a city its size, and one along the coasts at that. Maybe do a little research. Just because something feels dangerous doesn't mean it is. While Baltimore does have its dangerous areas, you were probably in the White L, and simply unfamiliar with your surroundings. Plus: don't eat in the tourist spots if you don't want to pay tourist prices. Talk to the locals, ask what's good. I asked all around Philly about pretzels, and the locals were more than happy to recommend similar options. I picked one at random, and no one steered me wrong! People will tell you straight up if something is hype, overpriced, and totally not worth it.
Love the pit beef especially from those little tiny huts like the one near Security Mall with horse radish and tiger sauce!
Natty Bo and Old Bay!!!
It’s better in B’More, Hon😘
9:02.... as if Tuesday, January 30th, 2024, the aforementioned owner is gone from owning the Orioles. At least in 40% of the stakes currently.
Baltimore is my favorite 3rd world city
Mine is Los Angeles.
17:50 17:5
Sure seems like the National Aquarium and the New England Aquarium were designed by the same person/people
The big B more
Haven’t heard it called that before, but I like it.
Well I am from Baltimore and I hate Nati Bo. lol
Yes, we do drop the "T" in Baltimore. lol
It really does taste like horse piss, and I say that as a huge fan of Baltimore. There are so many really good local breweries in the city and state now that it makes no sense to subject yourself to Natty Boh more than once, just to say you drank it.
Who has got the best package?
We sa y Baltimore like baldimore like valdimore from hairy potter but with a b
why u never go romania best country ive ever been to
#9 Don't drive on the bridges
I came to this video to find this comment and wasnt disapointed
Skip the market. It's a food court.
I’ve never been to Baltimore or Maryland.
I have never really heard of people visiting Baltimore or anywhere in Maryland in their US trip itinerary.
Is it true to say that it’s relatively off the beaten track and not a popular destination for non-American tourists (and possibly even American tourists)?
Maryland is a very popular destination for anyone visiting the mid-Atlantic region of the East Coast, especially if you're visiting the Washington, D.C. metro region. Great places to visit in Maryland include Baltimore, Annapolis, and the Eastern Shore. Other small cities like Frederick and Cumberland are historic and interesting, too.
It's not off the beaten track at all - it's one of the most densely populated states in the US - but people just don't celebrate its culture very much. (Mid-Atlantic, or Delmarva)
@@S.A.White... So are Baltimore and Maryland popular destinations for non-American tourists and people who live outside of the U.S. then?
My father and his family are from Frederick County, Maryland, and I love visiting the county and the City of Frederick. The city is compact and walkable with plenty of old brownstone buildings filled with unique shoppes and restaurants. You can stroll the beautiful Carroll Creek Park in the heart of historic downtown. Learn about historic locals Francis Scott Key and Barbara Fritchie. Outside the city is the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath --- popular for hiking and bicycling.
@@Saadlatif92 No, because HBO has been hiring the same 3 goshdarn people to consult on anti-Baltimore TV shows for upwards of 2 decades now. So people think they know Baltimore because they watched the wire, and they think Baltimore IS the wire.
Everybody comes here for medical treatments though. Because of Johns Hopkins.
For the love of God and all that's holy, avoid Pennsylvania Avenue like the plague!
Lol it's a good day trip because you don't want to be there at night. The aquarium and visionary art museum is worth a visit to Baltimore. Walter museum is also cool and nearby. The streets roll up at 9 and you do not want to be out after that--granted I visited shortly after the riots, so might be different now
Hmm, I visit Detroit all the time at night. Never a problem. Just depends where you are at. Detroit's worst areas are very specific and way out of the way to anyone but born and raised locals, and I know most of its neighborhoods. Maybe ask the locals what they do at night? Of course, no matter where you are, this rule is always a good one: "nothing good happens after midnight." Walking alone drunk, staring at your phone down streets that aren't well lit? Yeah, that's a good way to find trouble! So is strolling into somewhere late at night holding cash in search of serious drugs or prostitutes.
Hmm, I visit Detroit all the time at night. Never a problem. Just depends where you are at. Detroit's worst areas are very specific and way out of the way to anyone but born and raised locals, and I know most of its neighborhoods. Maybe ask the locals what they do at night? Of course, no matter where you are, this rule is always a good one: "nothing good happens after midnight." Walking alone drunk, staring at your phone down streets that aren't well lit? Yeah, that's a good way to find trouble! So is strolling into somewhere late at night holding cash in search of serious drugs or prostitutes.
The inner harbor is almost all there is, and then the neighborhoods, I used to like Baltimore in the 90's. Not much there
Your right nothing to see here man. Better if you take a trip to DC
Did we see the same place!? This comment is out of touch with reality. It was really fun to explore. A lot of museums, attractions, architecture, art, natural scenery, culturally important history to offer. Suit yourself. I loved the back in angled parking. I spent most time away from the Inner Harbor.
@@Pomeray8Appreciate the love and positivity you’re putting out there about my hometown.
So when I'm in Baltimore I shouldn't wear my ZATARAIN'S a New Orleans Tradition Since 1889 shirt.😂
Zararains is owned by McCormick, the same company that owns Old Bay. So go ahead.
Just be aware that we may retch if you talk about boiling seafood.
Old Bay Seasoning is by God and Spirits of God. It is from 1700.
Don’t become an Orioles fan just a please a pretty girl. Become an Orioles fan because you love Halloween colors. Their uniform is orange and black.
Well, it's also the color of the actual bird...
@@jonlate4581 birds and multiple colors and some of them take Halloween very seriously. Hoppy belated Halloween 2023 to you and yours.
or you're a Princeton alum.
@@grdn02100 my dog went to Princeton. She wore the colors. Now she is a doctor only on Halloween.
Only thing to really see in Baltimore I think is the Harbor and Aquarium.
Fells point? Federal Hill? Art Museums? There's way more to Baltimore then just the Harbor
@@shadowmwoAgree with you completely. The Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art are both excellent.
@@shadowmwo I'm from Philly I don't get there enough.
Those are precisely the uncool things in the city. You need to get out into the neighborhoods and go to the places real people go for real food and neighborhood bars.
Care to visit the street ‘The Wire’ was filmed????
The Wire was filmed all over Baltimore.
@@ramblinman07was going to say this. i love the wire, AND i loved my recent first visit to Baltimore. i live in the rust belt, so navigating the city was no worries. Lots of charming areas all over. The wire was about Bmore's CORRUPTION first and foremost. It is also not a documentary. Maybe the commenter doesn't know this?
Dope on the table
Balmer. Correct pronunciation.
Yeah Hon! 😊
I don't think I'd ever go to Baltimore. (LA based) CDMX is closer and cheaper 😃
If I already see a blue hyacinth macaw in captivity, a species where only 5-6000 remain in the wild, I could puke. Plus, studies show that around 90(!) % of marine animals in aquariums are wild catches. Just that stupid humans can stare at them. Better think twice before visiting places like that!
As a former Baltimore city police detective Sgt of 20 years, stay away from this city lol
Good job. Thanks for leaving the city better than you found it. /s
Those of us from civilization (DC area) call the natives there "Baltimorons". The Inner Harbor pavilions are being torn down to rebuild them so that area will be off limits for awhile. I have to admit I've gone up there for dinner a few times and to some of the rock clubs but I tend to stay away from any inner city. Too much random gang violence and kids carjacking you. I live right outside DC and I don't go anywhere near the downtown areas of that place either.
Ahh, and here we have the classic case of the Beltway Snob. While DC is cool and my family worked for senators and Boeing in the Beltway, I have been treated way better in the wealthy neighborhoods of Boston (shout out to 75 Chestnut in Back Bay), the Upper East Side (shoutout to Bemelman's Bar at the Carlysle Hotel) NYC, Charleston, richest northern burbs of Chicago. It's an unearned snobbery. Sorry, but DC is no Chicago or NYC. You're just not that cool. And you ride the right lane on the freeways, which bunches up traffic and causes multiple accidents in the slightest of rainstorms.
@@Pomeray8 you’re right DC is better Chicago like Baltimore is losing their population by the year due to gang violence and Chicago is full with illegal immigrants, and the immigrants have fully taken over New York City. The city is an overcrowded mess. And have became very overrated overnight. It’s not the New York it used to be.
Your choice, but you are missing out on 75 percent of the culture and coolness of the area you live in. You're like a turtle carrying your own shell around with you. But sure, enjoy the bright lights of Hyattsville or Reston, or whatever soulless row of overpriced apartments you live in.
Natty Boh is not local anymore. Hasn’t been for about 40 years.
However it’s a staple item, similar to UTZ. ☺️
Crime has ruined it
Big fan of the channel (recommend it to everyone) and of Baltimore. But other than the great footage of great places to go, I wasn’t a fan of the production values or some of the content emphasis on this video-it seemed like an intentional choice to show “bloopers” and doing a second almost identical round of old bay schpiel was acknowledged but both didn’t come off well to the viewer (and seemed over the top to emphasize the weirdness.) Also while customers are in Baltimore, Natty Bo hasn’t been a real local beer (as asserted) for a very long time.