Couple at a Walters Art Museum function

Attractive couple at a Walters Art Museum function, Baltimore; credit BACVA

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The Map of Soul runs through Baltimore, a city of old and modern charms, plus distinction as the only American city with 5 notable Black Museums, 2 HBCUs, profound Jazz heritage, Underground Railroad sites and NAACP headquarters.

History
Fort McHenry home of the Star Spangled Banner anthem

Cultural Sites
Baltimore has more great Black Museums than any other city, including the Reginald Lewis Museum

Restaurants & Nightclubs
No visit is complete without tasting sumptuous Maryland Crabs

Historic Sites
Se Historic Black Churches and an Underground Railroad Station

General Attractions
Most visits to Charm City start with the Inner Harbor promenade

Family Attractions
Take in a Ravens football game or an Orioles baseball game

Frederick Douglass in Maryland
Douglass spent much of his youth working at the port

Enchanting & Woke Museums
Baltimore Museum of Art has upped its DEI game

Arts
Mount Vernon Art District has more than an old-money vibe

Pennsylvania Avenue
The Avenue was like 125th Street to Harlem

Black Theatre
The 1980s Black TV star Howard Rollins began here

A Civil Rights Hoax Gone Good
This incredible true story exposed the absurdity of racism

Places of Worship
This old city has remarkable Black Churches

Fell’s Point
This 18th-century port district throbs with good eats

Jazz in the City
Billie Holiday, Chick Webb & Cab Calloway set early standards

Oprah Winfrey’s Milestone
Baltimore gave Oprah her first chance to really shine on TV

Shops & Galleries
Wisdom Book Center is a long-time favorite

Tsacala Self at Baltimore Museum of Art; (c) Soul Of America

Innkeeper & Spas
Post-pandemic survivors await your business

More Maryland Attractions
Stretch your visit outside the city to more attractions

Maryland Crabs
Nobody does crabs like Charm City

Baltimore Trivia & Famous Residents
Michael Dorsey, The Prince of West Baltimore

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