How to get around Baltimore? Make friends with someone who will eventually move there and act as a tour guide & chauffeur. That's what we did.
Our friends Jesse & Della moved to Maryland so Jesse could attend PA school a few years ago. They were gracious enough to let us stay at their apartment and drive us anywhere we wanted to go. We spent the most touristy time in D.C., but we did go to church in Baltimore and spent one Sunday afternoon at Inner Harbor.
We parked really close and just paid like $15 for a couple of hours. I'm sure there are cheap places to park, and you can probably get validated parking, but we didn't really care to search. We just wanted to get out and look around. Della drove and the three of us walked around. There are ships you can tour, but we were about 5 minutes too late in buying tickets. If you want to do any of the tours, make sure you check the hours first. If you are spending more than a couple hours there, I'd recommending looking into the Harbor Pass.
We did pay ($5/pp) to go to the Top of The World Observatory on the top level of the Baltimore World Trade Center. They have a small (but good) 9/11 memorial and some spectacular views.
Other than the WTC, we just walked around and took crazy pictures. It's beautiful there and it was really peaceful that day. It rained on us the whole time and it was pretty windy, but I never felt like I needed a jacket. It mostly sprinkled, and for the few minutes it poured, we just huddled under a pavilion with a bunch of other strangers. The weather changes quickly so don't get discouraged if the skies are gray.
Feel free to check out my friend Della's blog for some more Baltimore awesomeness.
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