Titania by John Simmons
Things To Do
Baltimore
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Titania by John Simmons |
Things To DoBaltimore
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| Cost: | $17.50 adults, $14.50 seniors, $9.50 children 3-11, children under 3 free |
| Location: | 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore (at the Inner Harbor) |
| Description: | A very large aquarium featuring dolphin shows, rays, sharks, a rain forest on the top floor, and lots and lots of fish. |
| Comments: | Washington DC has no aquarium that can match the size
and attractiveness of Baltimore's, and it's larger than
Montreal's, too. One tip for visiting the aquarium is to arrive after 3 PM on weekdays (this might not work on weekends). The museum stays open until 7:30, so there is still lots of time to see the whole aquarium, but the school groups will be gone by then. Maggie and I (Barb) did this last year, and it worked out quite well. |
| Cost: | $14.00-19.50 for adults $9.50-13.50 for children 3-12 $13.00-18.50 for seniors (60+) (The total cost depends on the whether or not you want to see the traveling exhibits and/or the IMAX film...see web page for various options.) |
| Location: | 601 Light Street, Baltimore (at the Inner Harbor) |
| Description: | This is a science museum, with exhibits featuring dinosaurs and fossils, interactive displays on general physical concepts, and an IMAX theater. |
| Comments: | Not a bad science museum, though still not as large as the Minnesota Science Museum. |
| Cost: | $9 adult, $6 student/child, $6 senior children 4 and under are free |
| Location: | 800 Key Highway, Baltimore (near the Inner Harbor) |
| Description: | A museum for art by self-taught (and often eccentric) artists. The art can be very strange and at times disturbing, but a visit will probably be memorable. |
| Comments: | Visionary artists (the term the museum uses -- "folk artists" is also used) are people without art training who've set out to make sculptures and paintings. Often these people aren't quite right in the head, so much of the art is off-kilter and unconventional, and can be quite shocking. The exhibit we saw last year had some pieces that were amusing, some that were repulsive, and a few that were quite beautiful. For this reason, I wouldn't suggest bringing a child to this museum, but adults who like strangeness should consider a visit. |
| Cost: | $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $3.50 children 6-14 |
| Location: | The Inner Harbor, Baltimore |
| Description: | The Constellation is the last sailing ship built by the US Navy, commissioned in 1853 and serving for 40 years. It was restored in the 1950s and is now permanently docked in the harbor where you can tour it. |
| Comments: | Visiting the ship takes only an hour or two, and it's a wonderful glimpse of what shipboard life must have been like. Definitely worth seeing for anyone interested in nautical or US history. (Small warning: even though it's docked, the ship still sways with the waves a little. People who are very sensitive may get motion-sickness after a while.) |
| Cost: | $5.00 adults, $3.00 children 7-14 well behaved children 6 and under are free |
| Location: | 1808 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore |
| Description: | No, this is not a museum of dimes. It is modelled after the "dime museums" that were precursors to the travelling side shows. The collection consists of various oddities that would have drawn crowds in the early 1900s -- such as shrunken heads, human hair art, and various odd "animals". |
| Comments: | The two guys who own the place are more than happy to chat about the collection -- it reminded us a bit of going to the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices when it was still open. |
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Last updated: 13 July 2004