Best Family-Friendly Attractions
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Robinson Nature Center
Exhibits on nature in a woodsy setting. 18-acre center exploring the local ecosystem via a planetarium, nature exhibits & wooded trail.
Blandair Regional Park West Playground
Large park with sports fields. Simple park featuring multipurpose sports fields with bleachers plus a playground & parking lot.
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
Park with a replica of Banneker's cabin. This park commemorating author & naturalist Benjamin Banneker features a replica of his log cabin.
Kinder Farm Park
Hands-on farming lessons & chickens. Farm turned county park, offering a look at past & present farming practices, including animal care.
B&O Railroad Museum
Locomotive exhibits & train rides. National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum
Baseball icon's home & sports exhibits. Famed slugger's birthplace houses baseball memorabilia & other sports-related exhibits.
Riverside Park
17-acre public park with a pool. Grassy urban oasis with a marble fountain, swimming pool, trails, playgrounds & sports fields.
Maryland Science Center
Exhibits plus IMAX shows & a planetarium. Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.
Federal Hill Park
Harbor views & a Civil War cannon. Hilltop harbor overlook with 2 points of entry (100 stairs or no stairs), a play area & old cannon.
West Shore Park
Park with a fountain & splash pad. Waterside park featuring a fountain & splash pad, plus tree-shaded benches & a grassy lawn.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
An interactive history of local workers. The city's Industrial Revolution animated via displays such as an interactive 1865 oyster cannery.
American Visionary Art Museum
Unusual exhibits, sculptures & a garden. Small museum with unusual rotating exhibits by self-taught artists, plus sculptures & a garden.
Historic Ships in Baltimore
Maritime museum with ships & lighthouse. Maritime museum with 1850s sloop-of-war & lighthouse, plus a submarine, Coast Guard cutter & more.
Top of the World Observation Level
Observation deck with panoramic views. World Trade Center's 27th-floor observation tower with 360-degree views of the city & harbor.
National Aquarium
Iconic fixture for marine-life exhibits. Iconic landmark offering marine-life exhibits, a dolphin show, shark tank & walk-through rainforest.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
More than 1,500 animals, since 1876. More than 1,500 birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles at this zoo in Druid Hill Park since 1876.
Pierce's Park
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The Walters Art Museum
Ancient through 21st-century art. Historic 3-building gallery with paintings & artifacts from ancient times to the present.
Port Discovery Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits for young learners. Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Famed "Star-Spangled Banner" fort. Fort whose War of 1812 victory inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
290-mi. trail for hiking & biking. 290-mi. hiking & biking trail commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812.
Canton Waterfront Park
Harbor views & historic scenery. Picturesque waterfront park is home to the Korean War Memorial & provides views of Fort McHenry.
Patterson Park
Urban park with seasonal pool & ice rink. Popular park with an observatory, playgrounds & a dog park, plus a seasonal pool & ice rink.
Fort Howard Park
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