After scoring an amazing package deal, J and I flew down to North America’s other capital city and met up with my Dutch friend Mirte for the start of a three city, three day vacation. First stop was Baltimore. They don’t call it Charm City for nothing. Crabcakes, a huge anime convention and visionary art, oh my.
With only a few hours, we spent most of our short time around the touristy area, Inner Harbor. Was hoping to come across a John Waters museum of some kind but unfortunately no. But be sure to check out the American Visionary Art Museum which has some pretty spectacular pieces from self-taught artists.
More photos on my Flickr page.
For Baltimore city + DIY resources I clicked here:
- Baltimore City Paper – The city’s free weekly paper with listings. Check out the excellent Baltimanual which includes recommended places and Bests Of.
- What Weekly – a free multimedia magazine dedicated to Baltimore’s art, culture and people. Check out their Calendar of Events.
- Design*Sponge Baltimore City Guide – Great guide on CharmCityInfo on the city broken down by neighbourhood and by eating, seeing and shopping. Includes Google Map with shops.
- TripAdvisor’s Baltimore for Hipsters – yes they use the term hipster but lots of good local recommendations.
- Baltimore Etsy Street Team blog – Info on goods sold by the Etsy team in the city and some info on local happenings.