MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

MUSEUMS

BALTIMORE CITY

• Museums, Baltimore City - Origin

American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Baltimore American Indian Center
113 South Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231 - 1727
(410) 675-3535
web: www.baic.org

American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Baltimore Black Museum
1767 Carswell St., Baltimore, MD 21218 - 4908
(410) 243-9600

Baltimore Children's Museum (Port Discovery)
35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 - 4002
(410) 727-8120; (410) 864-2700 (general information)
e-mail: info@portdiscovery.org
web: www.portdiscovery.org

Baltimore City Fire Museum
414 North Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 727-2414

Baltimore City Life Museums
33 South Front St., Baltimore, MD 21202-4523
(410) 396-3279

Baltimore City Fire Museum. 414 North Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland, June 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Baltimore Maritime Museum
Piers 3 & 5, Baltimore Inner Harbor
802 South Caroline St., Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 396-3453
e-mail: admin@baltomaritimemuseum.org
web: www.baltomaritimemuseum.org/

Baltimore Museum of Art, Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Baltimore Museum of Art entrance, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Baltimore Public Works Museum
Pier VII, 751 Eastern Ave. (at President St.), Baltimore, MD 21202 - 4369
(410) 396-5565
(closed effective February 3, 2010 due to budget shortfall)

Baltimore Streetcar Museum
1901 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD 21211 - 5810
(410) 547-0264
web: www.baltimorestreetcar.org/

Baltimore's Black American Museum
1767 Carswell St., Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 243-9600
(by appointment)

Carroll Museums
800 East Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 605-2964
e-mail: info@carrollmuseums.org
web: www.carrollmuseums.org

Carroll Mansion
800 East Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 605-2964
(open, April 1 to Oct. 31: Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.; Nov. 1 to March 31: by appointment)

Phoenix Shot Tower
801 East Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 605-2964
(open, April 1 to Oct. 31: Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.; Nov. 1 to March 31: by appointment)

Phoenix Shot Tower, 801 East Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Cylburn Nature Museum
4915 South Greenspring Ave., Baltimore, MD 21209 - 4698
(410) 396-0180
web: www.cylburnassociation.org/subpages/naturemuseum.html

Davis Planetarium (Maryland Science Center)
601 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21230 - 3803
(410) 685-5225; tdd: (410) 962-0223
web: www.mdsci.org/planetarium/index.html

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry entrance (left), Smithsonian affiliate, 31 South Greene St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Evergreen House
4545 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 2601
(410) 516-0341
e-mail: bnowell@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
web: www.museums.jhu.edu/evergreen.php

Fell's Point Maritime Museum
1724 Thames St., Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 732-0278
web: www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1167053

Fell's Point Museum Cultural Program
1631 Aliceanna St., Baltimore, MD 21231 - 2925
(410) 228-7886

Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
East Fort Ave., Baltimore, MD 21230 - 4526
(410) 962-4290
e-mail: fomc_superintendent@nps.gov
web: www.nps.gov/fomc/

Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
1417 Thames St., Baltimore, MD 21231
web: www.livingclassrooms.org/Facilities/fdimmp.html

Geppi's Entertainment Museum (history of pop culture)
Camden Station (above Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards)
301 West Camden St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 625-7060; fax: (410) 625-7090
web: www.geppismuseum.com

Great Blacks in Wax Museum
1601 East North Ave., Baltimore, MD 21213 - 1409
(410) 563-3404
web: www.greatblacksinwax.org

Heritage Museum of Art
Hamlet Court, 4509 Prospect Circle, Baltimore, MD 21216 - 1615
(410) 664-6711

H. L. Mencken House
1524 Hollins St., Baltimore, MD
e-mail: secretary@menckenhouse.org
web: www.menckenhouse.org/index.htm
(open by appointment only)

Homewood House (home of Charles Carroll, Jr.)
3400 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 - 2608
(410) 516-5589
e-mail: homewood@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
web: www.museums.jhu.edu/homewood.php

Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens
Druid Hill Park, Horticulture Division
Dept. of Recreation & Parks, 3100 Swan Drive, Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-0180
web: http://baltimorecity.gov/government/agenciesdepartments/recreationandparks/specialfacilities/howardpetersrawlingsconservatory.aspx

Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum
918 Lemmon St., Baltimore, MD 21223-2605
e-mail: info@irishshrine.org
web: www.irishshrine.org

James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center
Morgan State University
2100 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21251 - 0001
(443) 885-3030
web: www.murphyfineartscenter.org/

Jewish Museum of Maryland

Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Lacrosse Museum & National Hall of Fame
113 West University Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21210 - 3300
(410) 235-6882
web: www.uslacrosse.org/topnav/museumhalloffame/visitthemuseum.aspx

Lloyd Street Synagogue, Lloyd St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Maryland Historical Society Museum
201 West Monument St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 4625
(410) 685-3750
e-mail: library@mdhs.org
web: www.mdhs.org/museum/collections

Maryland Museum of Military History, Fifth Regiment Armory, 29th Division St., Baltimore, Maryland, January 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Mother Seton House (first American-born Catholic saint)
600 North Paca St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 1995
(410) 523-3443
web: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/b13.htm

Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St., Baltimore, Maryland, June 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Mount Clare Museum House (Georgian architecture)
Carroll Park, 1500 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230 - 1727
(410) 837-3262
e-mail: mountclaremuseum@aol.com
web: www.mountclare.org/

Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church and Asbury House
10 East Mt. Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 - 2390
(410) 685-5290
web: www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=60&COUNTY=Baltimore%20City&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20City

Museum for Contemporary Art (see Contemporary Museum)
(410) 783-5720

Museum of Baltimore Legal History
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 2nd floor
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 4403
(410) 962-2820 (Judge James F. Schneider)
(410) 727-5020 (Phillip Sherman)
web: www.msba.org/departments/commpubl/publications/bar_bult/2004/dec04/treasure.htm
(open Tue., Wed., Thurs., 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. & by appointment)

Dolphin, National Aquarium, 501 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Natural History Society of Maryland
2643 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 - 4590
(410) 235-6116
web: www.marylandnature.org

Old Otterbein United Methodist Church
112 West Conway St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2478
(410) 685-4703
web: www.southbaltimore.com/church/Otterbein

Orioles Museum, Bath Ruth Birthplace &
216 Emory St., Baltimore, MD 21230 - 2235
(410) 727-1539
web: www.baberuthmuseum.com

Peale Museum (holdings transferred to Maryland Historical Society in 1999)

Pharmacy Museum, Maryland Pharmacy Association
650 West Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 1572
(410) 727-0746

Port Discovery Children's Museum
35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 727-8120; (410) 864-2700 (general information)
e-mail: info@portdiscovery.org
web: www.portdiscovery.org

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture
830 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 263-1800
web: www.africanamericanculture.org/#

Robert Long House (oldest City residence)
812 South Ann St., Baltimore, MD 21231 - 3403
(410) 675-6750
web: www.preservationsociety.com/PS2011robertlonghouse.html

Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards
Camden Station, 301 West Camden St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 727-1539
web: www.sportslegendsatcamdenyards.com

Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards, Camden Station, 301 West Camden St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & 1812 Museum, 844 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Top-of-the-World Observation Level & Museum
World Trade Center, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 3117
(410) 837-8439
web: www.baltimore.to/TopOfWorld/index.html

USS Constellation
Pier 1, Baltimore Inner Harbor
301 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 3110
(410) 539-4018, (410) 539-1797
e-mail: jheimbach@constellation.org
web: www.historicships.org/constellation.html

Washington Monument & Museum
Mount Vernon Place
699 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 5185
(410) 396-7931
web: www.baltimoremuseums.org/visit/museums/washmonument.shtml

Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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