Baltimor - Baltimore

Xuddi shu nomdagi boshqa joylar uchun qarang Baltimor (ajralish).

Amerika tarixining bo'laklari har burchakda Baltimor. MerilendBu eng katta shahar, ehtimol, sayti sifatida eng mashhur bo'lgan gritty eski dengiz porti shaharchasidir Fort-Xenri, bu erda, 1812 yilgi urush avj olgan paytda, Britaniyaning g'azablangan bombardimoniga qaramay, port ustida yirtilib ketgan, ammo buzilgan Amerika bayrog'ini ko'rish, Frensis Skot Keyni keyinchalik AQSh madhiyasiga moslashtirilgan she'rni yozishga ilhomlantirdi ". Yulduzli bayroq ". Hozirgi kunda Baltimorning tinimsiz hayoti, mo''tadil iqlimi, mehmondo'stlik an'analari (ular bu joyni bejiz "Charm City" deb atashmaydi) va madaniy diqqatga sazovor joylar - uning eng yaxshi joylashgan joyi haqida Chesapeake Bay - uni sayyohlikning asosiy yo'nalishlaridan biriga aylantirish O'rta Atlantika mintaqa.

Tumanlar

Baltimorda rasmiy ravishda belgilangan juda hayratlanarli raqam mavjud mahallalar. Garchi ularning ba'zilari bir necha bloklardan iborat bo'lsa-da, ularning har biri o'ziga xos xarakterga ega.

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 Ichki Makon
Baltimorning tashrif buyuruvchilar uchun birinchi o'rindagi joyi - bu turistlar uchun juda qimmat narxdagi bar va restoranlarning ulushi, albatta, bu ajoyib muzeylar, mehmonxonalar va muhtasham Milliy akvariumga ham havas qiladi.
 Fells Point (Kichik Italiya, jo'xori go'shti qatori)
Fells Point, Ichki Makonni - Merilendning birinchi bag'ishlangan tarixiy tumanining 19-asrdagi muhitida ajoyib pablar, tungi hayot va restoranlarni (ayniqsa, kichik, ammo juda chinakam Kichik Italiyada) to'ldirishi mumkin emas edi.
 Shahar markazi (UMB, Lexington bozori)
Baltimorning markaziy biznes tumani, Merilend universiteti talabalar shaharchasi, hayratga soluvchi Leksington bozori, shuhratparast "Blok", grilzga ixtisoslashgan zargarlik do'konlari va maftunkor Seton tepaligi, diniy, me'morchilikka boy hududning nomuvofiq aralashmasi. va afroamerikaliklar tarixi.
 Midtown (Vernon tog'i, Shimoliy Stantsiya stantsiyasi, Charlz St, Bolton tepaligi)
Amaliy san'at zonasi joylashgan Penn stantsiyasi va boshqa ko'plab diqqatga sazovor joylar joylashgan shaharning eng chiroyli qismlaridan biri (Uolters san'at muzeyi, asl Vashington yodgorligi, Charlz ko'chasida ovqatlanish va ovqatlanish, va boshqalar), aksariyat mehmonlar ahmoqlik bilan o'tishadi. ustida.
 Janubiy Baltimor (Federal tepalik, Chigirtka punkti, Pigtaun, Fort-Mxenri)
Sanoat Baltimor ko'k-yoqa vafot etmoqda va tezda Federal tepalik kabi yuqori darajadagi santrifikatsiya qilingan mahallalar bilan almashtirilmoqda. Sayohatchilar nuqtai nazaridan bu unchalik yomon emas - shaharning eng yaxshi restoran va barlari yangi rivojlanayotgan joylarda paydo bo'ldi.
 Shimoliy Baltimor (Stansiya Shimoliy San'at okrugi, Xempden, Jons Xopkins, Vashington tog'i)
Hududga tashrif buyurganlarning aksariyati faqat Jons Xopkins universiteti va yaqin atrofdagi Charlz ko'chasi bo'ylab har doim qiziqarli tijorat chizig'ini bilishadi. Ammo, ularning eng qiziq, eng g'alati mahallalar Xempdenni e'tiborsiz qoldirayotgani afsuslanarli.
 Janubi-sharqiy Baltimor (Kanton, Patterson Park, Highlandtown, Greektown)
Shaharning og'ir sanoatlashgan qismi, u erda juda yoqimli polyak, irland va yunon etnik anklavlari va boshqa kutilmagan hodisalar joylashgan. Kantonliklar o'zlarining mahallalarini Gentrifikatsiya derbisida Federal Tepaga qarshi joylashtiradilar.
 G'arbiy Baltimor (Druid Xil bog'i, Gvinns sharsharasi / Leakin parki, Pimlico)
Mashhur G'arbiy Baltimor. Agar siz tomosha qilgan bo'lsangiz Sim, bu erda jinoyat sodir bo'lgan! Lekin aldanmang. Druid Xill bog'idagi Merilend hayvonot bog'i, Pimlico yugurish poygasi va Edgar Allen Poning uyi kabi bir qator yirik sayyohlik rasmlari mavjud. Va Baltimorning cheksiz eski eshkak eshish binolari, har qancha yiqilmasin, baribir go'zal bo'lib qoladi.
 Sharqiy Baltimor (Jons Xopkins kasalxonasi, Clifton Park golf maydonchasi, Herring Run Park)
Baltimorning sharq va g'arb o'rtasidagi katta raqobati, shubhasiz, kichik farqlarning narsisizmiga misoldir. Sharqdagi diqqatga sazovor joylar juda kam, ammo tez rivojlanayotgan Jons Xopkins tibbiyot shaharchasi uning izidan kengayib (va buzilib ketishi) bilan narsalar tez o'zgarib bormoqda.

Tushuning

Baltimor ishchi sinfining ramzi, tunda portning narigi tomonidagi Domino shakarlari fabrikasi

Tarix

Baltimorning uzoq va boy tarixi o'zining dastlabki ildizlarini 1661 yilda boshlagan, Devid Jons shahar chegaralarida joylashib olgan birinchi oq tanli odam bo'lgan, ammo 1729 yilda mustamlakachilik hukumati kichik qishloqlarni yamoqlariga qo'shilib, shaharchaga kirib kelganida. Baltimor. Birlashgandan so'ng tezda Baltimor hozirgi AQShning eng yirik shaharlari va eng muhim portlaridan biriga aylandi va Amerika inqilobi davrida ham qisqa vaqt ichida milliy kapital sifatida xizmat qildi.

Ehtimol, shahar tarixidagi eng taniqli epizod 1812 yilgi urush paytida yuz bergan tarixiy Baltimor jangi bo'lishi mumkin. Jang davomida inglizlar g'azablangan, ammo oxir-oqibat befoyda urinish bilan Fort McHenry-ni raketalar bilan bombardimon qildilar. shafqatsiz, ammo mag'rur Amerika bayrog'i bilan qal'a ustida muttasil ravishda hilpiragan holda: Frensis Skott Keyni she'r yozishga ilhomlantirgan sahna, u "Yulduzlar bilan bog'langan bayroq" deb nomlangan bo'lib, keyinchalik u AQSh madhiyasi sifatida musiqaga o'rnatiladi. Baltimorning sanoat ahamiyati nafaqat shovqinli port, balki Baltimor va Ogayo temir yo'li, Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlaridagi birinchi yo'l, Baltimor va Ogayo daryosi o'rtasida o'tadigan Amerika G'arbiga olib boradigan juda muhim savdo yo'li. Rulda, G'arbiy Virjiniya.

Baltimorning ko'p sonli qora tanli aholisi ham o'z tarixida muhim rol o'ynagan. Afro-amerikaliklar Baltimorda inqilobiy urushdan beri katta mavqega ega bo'lib, shu vaqt ichida port Afrikadan o'tib ketayotgan qul kemalari uchun muhim manzil bo'lib xizmat qilgan. Keyinchalik, 19-asrning birinchi yarmida, Baltimor Qo'shma Shtatlardagi "bepul qora" madaniyatning yirik markazlaridan biriga aylandi, minglab qochib ketgan qullar o'zlari uchun yangi hayotni to'qib chiqargan va bu erda malakasiz ishlarning ko'pligi mavjud edi. port va uning atrofida paydo bo'lgan fabrikalar. 1960-yillarda ham Baltimor Thurgood Marshall va Kweisi Mfume kabi taniqli afro-amerikalik fuqarolik huquqlari rahbarlarining vatani sifatida mashhur edi. Afro-amerikaliklar shahar chegaralarida yashovchilarning aksariyatini (64%) tashkil qiladi.

Geografiya

Baltimor Chesapeake ko'rfazining qo'ltig'ida joylashgan, bu dunyodagi uchinchi katta daryoning egasi. Metropolitenning sharqiy uchdan ikki qismi dengiz sathidan 15-50 metr balandlikda joylashgan Atlantika qirg'oqlari tekisligida joylashgan bo'lib, ular ko'rfazga chiqayotgan ko'plab yarimorollarni o'z ichiga oladi. Shaharning g'arbiy uchdan bir qismi asta-sekin tepaliklarga ko'tarilib, Piemont mintaqasiga olib boradi. Taxminan 40 mil uzoqlikda Vashington, Kolumbiya, va taxminan 100 milya Filadelfiya. Atlantika okeani janubi-sharqda taxminan 2 soat yotadi.

Fort McHenry-da 8 dyuymli qurol

Iqlim

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O'rtacha maksimal va min. harorati ° F
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Baltimorning iqlimi ushbu kenglikdagi AQShning boshqa shaharlaridan yumshoqroq va unchalik keskin emas. Yoz nam va issiq, ammo unchalik ham unchalik emas, odatda balandliklar eng yuqori darajalarda 80 dan 80 gacha Farangeytgacha (past Selsiy 30s) va 60 dan 70 gacha F (taxminan 20 ° C) gacha. Qish ba'zida sovuq, ammo ba'zida shunchaki salqin va nam bo'ladi - yuqori 40 dan 50 darajagacha bo'lgan F (taxminan 10 ° C), 30-40 yillardagi F (taxminan 5 ° C) gacha bo'lgan eng yuqori harorat. Shaharda harorat deyarli hech qachon 10 ° F (-10 ° C) dan pastga tushmaydi. Ba'zan qishda engil qor yog'ishi mumkin, garchi ba'zi yillarda sezilarli darajada to'planish bo'lmaydi va bir necha yilda bir marta qirg'oqdagi bo'ron shaharga 20-30 santimetrgacha qor yog'dirishi mumkin. Bahor va kuz 50-70 F (10s dan 20s C) gacha bo'lgan haroratlar bilan shabada kunlarini olib keladi.

Mintaqadagi ob-havo har xil bo'lishi mumkin bo'lsa-da, Baltimor shimol va ichki qismda sodir bo'ladigan ob-havo o'zgarishini sezmaydi. Tashrif buyuruvchilar mart oyining o'rtalaridan noyabr oyining oxirigacha ko'ylagi holda ochiq havoda yurishlari mumkin. Yozning jaziramasi shuni anglatadiki, siz uzun shimlarning o'rniga ko'p kunlar shim kiyishni xohlaysiz. Baltimor zonasida yoqimli kuz barglari uchraydi, odatda oktyabr oyining o'rtalarida boshlanib, dekabr oyining boshlarida tugaydi. Uzoq iliq ob-havo mavsumi shuni anglatadiki, suzish havzalari yil davomida ham juda mashhur.

Tomosha qiling

Baltimor hayratlanarli darajada ta'sirchan, ammo kichik hajmdagi kino sanoatiga ega. O'zini "ifloslik xudosi" deb atagan, mahalliy Baltimor Jon Uoters ning mahalliy ekvivalenti hisoblanadi Nyu-Yorkniki Vudi Allen - uning keyingi filmi Baltimordagi filmda suratga olingan va suratga olingan bo'lib, ilhom olish uchun Baltimorning eng g'alati submulturalari va eng g'alati mahallalariga jalb qilingan. U o'z tomoshabinlarini qasddan yomon aktyorlik va ashaddiy aktyorlik bilan bir qatorda (yoki, ehtimol, umr bo'yi yara izlarini) yig'ib olishning yagona maqsadini birlashtirgan "gore" zarbalari bilan mashhur bo'lgan. Baltimor aksanlari, buzg'unchi hazil, axlatni buzish va tekin zo'ravonlik. Uning etakchi "xonimi" ilohiy ismli ulkan Baltimor drag malikasi edi. Ushbu davrning, Pushti Flamingolar ma'lum bir kult-klassik maqomiga erishdi, garchi bu mutlaqo zaiflar (yoki ruhning sofligi) uchun emas.

Pushti Flamingo ichkaridagi kafe Hon ustidan Xempden

1970-yillardan so'ng, Uotersning filmlari keskin pasayib ketdi (garchi uning qo'poruvchilik kampaniyasiga qiziqishi hali ham aniq bo'lsa-da). Bu davr uning eng taniqli asari bilan yakunlandi, Soch uchun lak, 1962 yilgi afsonaviy voqea, sochlari katta sochlar bilan qora tanli bolani irqiy segregatsiya va mutaassiblik kuchlariga qarshi chiqib, mahalliy televidenie orqali namoyish etiladigan raqs shou dasturiga olib kelmoqchi edi. Shuningdek, suvlar ichida katta muvaffaqiyatlarga erishdi Manxetten san'at olami - lekin u xuddi shu san'at olamiga qarshi kurashadi Pekker, Baltimorning Xempden mahallasidagi mahalliy ranglarga singib ketgan film. Uning shahriga bo'lgan sadoqati unga bu erda juda ko'p xayrixohlikni keltirib chiqardi: bir shahar meri Jon Uotersga bag'ishlangan mahalliy bayramni tashkil qilishni taklif qildi va Xempden mahallasi katta ko'chada pushti flamingo haykali o'rnatdi. Ammo bularning barchasi sizni xotirjamlik tuyg'usiga tortishiga yo'l qo'ymang - agar u bo'lmasa Soch uchun lak yoki ehtimol Crybaby yoki Serial onam, uning filmlarini bolalaringizga namoyish qilmang!

Barri Levinson Baltimor haqida filmlar suratga olgan va chiqqan ikkinchi eng taniqli kinorejissyor. Uning rejissyorlik faoliyati boshlandi Kechki ovqat, yoshligidagi Baltimorda suratga olingan film va "Baltimor filmlari" ning to'rtta mashhur seriyasini boshlaydigan film. Tin Men, Avalonva Ozodlik balandligi.

Televizorlar dunyosida Baltimor bizga beradi Devid Simon, o'zining mahalliy jinoyatchilik dramalari bilan mashhur Qotillik: Ko'chadagi hayot (u Barri Levinson bilan birgalikda ishlab chiqarilgan) va, albatta, Simko'plab nashrlar tomonidan "televideniedagi eng yaxshi shou" deb nomlangan - garchi bir nechtasi buni e'tirof etgan bo'lsa-da, uni eng yaxshi serial deb atagan. Sim asosan eng obod mahallalarda o'rnatiladi G'arbiy Baltimorshaharning (va Amerikaning) sinf osti sinfining hayoti va giyohvandlik jinoyati haqidagi ushbu hikoyani hayratlanarli darajada real, klişesiz tasvirlash bilan shug'ullanadigan mahallalar va uy-joy loyihalari, aytilganidek, sinflar yashaydigan joy. Uchun faxriy muxbir Baltimor Sun va roman yozuvchisi Simon ham shahar hukumati, politsiya bo'limi va jamoat maktablariga hech qachon yorug'likni yoqtirmaydi. (Agar siz serialning muxlisi bo'lsangiz, tekshirib ko'ring Simli sayohat!) Baltimorning eng obod mahallalarida hayot va giyohvand moddalarni yanada yorqinroq tasvirlash uchun, uning hujjatli uslubdagi mini-seriallarini ko'rib chiqing, Burchak.

Ushbu jinoyatchilik dramalari sizni yiqitishga yo'l qo'ymang: Baltimor madaniyatining ushbu jihati ko'pchilik tashrif buyuruvchilarga duch kelishi mumkin emas. Buning sababi ko'proq Sim jiddiy tashrif buyuruvchini tomosha qilish deyarli talab qilinadi - shou butun shahar bo'ylab joylashgan joyda suratga olinadi va boshqa hech qaerda sizni Baltimorga o'zining barcha mahalliy xususiyati va joy ma'nosida juda tez va zavq bilan tanishtirmaysiz: Baltimor klubi musiqasi, chiroyli va eskirgan. marmar tirnoqli eski qatorli uylar, afsonaviy ot aravachalari mevalari sotuvchisi, kodi va mol go'shti, javonlar shishalari, sharq-g'arbiy raqobat, har xil mahalliy xip-xop, bir nechta yaxshi buzuq polshalik politsiyachilar, ba'zilari g'azablangan yosh loyihalardagi erkaklar va eng avvalo bu shaharni tirik tutadigan bezovtalik hissi.

Tashrif buyuruvchilar haqida ma'lumot

Gapir

Qo'shma Shtatlarning boshqa joylarida bo'lgani kabi, asosiy til ingliz tilidir - bu erda mahalliy mahalliy lahzalar qalin deb nomlanadi Bavlmerese ("Baltimorese" so'zini fonetik o'qish, uni mahalliy aholi talaffuz qiladi). Geografik nuqtai nazardan etarli darajada Bavlmerese Filadelfiya aksenti ("suv" ning birinchi bo'g'ini "o'tin" ga o'xshaydi) orasidagi xoch deb ta'riflanishi mumkin, Pitsburg (uzun "o" tovushi og'zining old qismiga yaqinroq talaffuz qilinadi, nemisga o'xshash narsa) ö) va janubiy aksent ("olov" va "far" so'zlari bir xil). Bavlmerlarni ko'pincha oq ko'k yoqalar orasida va shahar atrofidagi chekka joylarga qaraganda ko'proq gapirishlarini eshitasiz.

Chiqinglar

Baltimor xaritasi

Samolyotda

Baltimor-Vashington xalqaro Thurgood Marshall aeroporti (BWI IATA) shahar markazidan 10 milya uzoqlikda joylashgan va AQShning deyarli har bir yirik aeroportidan to'xtovsiz parvozlarni, shuningdek, bir nechta xalqaro reyslarni taklif etadi.

Avtoulovlarni ijaraga olish ob'ektlari barchasi aeroportdan uzoqda joylashgan holda birgalikda joylashgan. U erga borish uchun muassasa va terminallar o'rtasida aeroportning bepul avtobusiga o'ting. Aeroportdan chiqish uchun qo'shimcha 10-15 daqiqani rejalashtiring.

Sizda aeroportdan shaharga jamoat transporti orqali borish uchun ikkita variant mavjud.

  • BWI Amtrak / MARC stantsiyasiga bepul transport, u erda siz Amtrak (bir tomonga 11-28 dollar) yoki MARC yo'lovchi poezdida (4 dollar, faqat ish kunlari ishlaydi) Penn Stantsiyasiga, 15 daqiqalik yo'lda borishingiz mumkin
  • To'g'ridan-to'g'ri terminaldan chiqib ketadigan engil temir yo'l. Ichki bandargohga borishda taxminan 30 daqiqa, yo'l haqi esa 1,80 dollarni tashkil etadi.

Mashinada

Baltimorga bir nechta davlatlararo avtomagistrallar xizmat qiladi: I-83 dan Harrisburg va shimolga ishora qiladi; I-70 Pitsburgdan va g'arbga ishora qiladi; va I-95, bu sohilga parallel Meyn ga Florida, yo'l bo'ylab Sharqiy dengiz sohilidagi yirik shaharlarning ko'pchiligidan o'tib. Agar janubdan kelayotgan bo'lsangiz, I-95 rusumidagi I-395 turkumi sizni port sohiliga olib boradi. Agar shimoldan I-95 samolyotiga etib kelsangiz, 395 ga urilishidan oldin port Makenri tunnelini port ostiga olib o'tish uchun siz 4 dollar to'lashingiz kerak bo'ladi. Siz Sharpda I-95 dan chiqib, shaharning ko'proq qismini ko'rishingiz mumkin. Sizni turli xil mahallalar bo'ylab olib boradigan xiyobon (chiqish 59) Janubi-sharqiy Baltimor tugashidan oldin Makoni Sharq. Davlatlararo 97 shuningdek janubda AQShning 50 va US 301 ga ulanadi, bu shaharga kirish uchun ishlatilishi mumkin

Ichki shaharda avtoulovlar to'xtash joyi taxminan soatiga 5 dollar / soat atrofida turadi. Agar siz shaharning markaziy qismiga yopishib olishni rejalashtirmoqchi bo'lsangiz va piyoda yurishga qarshi bo'lmasangiz, shahar atrofidagi engil temir yo'l yoki metro stantsiyalaridan birida bepul to'xtab turish va shaharga jamoat transporti orqali pul va stressni tejashingiz mumkin.

Baltimor va Vashington shaharlari o'rtasidagi ikkala magistral yo'l (I-95 va MD-295, Baltimor-Vashington Parkway) bo'lishi mumkin nihoyatda ish kunlari tiqilinch: shaharlar bir-biridan atigi 40 mil uzoqlikda bo'lishiga qaramay, avtoulovning eng yuqori paytlarida ikki soat davom etishi mumkin, taxminan soat 6:00 dan 9:30 gacha va 15:30 dan 18:30 gacha. MARC yo'lovchi poezdi ko'pincha yaxshiroq variant hisoblanadi.

Avtobusda

Avtobuslar - agar siz allaqachon Sharqiy dengiz sohilida bo'lsangiz, ayniqsa Nyu-York yoki Filadelfiyadan kelgan bo'lsangiz, Baltimorga kirishning arzon usuli. Greyhound va Megabus ham mintaqadan tashqarida Baltimorga boradigan yo'nalishlarga ega.

  • Tovuz Shimoliy Amerikaning aksariyat yirik shaharlari bilan aloqalarni taklif etadi. Terminal stadion hududidan bir necha janubdagi sanoat hududida, piyodagacha 30 daqiqalik piyoda joylashgan Ichki Makon. Shahar markaziga borish uchun yana bir variant yoki Vernon tog'i to'g'ridan-to'g'ri stantsiyaga xizmat ko'rsatadigan MTA-ning 27-yo'nalishi; odatda kutish kabinalari ham bor.
  • BoltBus Nyu-Yorkning Penn Stantsiyasidan Mount Vernon mahallasidagi Baltimorning Penn Stantsiyasiga xizmat ko'rsatmoqda. U erdan engil temir yo'l yoki Sirkulyator sizga etib borishi mumkin shahar markazida yoki Ichki portga.
  • Megabus shahar markazidan 25 daqiqalik masofada yoki bir soatlik avtobusda (MTA yo'nalish 35) avtoulovga yaqin masofada, shahar atrofi Uayt Marshdagi savdo majmuasi avtoturargohiga olib kelib tushadi. Garchi to'xtash joyi BoltBusga qaraganda unchalik qulay bo'lmasa-da, bu Megabus taklif qiladigan turli xil yo'nalishlar, shu jumladan shimoliy-sharqiy, janubiy yuqori va boshqa shaharlarni o'z ichiga oladi. Toronto.
  • NY-DC Express - Nyu-Yorkdan avtobuslar taklif qiladigan Chinatown avtobus xizmati, tariflari ba'zan BoltBus va Megabusdan pastroq. Nyu-York va Baltimor o'rtasida boshqa Chinatown avtobus xizmatlarini topishingiz mumkin GoToBus.

Poyezdda

Penn stantsiyasi oldidagi erkak ayol haykali

Amtrak Baltimorga shimoliy-sharqiy yo'lak bo'ylab tez-tez, tezkor va qulay xizmatni taklif qiladi, shuningdek, janubdagi shaharlarga bir nechta uzoq masofali poezdlar orqali. Nyu-York va Vashingtonda g'arbiy yo'nalishdagi poezdlarga ulanish mumkin. Poezd avtobusga qaraganda arzonroq variant bo'ladimi, qaerga kelganingizga bog'liq: agar sizning sayohatingiz Nyu-Yorkdan boshlangan bo'lsa, Bostonyoki Filadelfiya, poezd avtobusga qaraganda ancha qimmatga tushadi; ammo, shimoliy-sharqiy yo'lak tashqarisidan xizmat tez-tez avtobus narxlari bilan taqqoslanadi. Barcha Amtrak poezdlari etib kelishadi va jo'naydilar Penn stantsiyasi yilda Charlz ko'chasida MidtownIchki bandargohdan taxminan ikki chaqirim uzoqlikda joylashgan. Shahar markaziga va Ichki bandargohga borish uchun engil temir yo'l yoki maftunkor shahar sirkulyatoriga minishingiz mumkin. Ba'zi Amtrak poezdlari shahar atrofidagi sayyohlar uchun qulay bo'lmagan BWI aeroporti stantsiyasida to'xtaydi.

The MARC shahar poezdlari tizimi Baltimor va Vashington o'rtasida poezdlarni boshqaradi. Har bir tomoni 8 dollardan, bu Amtrakka qaraganda ancha arzon va umuman haydashga qaraganda tezroq. Penn Line Penn Stantsiyasida xizmat qiladi, kun davomida soatiga taxminan bir marta ish kunlari soat 22:30 gacha ishlaydi. Dam olish kunlari Penn Line xizmati ancha kamaytirilgan chastotalarda ishlaydi. Camden Line xizmat qiladi Kamden-Yard Orioles stadioniga ulashgan stantsiya va portdan uch blok narida; ammo, u faqat ertalab va kechqurun shovqin paytida ishlaydi. Ikkala yo'nalish ham Vashingtondagi Union Stantsiyasidan chiqib ketadi.

Atrofga boring

Jamoat transporti orqali

Kamden Stantsiyasining engil temir yo'li

Baltimordagi jamoat transporti ajoyib narsa emas. Yengil temir yo'l, avtobuslar va metroda yurish uchun yo'l haqi har tomonga 1,80 dollarni tashkil qiladi va 4,20 dollar sizga bir kunlik yo'llanmani sotib olib, uchalasida ham cheksiz sayohat qilishga imkon beradi. Metroni / yengil temir yo'l stantsiyalarida istalgan avtobus operatoridan yoki avtomatdan sotib olishingiz mumkin.

Yengil temir yo'l orqali

Odatda, engil temir yo'l tizimi olish uchun ancha foydali ga shahar atrofida aylanishdan ko'ra ichida u. Siz shahar tashqarisida mashinalar qilishni xohlaysiz (bepul!) Va engil temir yo'lni ichkariga kiring. Biri foydali qismdan boshlanadi Kamden-Yard o'tmishda Leksington bozori uchun Shimoliy San'at okrugi.

Metro orqali

Jons Xopkins kasalxonasidan shahar markazidan o'tib, Pikesvill va Ouings Millsning shimoli-g'arbiy chekkalariga chiqadigan bitta yo'nalishli metro mavjud. Metro ko'plab sayyohlik yo'nalishlaridan o'tmaydi va asosan yo'lovchilar foydalanadilar.

MTA avtobusi orqali

Baltimorni jamoat transportida, ayniqsa port hududidan tashqarida arzonroq atrofida aylanib o'tish uchun MTA avtobuslari bor (garchi siz qulaylikni qurbon qilsangiz). MTA juda qulay deb e'lon qiladi interaktiv xaritalar shahar va mintaqaviy avtobus yo'nalishlaridan, shuning uchun oldindan rejalashtirishingiz mumkin. Avtobuslar, Baltimorning barcha jamoat transportlari singari, yaxshi patrul qilingan va xavfsizdir.

Charm City Circulator avtobusida

Yuqoridagi uchta variantdan farqli o'laroq, Jozibali shahar sirkulyatori bu shahar tomonidan boshqariladigan xizmatdir. Va yuqoridagi uchta variantdan farqli o'laroq, Sirkulyator ozod! Avtoturargoh soliqlari evaziga bir nechta yo'nalishlar onlayn rejimida ishlaydi:

  • The To'q rangli marshrut Harbour East va Hollins Market o'rtasida sharqiy-g'arbiy yo'nalishda harakat qiladi.
  • The Binafsha marshrut shimoliy-janubda Penn Stantsiyasi va Federal Tepalik o'rtasida harakat qiladi.
  • The Yashil marshrut asosan Power Center Live, Fells Point va Jons Xopkins tibbiyot majmualariga xizmat ko'rsatadigan shaharning sharqiy qismida ishlaydi.
  • The Banner marshruti Ichki bandargohdan Mak-Xenri Fortigacha ishlaydi.

Avtobuslar MTA poyezdlariga qaraganda kichikroq va tinchroq bo'lishiga qaramay, zamonaviyroq va maroqli yurishadi. Ular Fells Poytn, Federal Tepalik, Vernon tog'i va MTA tomonidan ta'minlanmagan boshqa joylarga chiqish uchun juda tejamkor usulni qidirib topadigan shahar aholisi uchun juda mosdir.

Agar shahar tashqarisida qolsangiz va yengil temir yo'l yoki metro metrosiga kirsangiz, Circulator marshrutlari Baltimor ko'chasi, Shimoliy Xovard ko'chasi (engil temir yo'l harakatlanadigan), Charlz markazi va Konvensiya markazi kabi muhim to'xtash joylari bilan muvofiqlashtirish uchun minnatdorchilik bilan ishlab chiqilgan.

Mashinada

Baltimor markazi

Baltimorga tashrif buyurish uchun sizga avtoulov kerak emas, lekin bu sizga yordam beradi, ayniqsa, agar siz shaharning jamoat transporti tomonidan yomon xizmat ko'rsatadigan chekka joylariga borishni rejalashtirmoqchi bo'lsangiz.

Baltimorda to'liq bo'lmagan avtomagistral tizim mavjud: 1970-yilgi norozilik namoyishlari sharqiy-g'arbiy magistral yo'lni qurishni to'xtatdi, bu esa mahallalarni vayron qiladigan edi, shu jumladan tarixiy Fells Point, shu sababli I-83 (shahar ichida Jones Falls Expressway nomi bilan tanilgan) va I-395 ikkalasi ham bir-biriga ulanmasdan shahar markazini tugatadi. Bu shov-shuvli soatlarda va o'yin kunlari shaharning katta tirbandligini hisobga oladi. Pratt va Lombard ko'chalari, ayniqsa, bandargoh atrofidagi avtomobillar va piyodalar harakatining to'qnashuvi tufayli sekinlashishi mumkin. Agar siz shaharning sharqiy yoki g'arbiy yo'nalishida shahar markazidan o'tayotgan bo'lsangiz, 40-marshrutdan janubda bo'lsa ham, AQShning 40-marshrutiga o'tish uchun bir necha blok shimolga haydash tezroq bo'ladi.

Shaharning markaziy mintaqasidagi ko'chalar tarmoq tartibiga rioya qilingan bo'lib, ko'plab mahallalarda, xususan shahar markazida va Sharqiy tomonda bir tomonga o'zgaruvchan ko'chalar mavjud. Shaharning tashqi qismlarida ko'cha naqshlari markaziy yadroga chiqadigan va tashqariga chiqadigan radial yo'llar atrofida joylashgan bo'lib, yanada shahar atrofi bo'lib qoladi. Charlz ko'chasi "Sharq" ko'chalarini "G'arb" dan ajratib turadi, Baltimor ko'chasi esa "Shimoliy" ni "Janubdan" ajratib turadi (shaharsozlikning dastlabki shaharsozlari shaharning shimolga qadar qanday o'sishi haqida aniq tasavvurga ega emas edi!) Charlz ko'chasidan o'tmaydigan ko'chalar yoki Baltimor ko'chasida yo'naltiruvchi yorliq yo'q. Aksariyat Baltimor ko'cha belgilarida blokirovka raqami bor, bu navigatsiyaga yordam beradi.

Shahar markazidagi barcha diqqatga sazovor joylar yonida pullik avtoulov garajlari va uchastkalarni topish qiyin emas, odatda narxlar Ichki Makonga yaqinlashishingizni oshiradi. Markaziy mahallalardan tashqari, ko'chada to'xtash joylari keng tarqalgan. Siz elektron kioskalarda ko'chada to'xtash uchun pulni yoki kredit kartangiz bilan to'laysiz - sizning avtoturargohingiz qachon tugashini ko'rsatadigan kvitansiyani olasiz va uni panelingizda ko'rsatasiz. Avtoturargohni saqlash Baltimorda shafqatsiz ekanligi ma'lum.

Taksida

Agar sizda mashinangiz bo'lmasa, Baltimorda bir nechta ishonchli taksi kompaniyalari mavjud. Taksilar narxi 1,80 dollardan boshlanadi va har 1/11 milya (mil uchun 2,20 dollar) yoki 30 soniya kutish vaqti uchun .20 dollarga ko'tariladi. Shahar markazidagi ko'chada, Fells-Poynte va Vernon tog'ida taksida yurish oson, ammo boshqa joylarga qo'ng'iroq qilishingiz kerak bo'ladi.

Suvli taksida

Baltimordagi eng mashhur transport turlaridan biri (va noyob!) suv taksisi tizim 1 410 563-3901. Kundalik hayot uchun kamdan-kam foydali transport turi, bu shaharning diqqatga sazovor joylarini bir kun davomida aylanib chiqishning (va suv sathidan hayratga tushadigan) ajoyib usuli. May-sentyabr oylarida u Ichki Makon, Fells Poynt, Mak-Xenri Fort va hatto Kanton bo'ylab, taxminan 15-20 daqiqa oralig'ida to'xtaydi. Kunlik yo'llanmalar kattalar uchun $ 9, 10 yoshgacha bo'lgan bolalar uchun $ 4.

Charm City Circulator tizimi bilan hamkorlikda port orqali ba'zi marshrutlar, shuningdek, dengiz parki, Tide Point va Canton Waterfront parki kabi 7:00 dan 19:00 gacha bepul.

Velosipedda

Velosiped sporti - bu Baltimorning mahallalarini o'rganish uchun qiziqarli usuldir, bu o'z-o'zidan mashg'ulotlar haqida emas. Velosipedda kashf etiladigan tabiiy joylarga badavlat mahallalar kiradi Shimoliy Baltimor, Gwynns Falls Trail and Druid Hill Park on the G'arbiy tomoniva Sharqiy BaltimorPatterson bog'i. Shaharning markazi juda tekis, garchi shaharning shimoliy qismi tepalikka aylanishi mumkin.

Garchi Baltimor janubdagi qo'shnisining velosiped uchun qulay bo'lishiga erishmagan bo'lsa-da, shahar hukumati sa'y-harakatlarni asta-sekin yangi velosiped yo'lakchalari va belgilangan velosiped yo'llarini o'rnatmoqda. Haydovchilar odatda bag'rikenglik qiladilar, ammo ba'zilari noqulay yaqin o'tishlari kerak (Merilend qonunchiligi velosipedchidan o'tayotganda haydovchilarga kamida 3 metr ruxsat berishni talab qiladi, lekin u kamdan-kam hollarda bajariladi). Shahar qulay narsalarni nashr etadi Velosiped xaritasi, velosiped do'konlarida onlayn va bosma shaklda mavjud.

Siz velosipedlarni Metro va engil temir yo'l poezdlarida olib kelishingiz mumkin, ammo MARC poezdlarida emas. Barcha MTA avtobuslarida (lekin Sirkulyatorda emas) old tomondan yuklanadigan velosiped tokchasi mavjud.

Uchta yaxshi velosiped do'konlari tashrif buyuruvchilar tez-tez uchrab turadigan joylarda joylashgan: Yengil ko'cha velosipedlari, Ichki Makondan bir chaqirim narida yurib, Federal Tepadagi 1124-chi ko'chada joylashgan; Baltimor velosiped ishlari, Penn stantsiyasi yaqinidagi 1813-yilgi Falls Road-da; va Joning velosiped do'koni Fells Pointdagi 723 S. Broadway. Light Street Cycles and Baltimore Bicycle Works kundan kunga velosipedlarni ijaraga berishni taklif qilmoqda.

Baltimorning velosiped sahnasining ahamiyatsiz tomoni bor. Kritik ommaviy sayohat o'rniga (velosipedchilarni targ'ib qilish uchun velosipedchilarning katta guruhlari shov-shuv vaqtida ko'chani bosib o'tadigan joy), Baltimorda Baltimor velosiped partiyasi, kostyumli chavandozlar, bezatilgan velosipedlar va shov-shuv ishlab chiqaruvchilar bilan to'lib toshgan asta-sekin, g'ayratli ommaviy sayr. Velosiped partiyasi Vernon tog'idagi Vashington yodgorligida soat 19:00 da har oyning so'nggi juma kunida uchrashadi; har doim ovqatdan keyin (va ba'zan ziyofat) oziq-ovqat va pivo mavjud.

Velosiped o'g'irlanishi jiddiy tashvish. Siz kerak kuchli va qattiq qulfga ega bo'ling - simi qulfi velosipedingizni oson o'lja sifatida reklama qilishdan boshqa narsani qilmaydi. 2010 va 2011 yillarda to'dalar Midtown va Charlz Qishloq o'rtasida, Shimoliy prospektdan 25-ko'chagacha bo'lgan joyda qorong'ilikdan keyin velosipedchilarga tajovuz qilganliklari va velosipedlarini o'g'irlashganliklari haqida xabarlar bo'lgan. Garchi so'nggi ikki yilda bunday xabarlar tez-tez uchramagan bo'lsa-da, qorong'i tushgandan keyin yaxshi yoritilgan, ko'p sayohat qilingan ko'chalarga yopishish eng xavfsizdir.

Qarang

Shaxsiy ro'yxatlarni Baltimorda topish mumkin tuman maqolalar
Merilend hayvonot bog'idagi sher

Ichki Makon nafaqat geografik, balki turistik ma'noda ham shaharning markazidir: bu juda ko'p ovqatlanish va xarid qilish bilan jozibali, shov-shuvli sahna, shuningdek, ko'pincha jazz guruhlari, xroniklar va boshqalar tomonidan jonli musiqa. Siz Baltimoreanlarning o'zlarini Ichki Makonni haqiqiy mahalliy madaniyatdan mahrum bo'lgan, hiperkomlerizatsiya qilingan sayyohlar tuzog'i deb qoralashlarini eshitasiz. Ularning fikri bo'lsa-da, mahalliy idrok biroz mubolag'a: oldindan tayyorlanadigan muhit yoki yo'q, port bu Baltimorga tashrif buyuruvchilar uchun eng zo'r muzeylar va boshqa diqqatga sazovor joylar uchun kamida diqqatga sazovor joy. Yorug'liklar Baltimordagi tarixiy kemalar (shu jumladan USS Constellation), bolalar uchun qulay Merilend Ilmiy Markazi, olomon va juda katta Milliy akvariumva tubdan ekssentrik Amerika ko'rgazmali san'at muzeyi. Agar siz temir yo'l bilan sayohat qilsangiz, tashrif buyurganingizga ishonch hosil qiling B&O temir yo'l muzeyi va Baltimor tramvay muzeyi.

AQShning eng tarixiy shaharlaridan birining o'rtasida joylashganligi uchun Ichki Makonning o'zi g'alati tarzda tarixdan mahrum. Biroq, ushbu qoidadan istisno haqiqatan ham katta: Fort-Xenriportining uchida joylashgan Chigirtka nuqtasi. U 1812 yilgi urushda Baltimor portini ingliz dengiz bombardimonidan muvaffaqiyatli himoya qilib, Amerika tarixida o'ziga xos maqomga ega bo'ldi, o'sha paytda Frensis Skot Key vayron qilingan, ammo baribir Amerika bayrog'ini qal'ada hilpiragan she'rni yozish uchun ilhomlangan. keyinchalik davlat madhiyasiga aylandi, "Yulduzlar bilan bog'langan bayroq".

Baltimordagi boshqa tarixiy yo'nalish - Ichki Makonning sharqida Fells Point. Bir vaqtlar 1730 yilda tashkil etilgan alohida shaharcha bu hudud 18-19 asrlarda kemasozlik va dengiz savdosi (va inglizlarga qarshi xususiy mulkchilik) bo'yicha boyib ketdi. Arxitektura jihatidan bir asrdan ko'proq vaqt davomida ozgina o'zgarishlar yuz bermadi va toshli ko'chalar, eski pablar va antiqa bandargoh hududi mehmonlarni jalb qilish uchun etarli emas.

Ichki bandargohga tashrif buyuradigan diqqatga sazovor joylaringiz tugamagan bo'lsa-da, shahar bo'ylab boshqa saytlarning eskizlari bor, ular sizni esdan chiqarmasliklari kerak. Ayniqsa qidiring Vestminster zali va dafn etilgan maydon shahar markazida Merilend hayvonot bog'i yilda Druid Xill bog'i, asl nusxasi Vashington yodgorligi va Uolters san'at muzeyi Vernon tog'ida va Baltimor san'at muzeyi yuqoriga Jons Xopkins universiteti. Shuningdek, Baltimorning boy qora tarixi va aksariyat afroamerikalik demografikasi afro-amerikaliklar madaniyati bilan bog'liq ko'plab diqqatga sazovor joylarni yaratadi. Afro-amerikalik qullarga tashrif buyurgan vahshiylikning dahshatli tasvirlari Mum muzeyidagi ajoyib qora tanlilar mahalliy maktab o'quvchilarining tushlarini bezovta qiladigan engil kitschdan bir necha chaqirim uzoqroqda, mum muminlari muzeylarida topasiz; Sharqiy Baltimorda, Sharqiy Shimoliy prospektda, Jons Xopkins universitetiga yaqin joyda topasiz. Ayni paytda Ichki Makonda Reginald F. Lyuis qora tarix muzeyi ko'proq akademik (va kamroq ravshan) yondashuvni oladi.

Yo'nalishlar

  • Simli sayohat - HBO seriyasining taniqli filmlarini suratga olish joylari bo'yicha 3 soatlik katta avtoulov safari, Sim.

Qil

Shaxsiy ro'yxatlarni Baltimorda topish mumkin tuman maqolalar

Sport

Pimlico Racetrack, Preakness uyi

Agar Baltimorliklar bir narsani yaxshi ko'rsalar, bu sport - ularning mahalliy jamoalarga bo'lgan sadoqati, hatto Amerika sportining ashaddiy dunyosida ham ajoyibdir. Bu, ayniqsa, gap ketganda to'g'ri Beysbolning oliy ligasi"s Baltimor Orioles va NFL"s Baltimor Ravens, Charm City-ning AQSh pro-sportining katta to'rt ligasidagi vakillari. Ushbu ikkala jamoaning uy stadionlari bir-biridan bir necha blok narida joylashgan Janubiy Baltimor, Ichki portdan atigi bir metr masofada: Kamden-Yard va M&T Bank stadioninavbati bilan.

Baltimorda bir nechta kichik sport ligalarida o'ynaydigan jamoalar ham bor: qarish Royal Farms Arena Shahar markazida ikkala yopiq yopiq futbol ligasi ham o'ynaydi Baltimor portlashi va Arena futbol ligasi Baltimor brigadasi, esa Baltimor Nighthawks da ayollar futboli o'ynang Art Modell Field, da Mergenthaler kasb-texnik litseyi Sharqiy Baltimorda.

Kollej sporti odatda Sharqiy sohilda, xuddi yurakdagi kabi katta bitimga yaqin bo'lmasa-da, bitta muhim istisnoga e'tibor qaratish lozim: kollej lakrosi, Baltikamda, ehtimol boshqa har qanday Amerika shaharlaridan ko'ra ko'proq mashhur. The Jons Xopkins Blue Jays (Qo'shma Shtatlardagi eng muvaffaqiyatli, eng qadimgi va eng taniqli kollej lakros jamoalaridan biri, ularning nomiga to'qqizta divizion chempionati berilgan) va Loyola Greyhounds (1980-yillarning oxiri va 1990-yillarning boshlarida muvaffaqiyatli mavsumlari bilan mashhur) - bu ikkita yirik durang.

Jamoa sportidan tashqari, Pimlico poyga kursi G'arbiy Baltimor uyi sifatida mashhur Preakness stavkalari. Preakness har yili may oyining uchinchi shanbasida o'tkaziladi Uch karra, Amerika ot poygalari an'analarida yutuqlarning eng yuqori cho'qqisini aks ettiruvchi zotli poygalar triosi. As well, every year in October runners have the Baltimore Marathon to look forward to, which, far from a standalone event, is only the most prominent of several footraces that collectively make up the Baltimore Running Festival.

Festivals

Baltimore features a full calendar of fun festivals and events awaiting those with practically any interest under the sun. See the district articles for more on those.

One citywide event deserving of special note is Baltimore Pride, a two-day weekend festival held annually in June dedicated to celebrating Baltimore's LGBT community. There is a parade through the city, a festival in Druid Hill Park, and a block party in Mount Vernon, as well as other events.

O'rganing

With twelve colleges and universities attended by over 100,000 students from around the country — plus even more in the suburbs — it's not hard to see why one of Baltimore's nicknames is "College Town, USA". The largest and best-known of Baltimore's institutions of higher education is Johns Hopkins University, which offers a wide variety of degrees but is most renowned for its medical school, which consistently ranks as one of the best in the country. Other large colleges and universities within Baltimore include the Jesuit-run, Roman Catholic Loyola University Maryland, the public University of Maryland, Baltimore (which only admits students in selected professional fields, namely the health sciences, social work, and law), and the historically African-American Coppin State University va Morgan State University. Just outside the city limits is the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, better known as UMBC; unlike its Baltimore sister campus, it offers extensive undergraduate programs. UMBC, however, may now be most famous for the epic upset that its men's basketball team sprung against top-ranked Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament.

Sotib oling

Individual listings can be found in Baltimore's district articles

It will be no surprise to anyone that a huge city like Baltimore has something for everyone when it comes to shopping. The Inner Harbor boasts outlets of all the typical large national retail chains in close proximity to the tourist hotels. If small boutiques are more what you're after, try the historic marine neighborhood of Fells Point, upscale Federal Hill, or quirky Hampden. Antiquers should make sure to include a stroll along the downtown Avenue of Arts, also known as the Antique Row, where the antiques trade has dominated the retail scene for over a hundred years (although the Antique Row saw its heyday in the 1960s, it remains a great place to search for historic memorabilia or antique treasures). Of course, you'll also find a range of malls in the Downtown area.

There are often souvenir shops in many of the interesting attractions, providing expensive, but unique, items. Keep in mind that many of these are tourist traps. Wegmans and IKEA are just a short drive away.

Yemoq

Strange food on offer in Lexington Market

Local specialties

A wide variety of dining options can be found in Baltimore, but no visit to Maryland is complete without a sampling of the local favorite: steamed crabs! During the summer harvest season (May to September), picking crabs or indulging in a crab feast is a popular way to spend the afternoon with family and friends. However, offseason, crab may be imported from as far away as Texas. Steamed shrimp, corn on the cob, and beer are popular side dishes. If steamed crabs are too adventurous, you should at least sample a crab cake, crab bisque, or vegetable crab soup.

Then again, if crabs aren't adventurous enough, there is an impressive range of unique and offbeat local foods that most visitors never hear about, the preeminent among which is the Baltimore pit beef sandwich. An odd tradition born of the intersection of the American barbecue tradition with the culinary tastes of Baltimore's Polish immigrants, pit beef is slowly barbecued all day and night in a deep pit, then put on a kaiser roll with toppings of onions and horseradish to your liking (don't wuss out on the horseradish — it's an integral part of the experience). It's best served very rare. Unfortunately, pit beef can be hard to come by within the city limits. Your best best is probably Chaps, located next to an industrial area on the extreme east of the city.

Vying for local fast-food preeminence is Baltimore lake trout. It's a bit of a misnomer: neither is it trout (it's whitefish) not does it come from a lake. But it is impressively fresh, lightly breaded, surprisingly not so greasy, inexpensive, and just all around finger-licking good. It's a sandwich, but only in the loosest of terms; you get such a huge quantity of fish that it's impossible to actually eat it within the bun. In opposition to East Baltimore's pit beef (that petty east-west rivalry again), lake trout is decidedly a West Baltimore specialty. The question of where to get the best fish is a matter of contention, but the most accessible and visitor-friendly outlet — The Roost — is also one of the regular contenders in the endless debate.

Coddies represent the final major player in local fast-food lore. Nothing fancy here — it's a thick, satisfying cod cake served in a sandwich of two saltine crackers, ideally topped with simple yellow mustard. They can be hard to find, but you'll get great ones at Faidley's for absurdly low prices.

Save a little room for Berger cookies dan DeBaufre Bakeries. These are soft, slightly dry cookies slathered with fudge frosting and are available at multiple grocery stores around town.

Here's a local meal! A jumbo lump, two coddies, and washed down with a Natty Boh.

Restaurant districts

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The market place, near the harbor, is full of fresh seafood and food bars. But for a more local experience, head to the neighborhoods surrounding it: Little Italy, Fells Point, Federal Hill, Canton Square, Greektown, and Mount Washington feature local and international cuisine.

Lexington Market is an especially popular lunchtime destination, with countless vendors selling all kinds of food imaginable. There are standing tables in an open area on the ground floor, as well as a large seating area on the upper level above that. If you are looking for a deep Baltimore culinary experience, head to the aforementioned Faidley's, where you can get your coddies, some of the world's most acclaimed jumbo lump crab cakes, and even local artifacts like terrapin, raccoon, and muskrat! (Those artifacts are available only seasonally, and only to take home to cook.)

If you wish for a more formal dinner (with prices to match), try the business district. Also of note is the local dinner theatre, Toby's, which for a sizable price will give you a fancy three-course buffet dinner and a roughly two hour theatre production.

Baltimore has a smoke-free ordinance, so all restaurants and bars are completely non-smoking.

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Individual listings can be found in Baltimore's district articles

The two neighborhoods with the largest concentrations of drinking establishments and clubs are Fells Point and the Inner Harbor. Fells Point is the city's most popular district for both eating and drinking, located about a 15 minute walk or a short cab ride from downtown. Many bars in this area feature live music and most have excellent selections of Maryland and imported craft beers. Meanwhile, the Inner Harbor nightlife scene is centered on Powerplant Live!, a two-block area of nothing but bars, clubs and restaurants. It has an outdoor area featuring music and other events during good weather. This is the Inner Harbor at its most tourist-trappy — drinks and food are low-quality and overpriced — but even the hippest Baltimore hipsters will find themselves here every now and then for the free concerts. Other fine wining (or boozing) and dining neighborhoods include Canton Square, Mount Vernon, Federal Hill, Hampden, and the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.

National Bohemian (affectionately known as "Natty Boh") is the popular local cheap beer. They are generally no more than $2-3 anywhere in Baltimore, and most places serve them in cans.

All bars in Baltimore (and the state of Maryland) are completely non-smoking.

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Individual listings can be found in Baltimore's district articles

The vast majority of visitors stay in the Inner Harbor, right by the main attractions. Few cities have such a well-defined tourist district, and it is therefore no surprise that nearly all the major hotels in the city are located there.

Business travelers can certainly stay in the Inner Harbor and remain close to the central business district, and thus get better views from their rooms. But the most convenient business hotels, chain hotels all, are located downtown. The business district is emas a very good location if you are looking for nightlife — after being duly creeped out by the emptiness of the downtown streets after dark, you'll only give up and head to the Harbor or Midtown anyway.

Now if you prefer to stay in a quieter area, with more local character and better dining and nightlife options, you should look to Fells Point as the natural option. However, even further off the beaten path, you can find lovely bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels in Federal Hill, Midtown, or Kanton. The Midtown hotels in particular benefit from good public transportation (a rarity in the city) to Downtown and the Inner Harbor.

For those on a tighter budget, there's an HI hostel downtown, and several of the bed and breakfasts can also be a bargain.

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Sharks—not the only safety hazard in Baltimore

Baltimore's reputation as a dangerous city was cemented internationally by the HBO series The Wire — a reputation that's not entirely unwarranted, but with which the average traveler should not get overly concerned. Most crime occurs between individuals that know each other, or in impoverished areas of the city, where tourists will have little reason to go. Few if any travelers will have any encounters with that isolated culture of drug and gang-related activity. Muggings are the crime for tourists to be concerned with.

The areas of Baltimore that attract tourists are safe. You shouldn't worry when going to the opera, museums, aquarium, etc. The popular Inner Harbor area in particular is saturated with police day and night, as the city government relies heavily on this area to bring in locals and tourists and to generate tax revenue. Some areas just north of the waterfront (downtown above the Inner Harbor around Lexington Market, and around the big public housing projects just northeast of Little Italy) can get a little dodgy after dark, and even during the day sometimes. If you're parking your car on-street in the Charles Street entertainment district or even in Fells Point, don't leave anything — even trash — visible in your car, in order to deter smash-and-grab robberies. Generally, the worst annoyance for tourists and residents around downtown are the homeless and/or drug addicts, who ask for money. Most will leave you alone if they do or don't receive anything from you. If one starts following you, it's best to ignore them and keep walking, as they almost always give up after a few seconds. Avoid confrontations or yelling back.

Above all, though, just exercise the usual precautions for any large American city: know where you are going and how you are getting there. At night, walk in groups if possible and on well-lit streets, and do not carry large amounts of money. Call a cab if the trip back at night seems beyond your comfort zone.

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Some restaurants and many libraries have WiFi in Baltimore. There is free City WiFi in parts of the Inner Harbor, and it's available in other areas of Baltimore by subscription.

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Publications

  • The Baltimore Sun is Baltimore's daily newspaper.
  • The Baltimore Beat is a free alternative weekly newspaper. It began publishing in 2017 right after the long-running Baltimore City Paper ceased publication.
  • The Bohemian is a bi-monthly alternative Baltimore magazine.
  • The AFRO has served Baltimore's black community since 1892.

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  • Annapolis — Maryland's charming, historic, pint-sized state capital, and home of the U.S. Naval Academy can be done as a day trip from Baltimore via public trans.
  • Ellicott City — a wealthy Baltimore suburb with a charming old-fashioned main street
  • Washington, D.C. — the nation's capital is home of some of America's most iconic historic sites, as well as a bevy of free museums courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. Accessible by Amtrak, MARC Train, Flixbus, and Greyhound.
Routes through Baltimore (by long-distance rail)
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