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Downtown Baltimore is Baltimore's central business district.

[edit] Get in

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• Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, 21 S Eutaw St, [1].  edit

• Enoch Pratt Central Library, 400 Cathedral St, ☎ +1 410 396-5430 (SLRC@prattlibrary.org), [2]. M-W 10AM-8PM, Th 10AM-5:30PM, F-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM. An excellent free library with a one-of-a-kind archive of rare books and documents, including many related to Edgar Allan Poe and H.L. Mencken, and an extensive 16mm film collection including many avant garde rarities. The children's department has a goldfish pond.  edit

• Port Discovery - The Children's Museum, 35 Market Place, [3]. Voted one of the top 5 childrens' museum in the US; directly off of the Inner Harbor.  edit

• Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, 519 W Fayette St, [4]. The burial place of famous Baltimore residents including Edgar Allan Poe, James McHenry (signer of the U.S. Constitution), former city mayors, and others.  edit

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• Hippodrome Theater, 12 N Eutaw Street (cross street W Baltimore Street, one block from Baltimore St light rail station and three blocks from Charles Center metro station), ☎ +1 410 837 7400, [5].  edit

[edit] Music

• Sonar Baltimore, 407 E Saratoga Street, ☎ +1 410 783 7888, [6]. Live music venue with independent acts almost every night.  edit

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• Lexington Market, 400 W. Lexington Street (Entrances at intersection of Lexington and Paca or Lexington and Eutaw; within a couple blocks of Lexington Market light rail or metro stops), ☎ +1 410 685 6169, [7]. M-Sa 8:30AM-6PM, Su closed. Lexington Market is the world's largest and longest running market, operating in the same spot since 1782. It has many eateries and countless stands selling produce, meat, fish, snacks and everything else imaginable. It is a popular lunchtime destination and is considered to be part of the "real" Baltimore rather than the more tourist-oriented places at Inner Harbor. 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  edit
  • If you are looking for a deep Baltimore culinary experience, head to standing-room-only 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.)
  • The best dessert in Lexington Market, if not all of Baltimore, are Bergers Cookies. These sugar cookies hidden under a ridiculous amount of chocolate fudge frosting are sold by the pound from the Berger Bakery stall.

• The Roost, 217 E. Baltimore Street, ☎ +1 410 263 9595, [8]. M-Th 11AM-9PM, F-Sa 11AM-11:30PM, Su Noon-9PM. Considered one of the best places to get Baltimore's lake trout sandwiches, along with other southern-style cuisine. This is the second location of the West Baltimore institution, opening in Downtown to be better accessible to tourists and businesspeople. $5-$15.  edit

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• Hostelling International Baltimore, 17 West Mulberry Street, ☎ +1 410 576-8880 (info@baltimorehostel.org, fax: +1 410 230-4590), [9]. checkin: 3PM to 11PM; checkout: 11AM. 49 bed hostel located two blocks south of the Washington Monument just off of Charles Street. Voted third best hostel in North America HOSCARS 2008. Free breakfast, WiFi, and events. Full use kitchen, dining room, large parlor with free books and grand piano, TV room with cable and lots of movies, laundry, back deck and patio. Lots of information about the city and friendly staff. Private rooms available. Beds start at $22 per night.  edit

[edit] Mid-range

• Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore, 20 West Baltimore Street, ☎ +1 410 539-8400, [10]. A reliable chain hotel right in the center of the business district.  edit

• Sheraton Baltimore City Center, 101 W Fayette St, ☎ +1 410 752-1100 (fax: +1 410 752-0832), [11]. Another option right in the center of the business district, directly across from the 1st Mariner Arena and 2.5 blocks from the Baltimore Convention Center.  edit

• Tremont Plaza Hotel, 222 St. Paul Place, ☎ +1 410 727-2222, [12]. This 37-story all-suite hotel is 1 block from Charles Street; the Inner Harbor is within 8 blocks. The Tremont Plaza also has five on-site restaurants.  edit

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