City Guide: Baltimore

     Baltimore is known as ''Charm City''.

     That reputation it earned for maintaining a deep provincial feel within a big and modern metropolis. The redbrick houses and grand churches dotted alongside tiny cobbled streets blend there with the city's old industrial face of run-down buildings and abandoned factories.

     You can understand the way Baltimore makes old and new look unique in within one city on your trip there. Booked.net can help you with a stay in cheap hotel in Baltimore or in luxury one all hotels listed available with maps, photos and secure forms at Booked.net.

     The industrial cityscape in Baltimore was left by the shipbuilding industry and tobacco based economy due to a harbor location making Baltimore a center for the shipping of tobacco and grain. In World Wars I and II, Baltimore served as an important shipbuilding center, but when work opportunities dried up Baltimore lost its reputation and commerce to neighboring regions. It recovered from the subsequent economic crisis that lasted until the 1970s and 1980s and became a tourist-oriented city with the construction of Harborplace, the National Aquarium, and the American Visionary Art Museum.

Other attractions include;

- The Maryland Zoo offers variety of animals to view

- Baltimore Museum of Art, a location for art works by local contemporary artists

- Fort McHenry, a must-see in Baltimore; it is dedicated to the defending the Baltimore harbor from the British naval bombardment in the War of 1812

- Maryland Science Center, excellent for family rest, especially with kids

     After a dose of sightseeing during the day, get ready to throw a party in Baltimore. This is a city that never fades after sunset. It offers an explosive mix of night concerts and rock bands playing in the Ram's Head Tavern and the Recher Theater. For more live music spots visit the Mount Vernon neighborhood or just entertain with dance clubs like Sonar and Paradox.

     You can find it all in Baltimore sitting at the north Maryland on the Patapsco River that shapes beautiful harbor of the city. This waterfront location makes it a prime destination to sample seafood from lobster, crab and oysters. In Baltimore you can make your dining diverse with Afghan dishes serving in the Helmand or Mediterranean, Indian and Asian cuisines.

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