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Explore Baltimore's neighborhoods and popular sites around UMB. Westminster Hall and the National Museum of Dentistry are right on campus. There are lots of places to visit around the Inner Harbor from family-friendly museums to exciting nightlife.

You can use the UM shuttle or the Charm City Circulator to get to many of these places for free!

  • Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum

    216 Emory St.
    Baltimore, MD 21230

    A National Historic Site, this museum is the birthplace of Babe Ruth. See rare artifacts, photos, videos, and more. Located two blocks from Camden Yards.

    Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum

    901 W. Pratt St.
    Baltimore, MD 21223

    This fascinating, fun place for kids, families, and lovers of history and American railroading features the oldest, most comprehensive American railroad collection in the world, plus free parking and train rides.

    Geppi’s Entertainment Museum

    301 W. Camden St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Geppi's Entertainment Museum is a journey through 250 years of American pop culture. Revisit your childhood and get back in touch with old friends that entertained you in the past through comic strips and books, radio and television shows, films, cartoons, and toys.

    Harborplace and The Gallery

    200 E. Pratt St.
    Baltimore, MD 21202

    Located at the heart of Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor, lies Baltimore’s premiere shopping, dining, and entertainment destination. You can browse through a variety of popular national retailers and locally inspired shops, satisfy hunger cravings at over 15 eateries or one of 10 delectable restaurants, and enjoy year-round entertainment.

    Maryland Science Center

    601 Light St.
    Baltimore, MD 21230

    The Maryland Science Center has three levels of exhibits, an IMAX theater, planetarium, and interactive experiences. Subjects displayed include physical science, space, earth science, the human body, and blue crabs that are native to the Chesapeake Bay.

    National Aquarium

    501 E. Pratt St.
    Baltimore, MD 21202 

    The National Aquarium features a living collection of more than 20,000 fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and marine mammals living in award-winning habitats. Located in the Inner Harbor, the National Aquarium engages with visitors, volunteers, students, and citizens from around the world to actively participate in the preservation of our natural resources and living systems.

  • National Museum of Dentistry

    31 S. Greene St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    See amazing teeth feats, marvel at George Washington’s choppers (They’re not made of wood after all!), sing along to vintage toothpaste commercials, and discover fascinating hands-on exhibitions about the power of a healthy smile.

    Oriole Park at Camden Yards

    333 W. Camden St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Take a stroll through the ballpark that forever changed baseball. Come see Oriole Park at Camden Yards from a whole new perspective!

    Reginald Lewis Museum

    830 E. Pratt St.
    Baltimore, MD 21202

    Reginald Lewis Museum is the best resource for information and inspiration about the lives of African-American Marylanders. The museum seeks to realize its mission by collecting, preserving, interpreting, documenting, and exhibiting the rich contributions of African-American Marylanders from the state’s earliest history to the present and the future.

    Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Baltimore

    301 Light St.
    Baltimore, MD 21230

    Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons.

    Walters Art Museum

    600 N. Charles St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    The Walters Art Museum is internationally renowned for its collection of art, which has grown to more than 28,000 objects. The collection presents an overview of art from around the globe.

    Westminster Hall and Edgar Allen Poe Gravesite

    519 W. Fayette St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    This restored historic church features stained glass windows, an 1882 pipe organ, cathedral ceilings, and raised balconies. Surrounded by one of Baltimore’s oldest cemeteries, it features the gravesites of Edgar Allan Poe and many other famous individuals.


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