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Baltimore City
Offering culture and economic diversity is the waterfront town located in
Chesapeake Bay. Filled with history, it is the home to Babe
Ruth, resting place of Edgar Allen Poe, and the place where the "Star
Spangle Banner" was composed. Offering many sites and attractions such as
Little Itally with a genuine Italian taste, downtown Inner Harbor with shops
and restaurants, historic naval vessels, and a water
taxi to Fort McHerry all help to define the "Charm City."
Baltimore boasts many other attractions such as the Washington Monument,
B&O Railraod Museum Stadium, and Camden Yards.
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Harbor Place and the Gallery
Located in the beautiful Inner Harbor area is a vast shopping emporium
which offers the finest shops in all Baltimore. Showcasing clothing,
souvenirs, fine furnishings, electronics jewelry and housewares are more
than 200 shops that the line the streets. Assuring that you never go hungry
while you tour are a plethora of food courts along the harbor and streets.
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Top of the World Observation Level
For a breathtaking view of Skyline, Harbor and beyond check out the Top of the
World's observation level. Featuring a 360 degree panoramic view of the
cities landscape in addition to binoculars and guides to various
sites such as local attractions, hotels, neighborhoods, museums
and national historic landmarks.
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Uss Constellation
Explore the last of all tall sail warships constructed by the U.S. navy
in 1854. Still afloat, this mighty vessel invites tourist to
come aboard and discover what life might have been like during the civil
war. Performing several diplomatic duties, Constellation spent much of the war
deterring Confederate Cruisers and commercial raiders in the Mediterranean Sea,
interdicting African slave ships and releasing imprisoned slaves.
Decommissioned in 1933, she was re-commissioned by FDR in 1940 as a
national historic landmark. Designated as the last existing American Civil
War naval vessel and the last U.S. navy built ship powered by sails, she now is
permanently berthed at the Inner Harbor Pier.
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