About Baltimore
Thirteen million visitors are drawn to Baltimore’s world-famous Inner Harbor every year .
• Experience the many museums including the Baltimore Maritime Museum, Museum of Industry, the USS Constellation Museum and the Civil War Museum. • World-class theaters – the Peabody Conservatory of Music, the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre/Baltimore Center for the Performing Arts, the recently restored Hippodrome Performing Arts Center featuring headline Broadway shows, are just a few of the many to be found in the city.
• Historic sites and homes are located throughout Baltimore. No visit would be complete without seeing Fort McHenry National Monument, the inspiration for Frances Scott Key’s composition of the Star Spangled Banner – Baltimore is so full of interesting and artful expressions.
• Explore Baltimore the wet way. Harbor taxis take you to 35 attractions and fi ve eclectic neighborhoods around the Inner Harbor from Fells Point, where the Marriott Water- front Hotel, the ASPRS Conference Headquarters is located, a historic area with original cobblestone streets, jazz and blues pubs and art galleries.
• Sports fans will want to visit the Baltimore Orioles home at Camden Yards with year- round tours available and the Baltimore Ravens Stadium is next door to Camden Yards. • The National Aquarium, the Maryland Science Center, Power Plant Live, shopping and nightlife are all within walking distance of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
• Tempt your taste buds with world renowned Chesapeake Bay Cuisine. Baltimore boasts of having over 1,000 restaurants with something to satisfy every appetite.
• Baltimore’s Little Italy and Greektown are just two of the well-known ethnic experiences waiting to welcome you.
• Getting to Baltimore is so easy. Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) is just 15 minutes from the Marriott Waterfront Hotel – ASPRS Conference Hotel, and has direct service to 61 U.S. cities and eight international cities. Numerous means of ground transportation are available from the airport. PLUS, Amtrak’s Acela train service makes Baltimore easily accessible to one-third of the U.S. population.
• Baltimore is only 35 miles from our Nation’s Capital with sites too numerous to list – a great extension to your time at the ASPRS Annual Conference. Why not plan to bring your friends and family.
“Baltimore's Inner Harbor!”
