Baltimore, United States

Photo spots in Baltimore

• Inner Harbor WaterfrontWaterfront
  Modern harbor district with shops, restaurants, and scenic promenades
• National AquariumMuseums
  Stunning blue glass building with marine life exhibits
• Fells Point HistoricHistoric
  Colonial waterfront with cobblestones, bars, and maritime heritage
• Baltimore Museum of ArtMuseums
  World-class art collection in neo-classical building
• Walters Art MuseumMuseums
  Renaissance palace housing diverse global art collection
• Federal Hill ParkParks
  Commanding overlook of Inner Harbor and city skyline
• Fort McHenry National MonumentHistoric
  1812 War fortress where Star Spangled Banner was inspired
• Peale MuseumMuseums
  First purpose-built US museum with historic artifacts
• Edgar Allan Poe HouseCulture
  Childhood home of author with period furnishings
• Patterson ParkParks
  Historic urban park with high-towered observation point
• Inner HarborWaterfront
  Scenic two-mile waterfront path connecting attractions
• Mount VernonCulture
  Tree-lined historic avenue with galleries and boutiques
• Maryland Science CenterMuseums
  Three floors plus planetarium and IMAX on the Light Street corner of the harbour, aimed squarely at kids. Its west and north windows frame Federal Hill and the harbour basin — worth a stop on the way out late in the day.
• Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreZoos & aquariums
  Inside Druid Hill Park, 15 minutes' drive from the harbour and surprisingly hilly once you are in. The African penguin colony is the reliable photo — time your visit to a keeper feeding, when the birds actually move.
• Historic Ships in Baltimore (USS Constellation)Museums
  One combination ticket covers up to four vessels; Constellation's gun deck is the strongest interior of the group. Shoot the rigging against the skyline from Pier 1 at blue hour, then board next morning for clean low light on deck.
• B&O Railroad MuseumMuseums
  The 1884 roundhouse is the reason to come — 22 sides of clerestory glass over a ring of locomotives. Stand on the turntable centre with an ultrawide around midday, when the shafts through the upper windows are strongest.
• American Visionary Art MuseumMuseums
  Mirror-mosaic exterior and the giant whirligig sculpture out front cost nothing to shoot; the ticket buys the galleries. Interior photo rules change with each exhibition, so ask at the desk before lifting a camera.
• Top of the World Observation LevelViewpoints
  27th floor of the pentagonal World Trade Center — the only public high view over the Inner Harbor, and cheap. The glass is tinted and reflective: press a rubber hood flat against it and shoot at blue hour when interior lights are dimmer than the city.
• Baltimore Museum of IndustryMuseums
  Former oyster cannery on Key Highway with cranes, a steam tug and machine shops. The outdoor machinery on the pier is the best photography here — come late in the day with the harbour behind it.
• Ladew Topiary GardensParks
  About 45 minutes north in Monkton; 22 acres of clipped hedge rooms including the fox-hunt topiary. Side light early or late is what gives the hedge shapes their edge — flat overcast turns them into green blobs.
• Baltimore Amtrak StationTransit
  Amtrak stop BAL — platform, trains and station architecture; historic depots often photograph best from the track side at golden hour.
• M&T Bank StadiumSports
  M&T Bank Stadium — exterior and marquee shots are free any day; coordinates curated from general knowledge, confirm exact position before publishing.
• Oriole Park at Camden YardsSports
  The B&O Warehouse behind right field is the classic frame.
• Fort McHenryHistoric
  United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland
• SS John W. BrownParks
  Preserved Liberty ship home ported in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; carries an official heritage designation
• National Slavic MuseumMuseums
  Ethnic museum in Fleet Street Baltimore, Maryland
• National Katyń MemorialMonuments
  Baltimore, Maryland, dedicated to the victims of the Katyn massacre
• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryReligious sites
  Church in Maryland, United States; carries an official heritage designation
• Port of BaltimoreWaterfront
  Shipping port in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Phoenix Shot TowerArchitecture
  Shot tower in Baltimore, Maryland; carries an official heritage designation
• Gwynns Falls/Leakin ParkWaterfalls
  Urban park and statistical area in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Druid Hill ParkParks
  Public urban park in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Emerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerArchitecture
  Tall American building in Baltimore, Maryland, US; carries an official heritage designation
• CFG Bank ArenaSports
  Arena located in Baltimore, Maryland
• Cathedral of Mary Our QueenReligious sites
  Church in Maryland, United States
• 100 Light StreetArchitecture
  Skyscraper in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear LightLighthouses
  Lighthouse.
• Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear LightLighthouses
  Lighthouse.
• Poole's Island LighthouseLighthouses
  Lighthouse, built 1825.
• Pooles Island LightLighthouses
  Lighthouse.
• Lazaretto Point LightLighthouses
  Lighthouse.
• Fort Carroll LighthouseLighthouses
  Lighthouse.
• Craighill Channel Lower Range Front LightLighthouses
  Lighthouse.
• Craighill Channel Upper Range Front LightLighthouses
  Lighthouse.

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