Ho can I get from Boston to Baltimore?

Still at it with the Baltimore trashtalk, #8?

#10 -- what do you mean trashtalk? I'm wondering why someone would want to go there?? Why do you feel the need to comment about my question?

#11 -- Baltimore has at least as much for the visitor as other Amercan cities of its size, including Revolutionary War sites and some fine museums. It may be a little overshadowed by its neighbours Philadephia and Washington, but it's certainly wortyh visiting in its own right.

#12 -- what's so worthy about it?

I have to admit, I'd be a bit hesitant to send a foreign tourist to Baltimore myself.

This is a cut & paste job from some recent Baltimore postings, so my apologies for the lack of style:

The National Aquarium. American Visionary Arts Museum. Baltimore Museum of Industry. B&O Railroad Museum.

The USS Constellation is quite interesting at the Inner Harbor. I love Fort McHenry. The Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art are currently (permanently?) FREE (except for special exhibits); both have excellent collections. The Walters is particularly convenient to the harbor, in Mt Vernon.

Lexington Market for a crabcake at Faidley’s. Samos for excellent, reasonably priced Greek food. Amicci’s in Little Italy.

Fun areas for young and hip 20 and 30-somethings in the evening include Hampden, Mt Vernon, Canton (Canton Square/ O'Donnell Square), Federal Hill, and Fells Point.

Tons of other restaurants and music options; go to www.citypaper.com for information.

Most tourists won't/shouldn't be in the areas that have a high crime rate; same rules as any city apply.
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mesolo, I'm sorry that you had such an awful experience in Baltimore. If you ever come again, here's hoping you find more appropriate sites for your interest, and come across more approachable people.

TK ==

You don't have to apologize (once again) to me for me not having a stellar experience in Baltimore. You can defend it all you want with museums galore but that still won't change my mind about it. As far as I'm concerned, it's just an unremarkable city with a broken down transportation system used by the social misfits of society. And as far as Faidley's goes, which I did stop by and ate at, and I thought it was just mediocre at best. But I guess if you don't do very much traveling you would think this place is worthy of a recommendation. Not.

Honestly, I thought Dallas was 10x better than Baltimore and Dallas was one of my least favorite cities ever. But at least in Dallas the people were helpful and the food was good, which is a lot more than I can say about Baltimore! However I'm glad I went there because now I don't ever have to go back!

I travel at least as much as you do and I still recommend Baltimore. Not trying to change your mind, just the weak premise of your argument. "I had a bad tiime so the PLACE sucks" is the weakest thing one can ever say, as far as for travel. And you of all people should know that!

Ed

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr>But I guess if you don't do very much traveling you would think this place is worthy of a recommendation.<hr></blockquote>Baltimore was fine for this traveller who had never been there before - for the reasons #12 mentioned and others. Some people can forget that for the first-time visitor to a place, it can always be interesting to see and experience - maybe not the best time - so you make a judgement about how long to stay and whether to ever return. But it's not life and death - a couple of days of your time, that's all.<BR><BR>We visited a gaggle of US second-tier cities (like Baltimore, Seattle, Denver, etc, etc) and they are all worth the effort, at least once. Frequency of visits to such a place is not necessarily the best qualification for giving advice to never-beens. And Baltimore is certainly NOT a place to avoid, like some that could be mentioned. My two cents.

#1 - Go to Dallas instead, it's a much better city than Baltimore.