Two blocks north of the harbor, Port Discovery is a converted fish market that now wows younger kids with an urban tree house, an Egyptian adventure, a wet and water-themed activity area, and an artist's workshop. There are loads of special events (story times, dance and music classes, Lego building workshops, science demos); check the website to see what's on.
Port Discovery
Baltimore
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Evergreen Museum & Library
4.17 MILES
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American Visionary Art Museum
0.65 MILES
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National Aquarium
0.34 MILES
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Edgar Allan Poe's Gravesite
0.92 MILES
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Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
2.28 MILES
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Walters Art Museum
0.71 MILES
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National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
1.61 MILES
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Washington Monument
0.74 MILES
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Nearby Baltimore attractions
1. Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & 1812 Museum
0.22 MILES
This historic home, built in 1793, is where Mary Pickersgill sewed the gigantic flag that inspired America's national anthem. Costumed interpreters and…
2. Jewish Museum of Maryland
0.28 MILES
Maryland has traditionally been home to one of the largest, most active Jewish communities in the country, and this is a fine place to explore their…
3. Top of the World Observation Deck
0.3 MILES
For a bird's-eye view of Baltimore, head to the observation deck on the 27th floor of the World Trade Center.
4. National Aquarium
0.34 MILES
Standing seven stories high and capped by a glass pyramid, this is widely considered to be America's best aquarium, with almost 20,000 creatures from more…
5. Historic Ships in Baltimore
0.38 MILES
Ship lovers can tour four historic ships: a coast guard cutter that saw action in Pearl Harbor, a 1930 lightship, a submarine active in WWII and the USS…
6. Basilica of the Assumption
0.63 MILES
Also known as America's First Cathedral, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (much more commonly known as the…
7. Maryland Science Center
0.64 MILES
This awesome center features a three-story atrium and tons of interactive exhibits on dinosaurs, outer space and the human body. It also spotlights the…
8. American Visionary Art Museum
0.65 MILES
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