Edgemere Museums - Children's, Art & History Museums in Edgemere MD

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AFort McHenry National Monument Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry National Monument Historic Shrine
  • 2400 East Fort Avenue
    Baltimore, MD, 21230-5393
  • +1 410 962 4290
4.5
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland (7.3 miles from Edgemere)
  • Overview Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a star fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay. It was during this bombardment of the fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write The Star-Sp... more on En.wikipedia.org
  • Overview Rich in colonial history, this star-shaped 18th century fort was the birthplace of the country's National Anthem. Dogs are allowed around the outer (landscaped) grounds, down by the river, and at the picnic areas; they are not allowed ... more on DogFriendly.com

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Fort McHenry National Monument Historic Shrine
2400 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD, 21230-5393

BPort Discovery

Port Discovery
  • 35 Market Place
    Baltimore, MD 21202
  • +1 410 727 8120
3.5
4+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Overview Port Discovery Children's Museum provides experiences which ignite imagination, inspire learning, ... more on Portdiscovery.org
  • Overview Interactive, educational fun for the whole family. Voted one of the top five children's museums in the U.S. Child Magazine ... more on 167.102.232.26

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Port Discovery
35 Market Place
Baltimore, MD 21202

CEnoch Pratt Free Library

  • 400 Cathedral St
    Baltimore, MD 21201
  • +1 410 396 5500
  • Overview This public library is one-block long. more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview Donated to the city of Baltimore in 1882 by its namesake, a wealthy merchant, the Enoch Pratt Free Library was one of the country's first free-circulation public libraries; it remains one of the country's largest. The Pratt was remarkable for allowing any citizen to borrow books at a time when on... more on Fodor's

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Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral St
Baltimore, MD 21201

DPeabody Library

  • 17 E. Mount Vernon Pl.
    Baltimore, MD 21202
  • 410 / 659-8179
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview One of Baltimore's hidden treasures has reopened to the public after a 2-year restoration. The library, part of the Peabody Institute, is an architectural gem set into the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood that is also home to the Walters Art Museum and the Washington Monument. It's an academic ... more on Frommers

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Peabody Library
17 E. Mount Vernon Pl.
Baltimore, MD 21202

EU.S.S. Constellation

U.S.S. Constellation
  • 301 East Pratt Street
    Baltimore, MD 21202-3110
  • 4105391797
4.0
6+ reviews, 3 sources
  • Overview Keel laid June 25, 1853 - anti-slavery patrol from 1859 - 1861- Saw Civil War service in the Mediterranean protecting U.S. merchant shipping from Confederate ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Overview You can't miss the Constellation, docked for years at the Inner Harbor (predating Harborplace). A triple-masted sloop-of-war launched in 1854, the Constellation is the last Civil War-era vessel afloat. Tour her gun decks, visit the wardrooms, see a cannon fired, and learn about the life of a sail... more on Frommers

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U.S.S. Constellation
301 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-3110

FCourtyard Washington Convention Center

Courtyard Washington Convention Center
  • 900 F St nw
    Washington, DC 20004
  • +1 800 368 9000
4.0
182+ reviews, 6 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (38.8 miles from Edgemere)
  • My husband and I stayed here while on a weekend getaway. I found the price for a downtown hotel reasonable and the accomodations clean and neat. The valet staff, your first point of contact, were friendly and professional. The front desk staff was likewise friendly. The one and only problem was t... more on TripAdvisor
  • I think the parking could have been a little cheaper but overall I enjoyed my stay at this hotel. more on MyTravelGuide

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Courtyard Washington Convention Center
900 F St nw
Washington, DC 20004

GLibrary of Congress

  • 101 Independence Ave SE
    Washington, DC 20003
  • 2027075000
4.5
18+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (38.5 miles from Edgemere)
  • I love the LOC. I always take visitors here because I think it's such a beautiful building. It's also one of the lesser known DC attractions for tourists ... more on Yelp
  • By far one of the most underrated and overlooked attractions in DC. Yes, it's just a library, but in terms of architecture one ... more on Yelp

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Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003

HFolger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library
  • 201 East Capitol Street South East
    Washington, DC 20003-1004
  • +1 202 544 7077
3.5
6+ reviews, 2 sources
  • I love the theater here, with Game of Love and Chance and Macbeth both being outstanding memories. Don't sit on the balcony though, they say the view ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Its history is intrinsically linked to that of its founders, Henry Clay Folger and his wife, Emily Jordan Folger, ... more on MuseumStuff.com

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Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street South East
Washington, DC 20003-1004

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