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Baltimore Water Taxi
Hop aboard the Baltimore Water Taxi that connects neighborhoods like the Inner Harbor, Federal Hill, Fell’s Point and Harbor East. Sit back and enjoy the view as you head to your next destination. The Water Taxi also offers one-hour cruises that are BYOB so you can enjoy the sights with your favorite beverage. If you want the boat to yourself, charter a private cruise for up to 74 passengers.
Baltimore American Indian Center Heritage Museum
Since its founding in 1968, the Baltimore American Indian Center has committed itself to caring and celebrating the surrounding Native community. It remains one of the area’s only resources for both Natives and non-Natives to learn about the American Indian experience and engage in dialogue with one another. Murals, art pieces and historical texts cover the museum’s walls, and a serene garden out front features herbs and plants traditionally grown by Native peoples along the East Coast. The BAIC is open on Thursdays and the last Saturday of every month.
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
The Great Blacks In Wax Museum chronicles African American history through more than 100 wax figures and scenes. It was started in 1980 by a local couple, who spent their savings on the first 21 figures. Today, the museum has grown into a 30,000-square foot museum, complete with a powerful slave ship exhibit and a dedicated Maryland room spotlighting the contributions of local African Americans.
George Peabody Library
At this expansive library in Mount Vernon—considered to be one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, you’ll find a 300,000-volume collection that includes 18th and 19th-century texts, rare books, manuscripts and more. The Peabody also puts together special rotating exhibits like the recent “Women of the Book” exhibit, which gives voice to the life and spirituality of women involved in monasticism during the Renaissance/Enlightenment. The best part? The library and its special collections are completely free to visit!
Baltimore Museum of Industry
More than ten years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, a Baltimore woman named Irene Morgan refused to give up her seat on a Greyhound bus in Virginia. After she was arrested, her case was picked up by Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP and went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled 6-1 in Irene’s favor and found segregation in interstate travel to be unconstitutional. You can learn more about Irene’s story during the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s“Forging Progress” tour, which discusses the intersections of Baltimore’s labor and civil rights movements.