National Parks Service (NPS) Ranger Guided tours daily in Historic Fells Point
Federal Hill & Fell’s Point Preservation Society Welcomes National Park Service to Historic Fell’s Point. NPS Rangers provide guided walking tours. Hear about Baltimore’s oldest authentic maritime community – shipbuilding, privateering in the 18th Century and the series of events leading to the War of 1812. Tours: 2 PM, Monday – Friday,starting from the Fell’s Point Water Taxi stop.
Free Daily Guided Tours of Heritage Walk and Mount Vernon Cultural Walk!!!
From April 1 through October 31st, take advantage of one of Baltimore’s free walking tours. Heritage Walk and Mount Vernon Cultural Walk are excellent introductions to the City of Baltimore are led by trained Urban Park Rangers. The tours are an excellent opportunity to simultaneously get exercise and an education in Baltimore’s unique history. Daily tours start from the Inner Harbor Visitor Center. For group tours reservations call (443) 984-2369.
Mount Vernon Cultural Walk - Free
From Charles Center to Mount Vernon Place, from the B&O Railroad building to the Peabody Institute, Baltimore’s rich cultural landscape rises from the Chesapeake and is unmistakable on Mount Vernon Cultural Walk. This walking trail takes visitors though one of America’s premier cultural districts, connecting 24 historic sites and museums, as well as restaurants and shops. Cultural Walk offers marvelous examples of 19th and 20th century architecture like the Beaux-Arts B&O Railroad building, the Art Deco Bank of America Tower, and Mies van der Rohe’s sleek One Charles Center. Along the tour visitors will hear stories of how trade, finance, and the railroad industry generated great wealth that ultimately created many of the nation's foremost cultural institutions such as the Walters Art Museum, Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Peabody Institute, and much more.
Monday – Friday 1:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
Heritage Walk
The Baltimore National Heritage Area Walk offers guided walking tours through the Inner Harbor, Little Italy and historic Jonestown, telling the stories of Baltimore’s heritage while showcasing more than 20 of the city’s most distinct and beautiful landmarks and historic sites. The experience will allow walkers to discover the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum, the Carroll Mansion, the Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture to name a few.
Monday – Friday 10:00 am, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
New Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail
May 1 - October 31: Every Sundays 12 P.M. Free*
Take a guided Sunday stroll through Historic Old West Baltimore’s premier historic African American neighborhood. Hear the stories of civil rights leaders, artists and musicians, visit historic African American churches, and relive the glory days of Pennsylvania Avenue. This community and it’s people changed the face of American music, art, literature, and politics. Past and present – something’s always happening Sundays on “the Avenue”. Tour originates form the State Center Metro Station at Eutaw & Preston Street, ground level. Take the free Purple line Charm Street Circulator to stop #312 walk 3 blocks west to Preston Street.
Baltimore National Heritage Area Area Welcomes New Partners