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Baltimore Travel Information

Born as the town of Baltimore in 1729, the originally served the economic needs of Maryland farmers. The Baltimore's official web site proclaims the city to represent the "Greatest City in America". When passing through or visiting, its hard to argue when seeing a skyline as beautiful as Baltimore's. Established in 1792, the city of Baltimore is known as the City of Firsts. For instance, in 1816, Baltimore was the first city to illuminate streets with hydrogen gas. A century later, in 1920, Baltimore was home to the first factory to manufacture stainless steel (Rustless Iron & Steel Company). With the history of the War of 1812 and successful victory against British invaders, Francis Scott Key penned the national anthem here. Growth as a regional port city and more recently tourist hub, Baltimore is a renaissance city. Over $1 billion in new development for the downtown area is slated and th city is set to expand its resume to include itself as a home for high-tech and Internet business.

The city of Baltimore underwent an extensive redevelopment project beginning in the late 1970s. The process reinvented the Inner Harbor as a major tourist destination netting over 11 million visitors per year. The jewel of the city is easily accessible from the transportation destination and is pedestrian friendly with close access to adjoining neighborhoods. Thanks to federal programs and efforts from municipal and business partnerships, the city was able to replace decaying wharves and warehouses with restaurants, the Harborplace retail center, the National Aquarium, and other attractions.

Visitors to the city of Baltimore and its Inner Harbor are offered professional sports in the form of the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles, broadway shows at the Hippodrome, and a harbor walk with several retail stores, street entertainers, open-air concerts, eateries, paddle boats, and other attractions such as the Baltimore Aquarium.

Branch outward from the Inner Harbor and one will find an array of alluring neighborhoods rich in history. More specifically Little Italy is home to the San Gabriel and St. Anthony festivals and the cobblestone streets of Fells Point are lined with pubs and restaurants that cater to a younger crowd. Harbor East continues the waterfront motif with additional shops, restaurants, and attractions. Canton east of there includes old factories that were converted into clubs and music venues similar to those found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Riding around town one will encounter a beautiful view from Federal Hill to the south of the Inner Harbor. The neighborhood in which Federal Hill resides is one to the city's most popular market. North of downtown lies Mount Vernon, the cultural hearth of the city including the Walters Art Museum, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, and the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the United State.

When visiting Baltimore be sure to try some of the fresh seafood culled from the Chesapeake Bay. The Bay provides Marylanders and visitors alike with some of the best blue crabs one can find. Additionally Chesapeake Bay allowed Baltimore to blossom as a port city since 1600. Nowadays 30 million tons of cargo per year pass through the ports.