Fells Point

Worth seeing in and around Fells Point

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Baltimore

   The University of Baltimore is a public university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland.

   3.3 km · namesake university of Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Oriole Park at Camden Yards

   Oriole Park at Camden Yards, commonly known as Camden Yards, is a ballpark in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the home of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s.

   2.5 km · baseball stadium in Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Walters Art Museum

   The Walters Art Museum is a public art museum located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Founded and opened in 1934, it holds collections from the mid-19th century that were amassed substantially by major American art and sculpture collectors, including William Thompson Walters and his son Henry Walters.

   2.5 km · art museum in Baltimore, Maryland, US · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Archdiocese of Baltimore

   The Archdiocese of Baltimore is the archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in northern and western Maryland in the United States. It is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore.

   2.4 km · archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fort McHenry

   Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Royal Navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.

   2.5 km · United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

   The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1893 following the construction of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hopkins became a model for modern medical education.

   1.8 km · academic medical teaching and research arm of Johns Hopkins University · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

   The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica, is a Catholic cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Catholic cathedral built in the United States after the nation's founding and was among the first major religious buildings constructed after the adoption of the United States Constitution.

   2.4 km · church in Maryland, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   George Peabody Library

   The George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University, focuses on research into the 19th century. It was formerly the Library of the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute of music in the City of Baltimore, and it is located on the Peabody campus at West Mount Vernon Place north of downtown Baltimore, Maryland.

   2.5 km · Research library in Baltimore, Maryland, US · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Peabody Institute

   The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a private music and dance conservatory and preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857, it became affiliated with Johns Hopkins in 1977.

   2.5 km · conservatory and university-prep school in Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    CFG Bank Arena

    CFG Bank Arena is a multipurpose arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This venue is located about one block away from the Baltimore Convention Center on the corner of Baltimore Street and Hopkins Place in downtown Baltimore.

    2.3 km · arena located in Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Carroll Mansion and Phoenix Shot Tower
2. 02
   Fells Point Visitor Center and Maritime Museum

   Jan-March: Sun,Tue-Fri noon-5PM, Sat 11AM-7PM; Apr-Dec Tue-Thu noon-5PM, Fri 11AM-8PM, Sat 10AM-8PM.

3. 03
   Jewish Museum of Maryland

   15 Lloyd St, fax: +1 410 732-6451, info@jewishmuseummd.org.

4. 04
   Reginald F

   Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, 830 E Pratt St,.

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Things to do

Baltimore Ghost Tours, 731 S Broadway (no mail), toll-free: +1 855-833-0851. March-Nov: Fri-Sat 7PM. A one hour walking tour of historic and haunted Fells Point in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Also has a 2 hour haunted pub tour. Reserve by phone or email. $13, $8/kids under 13. Films on the Pier, High & Stiles St. July-Aug: Wed 8:45PM. Two months of free outdoor blockbuster films on the Fells Point pier.

1. 01
   The Vagabond Players

   The oldest and longest-running amateur theater in America.

2. 02
   Poe found

   Edgar Allen Poe was found in the streets near Ryan's 4th Ward Polls In Gunners Hall (October 3, 1849).

3. 03
   Poe

   Poe was taken to Church Hospital (Now owned by Johns Hopkins.) and then died.

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Where to eat

Fells Point and its surroundings have a real wealth of restaurants, ranging from cheap, delicious Latino dives to upscale contemporary American—some of the finest in the city. And then of course, there is Little Italy, which is arguably Baltimore's favorite place to dine.

1. 01
   Amiccis

   Sun-Thu 11AM-10PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-midnight.

2. 02
   Cafe Gia

   This small, colorful restaurant's food is universally well received.

3. 03
   Dalesio's

   The huge portions on Italian carb-loaded dishes in this part of town can make dinner here ruinous for anyone on a diet.

4. 04
   La Scala

   While at first this restaurant may not have an immediate "wow-factor," if you order right, you will have a fantastic meal.

5. 05
   La Tavola

   Small, cosy and nondescript restaurant that nevertheless serves good quality and fairly authentic Italian food.

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Getting to Fells Point

Airports

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 14 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 61 km · Washington Dulles (IAD), 83 km

Stations

Port of Baltimore, 1.1 km · State Center, 3.3 km · Camden Station, 2.3 km · Charles Center, 2.1 km · Shot Tower, 1.4 km

• Washington → Fells Point

  58 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · $5–7
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• Dulles → Fells Point

  82 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · $8–11
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• Philadelphia → Fells Point

  143 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $13–17
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