Baltimore Travel Forum

Hi, I'm going to Balt. Aug 1-3 for a baseball game. I'm looking for someplace reasonable to stay near the downtown attractions. A B&B or a hotel is fine. Thanks--also, any ideas on what to do during my stay? Garrett

How much parking is there at the Hunt Valley Station and what exit on I 83 do you take to get there? Also what is the rail stop for the Inner Harbour, say for the Aquariam? Thanks Eilynne

What's the best way to get around Baltimore without my own transport? I may need to travel frequently between Homewood(JHU) and downtown, is it better to stay in downtown or near Homewood? Any comments or info on Double Tree Inn (across JHU), Radisson at Cross Key and the Mt Washington convention center?
With a family of three, is it cheaper to travel in cabs? What's the fare structure around downtown? Will appreciate any reply.

Would appreciate if anyone can suggest a decent hotel near Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus? Any nice place to eat or places to avoid. Heard about the crime rates in Baltimore, are there any particular areas to avoid? What is the most convenient public transport.
Thanks.
Andy

I am planning to visit Baltimore in the near future with my family (children's age 11 and 13). Any restaurant suggestions in Little Italy?

I will be in Baltimore for a conference in June staying on the waterfront at the Baltimore Marriot Waterfront. While in the area I would like to go to the Nations Capital for a visit. This would be on a Monday. Could someone let me know the best way or ideas on how to do this without renting a car. Also what other things are there to do in Baltimore within walking distance to the Waterfront area.

Dear friends,

Can you suggest me some cheap places to stay in Baltmore?
Hostels or B&B, anything like that.

Thanx a lot!!!!


Cheers,
Dusan

I'll be at the Baltimore Hilton at the end of March. Any suggestions for a great, local restaurant/bar (any cuisine, not too pricey)? Also looking for a suggestion for a few "must see" activities...thanks!

Is Owings Mills mall close to the harbour>

Hi Everyone,

It's VT staffer, Courtney here and I'm trying to help a journalist with a project. He's working on an article about TV and movie-based tourism and wants to know if anyone has ever heard of anyone in Baltimore giving "Wire" tours - i.e, tours of city landmarks featured on the TV show "The Wire."

If you have, or if you've taken one yourself, please email me at paris92@vtmail.com or courtney@virtualtourist.com as soon as possible.

As always, I'm so appreciative of your help!!!

Take care,
Courtney

It seems MARC only runs M-F and I can't find the train that runs from the airport to Penn Station

Can someone recommend a nice place for a ladies' lunch near this mall?

could you please tell me what is included in the dolphin package

I live in downtown Bethesda, but work at the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore. Presently, I commute by car, and have a parking space at the Univ. garage. Due to the present steep spike in the gas prices, I am willing to go for carpooling.

Is there anyone who commutes to Baltimore fom bethesda and back, and is willing to carpool? Please let me know at e-mail address prallabhandi@som.umaryland.edu.

Thanks.

Are there any public forms of transportation between Baltimore and Annapolis?
What about between D.C. and Annapolis? Thanks!

We have 4 days to do the Baltimore area (I know, we need more time). Obviously we need to maximize our time. We would like to visit Annapolis, Ft. McHenry, Fell's Point, and the D.C. area for a day. I know this is a lot to squeeze in, but I've been trying to get our friends there for years. I want to show them a lot.
*Any suggestions for an Inner Harbor Hotel that won't break the bank?
*Since we want to go these other places, would staying somewhere inbetween make sense?
*Isn't there an interesting (perhaps historical) town inbetween Baltimore and Annapolis?
*Have a missed anything we should see/do? Thanks!

I'm planning on doing a 5-week externship at the bolling airforce base in DC. My boyfriend lives in Towson..how painful will the commute be by car? How long during rush hour would it take? My hours are 7am-4pm. Thanks!

I'm used to long commutes. I go from NH to Boston everyday, which is 1.5-2 hours.

Will be in Baltimore on business thru Friday afternoon and would like to visit DC on Saturday. What is the best way to get there and back? Sounds like the MARC runs only during the week. Any other public transportation? Thanks!

Hello Everyone! My parents are planning to visit family in Baltimore (Edgewood) using a military flight. They are older and not used to driving in different weather conditions (we are from So. California). I am worried about that. Is there another way for them to get to Baltimore from either Dover AFB or Andrews AFB? I am thinking that a cab would be too expensive. Is there some sort of shuttle service at a fixed price? Or maybe even public transportation? Thanks for any help that you can give.

nette

I am attending a conference in Baltimore in the coming weeks. As I live in Reston, I would come down the toll road to the inner loop north to 95 north. In the evenings, I would reverse, taking 95 south to the outer loop to toll road.

Am I generally flowing against the Baltimore commuter traffic staying north and west of the city (aside from the 270 split)? How long should I expect the trip around the beltway for at 6:45 a.m. and 6:15p.m. respectively?

Thanks,

I am visiting Baltimore MD. from Nov 10-25.
I want some great crab cakes and local food, bars & of course the usual tourist stuff.
What is your suggestion to weed through all the info on the net?

hi somebody plz tell me what r the travel means from cockeysville to washington d.c and how much is the fare.

What is the best way to reach the Amtrak station and avoid heavy traffic if coming from Parkville?

Also, can anyone tell me where the Quicktrak ticket kiosks and outbound tracks are?

If my train is at 3, how soon do I need to arrive?

On the day before Thanksgiving, I need to get from DC (Georgetown) to BWI to take a Southwest airlines flight to Manchester, NH, then travel to Boston. My choices are train, then bus shuttle to the Terminal, or bus from DC. It's one of the busiest travel days, so I'm worried about packed highways. Since the airport will be so busy, I think I should allow 2 hrs to get through security lines at the airport itself rather than the airline-recommended 1 1/2 hrs. I don't know how much time to allow myself to get from DC's Union Station to the airport on that busy day. Would it be better to get a flight from IAD (Dulles) to Boston?

Hi, my partner and I are moving to Baltimore. We currently live/work in Philly and DC, and for at least the next couple of years will be sticking with our jobs. So, we're both trying to find the best mix of quick, yet economical commuting routes. We know we'll use the MARC for the DC commute, but it's the Philly one that's difficult...it looks like most of the older posts recommend Amtrak, but that has skyrocketed from $500 to $944 since those last posts! Any other suggestions? Even if you know an easy way to get to the Wilmington Septa station, that might be helpful...we can take the Regional Rail from there!

Thanks!

Im into BWI in the next few weeks and wondering if it is faster and or cheaper to use MARC than using the BWI Express bus to the Greenbelt Metro station...Im guessing that MARC would be faster and more direct than using bus and then Metro...
Would anybody have any suggestions please...?

hi.

i'll be coming from philadelphia and will be taking an amtrak to baltimore. how do i get to the national aquarium from the baltimore station of amtrak? is there a shuttle or bus going to and from the amtrak station to the national aquarium? sorry, i'm really clueless.

thanks in advance!

I was looking at a day (week day) trip from Baltimore to Wash. DC. I see that there are 2 MARC train lines. The Penn Station one seems to have more times. However, the Camden Line schedule says it stops at Washington Union Station whereas the Penn Line stop simply says Washington? Does anyone know for sure if that's Union Station too or where the Penn Line does stop in Washington? Also, how easy is it to find your way around Union Station? Are there signs to follow to get to where they sell the MARC tickets and signs that are easy to follow to find the MARC trains from there?

I am in a jam and need to book a hotel at the airport w/in the next 1/2 hour. I don't have enough time to peruse pages by myself. Are you able to offer any quick condensed advice? Must be clean, upscale and extremely close/in the airport. 6am flight for my boss...

I am going to be staying in Baltimore (Inner-Harbor, Pier 5 hotel) the first week in August, with my wife and 2 kids. In other forums, I have seen others writing that the Inner-Harbor restaurants are all expensive and everything is ala cart.

I am looking for any suggestions and/or links to family friendly or moderately priced restaurants in the area.