Looking for something to do? Baltimore has a lot for visitors in the way of museums, galleries, attractions and historical places of interest.

Baltimore’s most popular attractions are the National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center. Both are convenient to the Inner Harbor and are…okay. Sure, the fishes are pretty. But with admission prices and lines approaching those of a theme park, families may appreciate something different, something less crowded.

Visitors willing to explore beyond the Inner Harbor can find a lot to do, often cheap or free.

Attractions

• Maryland Science Center & Davis Planetarium ($$)
• The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore ($$)
• National Aquarium in Baltimore ($$$)
• Port Discovery Children’s Museum ($$)
• Top of the World Observation Level ($)
• U.S.S. Constellation ($)

Museums

• Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum ($)
• Baltimore Maritime Museum ($)
• Baltimore Museum of Industry ($)
• Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum ($$)
• Baltimore Public Works Museum ($/free)
• Baltimore Streetcar Museum (4)
• Baltimore Tattoo Museum (free)
• Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum (free)
• The Fire Museum of Maryland ($)
• The Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum ($)
• Geppi’s Entertainment Museum ($)
• Historical Electronics Museum (free)
• The Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum (free)
• The Jewish Museum of Maryland ($)
• Lovely Lane Museum & Archives (free)
• Maryland Historical Society Museum ($)
• National Cryptologic Museum (free)
• National Great Blacks in Wax Museum ($$)
• National Museum of Dentistry ($)
• Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture ($)
• Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards ($)

Art

• American Visionary Arts Museum ($$)
• Baltimore Museum of Art (free)
• Contemporary Museum ($)
• Maryland Art Place (free)
• The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death (free)
• Walters Art Museum (free)

Culture

• Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center (free)

Historic Places

• Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum ($)
• Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine ($)
• Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Park ($)
• Hampton National Historic Site (free)
• Shot Tower ($)
• Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Homes & Gardens

• Carroll Mansion ($)
• Evergreen Museum & Library ($)
• Garrett-Jacobs Mansion (free)
• Hancock’s Resolution (free)
• Homewood House Museum ($)
• Mount Clare Museum House ($)
• Nine North Front Street (free)

Nature

• Clyburn Arboretum (free)
• Druid Hill Conservatory (free)
• Oregon Ridge Nature Center (free)