Baltimore Vacation Rentals

Known as "Bawlmer" to locals, Baltimore has a rich and complex tapestry of culture, art and history, including fascinating African-American stories and world-renowned literary heros. Today, Baltimore entices with its temperate climate, international restaurants, boutique stores and scenic inner harbor.

Food, Baltimore-style

Don't leave Baltimore without tasting local favorite, steamed crabs, which are often paired with shrimp, beer and corn-on-the-cob. The Baltimore pit beef sandwich is generally served rare and is synonymous with the city.

Lake Trout (whitefish), lightly breaded and fried, is served as a lip-smacking sandwich while for eclectic dining options, consider Suzie's Soba and Holy Frijoles in Hampden.

The stalls at the lively Cross Street Market offer visitors an array of goodies, including crab cakes, sushi, rotisserie chicken, oysters, fresh fruit and vegetables.

History, art and more

Steeped in African-American history, Baltimore is home to outstanding museums such as the Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Black History. Step back in time at the 19th-century Evergreen Museum, full of decorative masterpieces. Creatives shouldn't miss the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM), where flying apparatuses and robots lie in waiting.

Writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore's most beloved adopted son, lies in the Westminster Cemetery. The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum will certainly beguile literature buffs and fans of the macabre. Complete your experience by scaling the 178 ft-tall Doric column built in honor of America's Founding Father, George Washington – you'll spot the majestic twin spires of the Basilica of the Assumption from up here.

Kids' day out

Take the kids down to the National Aquarium, which houses 20,000 creatures across 700 species. There's also a rooftop rain forest and a nifty reconstruction of Australia's Umbrawarra Gorge.

Penguins, giraffes and chimpanzees await at the historic Maryland Zoo, while Maryland Science Center will keep the kids engrossed with its interactive exhibits on dinosaurs, the human body and outer space.

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