Baltimore and Surrounding Areas

In Baltimore and Surrounding Area -Lots to do
Baltimore has a population of about 675,000 but in the surrounding area there are about 3 million people. It is a major Atlantic port with a maritime history that goes back to the seventeenth century and by land is less than an hour from Washington, D.C., two hours from Philadelphia and a little more than three hours from New York City.

Beyond the city is the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore and to the west the mountains of western Maryland.

In Maryland http://www.mdisfun.org/destinations/central.asp#city
In DC and Baltimore http://www.sunspot.net/
Just Baltimore http://www.lightningwriting.com/links/baltimore.html

Housing and Neighborhoods
Baltimore is one of the most affordable cities on the East Coast.
http://www.livebaltimore.com/

Cheap and not so cheap Eats
Baltimore Magazine Dining Guide

Museums and Other Sites
The Walters Museum
The Baltimore Museum of Art
The National Aquarium

Music
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Blues and Jazz
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/8735/8735.excerpt.html

Hiking and Biking
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/pfwma2.html
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/assateague.html
http://www.brokenclaw.com/biking/northern.html

Skiing
http://www.skiwhitetail.com/
http://www.goski.com/resorts/rusapa/skilib.htm

Sailing
http://www.downtownsailing.org/

Sports Teams
Baltimore Sports & Social Club, Inc.
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Ravens