Baltimore is known as the Charm City – and I must admit, I was charmed by it.  Since I was tasked with shipping my son’s vehicle to Germany at the Port of Baltimore, I thought I might as well spend some time poking around the city. 

It was a pleasant, stress-free six-hour drive from Cleveland to Baltimore. As always, the AAA TripTik provided accurate, easy-to-follow directions. (And I still don’t trust a GPS.)

My home for my two-night stay was the Hampton Inn Downtown Convention Center. This Three Diamond hotel is located across the street from Oriole Park at Camden Yards and close to a couple of attractions that I was planning to visit. Public transit stops are just a few blocks away.... Read More

 
    This is fourth in a series of entries from blogger Sally Doran on her summer road trip (find previous here).

“Good morning, Baltimore! Every day’s like an open door….”

Tracy Turnblad belts out her love for her hometown in the opening song from the musical and movie, Hairspray, which I must admit is a favorite of mine.  I just can’t get that song out of my head as I arrive to... Read More

 
     AAA travel editors recommend these Baltimore experiences, excerpted from the AAA Travel Guide: Baltimore:

- Wander through pop culture history at Geppi's Entertainment Museum in the Inner Harbor area where you can view toys, characters and icons from yesteryear to the present, ranging from Howdy Doody and Batman to a Lost in Space lunchbox.

- Watch flicks on the largest U.S. movie theater screen at Bengies Drive-In... Read More