West Baltimore Squares
Walk through West Baltimore neighborhoods and take in a few of the city's most exceptional rowhouses and religious buildings across a landscape defined also by segregation and urban renewal.
Arts & Industry in Station North
Explore the artists, architects, inventors and workers who built Station North. This project is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artists Awards, bakerartistawards.com and Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc. -…
Witness to the War of 1812
The War of 1812 secured democracy for the fledgling United States, gave rise to the Star Spangled Banner, and produced war heroes Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison who would go on to the White House. Baltimore and its citizen played a critical role in repelling the British and winning the…
Lexington Market and Downtown's West Side
For over two hundred years this neighborhood has been a center of activity to entrepreneurs and merchants of all kinds, suffragists and civil rights protesters, and much more. Start from Lexington Market and explore the rich history of Downtown's west side. Many of these stories were created in…
Sacred Landmarks
Soaring spires, vaulted halls and grand arches highlight the rich architectural heritage of Baltimore's many sacred places. Explore a few of these landmark synagogues, churches and more on this tour.
Apartment Living
Discover Baltimore's grand luxury apartment buildings built at the turn of the 19th century into the 20th. The stories of these buildings open a window on to the lives Baltimore's social and economic elites, from the famous art-collecting Cone Sisters to accomplished local architects like…
Along the Gwynns Falls
Along the Gwynns Falls was produced in partnership with the Parks & People Foundation featuring audio excerpts from from the Gwynns Falls Trail Audio Tour produced by Ed Orser and Steve Bradley, University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Literary Heritage in Baltimore
This tour is produced in partnership with CityLit, the Maryland Humanities Council, Maryland State Arts Council, and the University of Baltimore.
Looking Up Downtown!
Discover a piece of the Berlin Wall in downtown Baltimore! Stumble upon a War of 1812 cannon ball! Catch a glimpse of the noble lions, hellish fiends, and neo-Egyptian sphinxes that call the buildings downtown home! This Explore Baltimore Heritage tour follows along with our guided Looking Up…
Greater Rosemont
Greater Rosemont is a historic streetcar suburb with blocks of handsome rowhouses. Following WWII, like many Baltimore neighborhoods this underwent a dramatic transition from exclusively white to largely African American in a few short years. A little more than a decade later, plans to develop the…