Discover the varied Baltimore businesses that have survived and thrived and are still going today. Whether you're looking to purchase a fishing pole or ornamental ironwork, you will enjoy this tour of just a few of Baltimore's many historic legacy businesses.

This tour was adapted from the Jewish Museum of Maryland tour of historic sites and buildings in the neighborhood of the Lloyd Street Synagogue.

Baltimore's public markets have a long and sometimes controversial history. Learn more about the markets past and present!

The neighborhood of Hampden has its own unique story within the larger history of Baltimore. This tour will use five of Hampden’s landmarks to show how Hampden has changed from a small cluster of buildings into significant neighborhood.

After its incorporation in the late 18th century, the population of Baltimore grew very quickly along with the expansion of the new country. One of the many “trades” that grew along with the city was the sale of enslaved people, for which there was a burgeoning market in early 19th century Baltimore. Several things contributed to this development. First, local Maryland farmers had shifted from a labor-intensive tobacco crop to the growing of cereal grains that required less work and contributed…