Take this tour to explore some of Baltimore’s green spaces that continue to showcase the Olmsted Brothers' visionary landscape designs! Not until 1904 did Baltimore adopt a comprehensive park plan for the region. That year, landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and John Charles Olmsted published "The Report Upon the Development of Public Grounds for Greater Baltimore," which stressed the need to treat parks as a connected system of green spaces. The Olmsted Brothers plan, practical…

Explore the industrial roots that shaped South Baltimore through this walking tour developed by the Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI). Using artifacts and historic images from the BMI’s collections, this tour honors the workers who built Baltimore into a maritime powerhouse and examines the legacy that manufacturing, shipbuilding, and other heavy industries have left on the peninsula. Enjoy this self-guided walking tour on foot (parking in the BMI’s lot is free to tour participants), by car,…

Baltimore’s Civil Rights Heritage: Looking for Landmarks from the Movement is an ongoing project to research and document the historic context for the long Civil Rights movement for African Americans in Baltimore. This tour features significant places associated with Baltimore's Civil Rights movement including several that are currently threatened with neglect or demolition.

This tour is produced in partnership with CityLit, the Maryland Humanities Council, Maryland State Arts Council, and the University of Baltimore.