| Baltimore's
Inner
Harbor
was
redeveloped
in
the
late
1970's.
I
visited
it
a
few
times
in
the
80's
and
it
was
a
marvelous
example
of
inner
city
development.
Visiting
it
again
recently,
it
seemed
to
have
lost
a
lot
of
it's
shine
but
still
had
a
lot
to
offer.
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| This
area
has
street
entertainers,
open
air
concerts
and
a
really
nice
atmosphere.
The
brick
promenades
around
the
waterfront
provide
a
pleasant
way
to
stroll
around
and
see
the
attractions.
At
the
northwest
corner
there
is
the
Harborplace
where
there
are
food
stalls
and
boutiques.
The
USS
Constellation
-
the
restored
1854
wooden
warship
shown
in
the
picture
above,
is
an
attraction
you
can
tour.
A
major
attraction
is
the
aquarium
-
the
National
Aquarium
-
which
is
visited
by
more
than
1.5
million
people
per
year.
The
aquarium
features
hundreds
of
exhibits
and
more
than
14,000
animals.
There
are
of
course
thousands
of
colorful
fish
as
well
as
sharks
and
dolphins.
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There's
much
more
to
see,
nearby
there
is
the
American
Visionary
Art
Museum,
the
Baltimore
Civil
War
Museum
and
the
Maryland
Science
Center.
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At
one
of
the
piers
there
is
the
Baltimore
Maritime
Museum
with
3
ships,
including
a
submarine
-
the
USS
Torsk
-
which
sank
at
least
2
Japanese
warships
during
World
War
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| You
can
take
a
boat
trip
around
the
harbor;
The
picture
to
the
right
shows
a
typical
pleasure
boat.
These
are
just
a
few
of
the
attractions;
for
many,
the
main
draw
is
perhaps
the
restaurants
and
there
are
many
to
be
found.
The
main
attraction
is
seafood
of
course,
with
crab
cakes
and
steamed
crabs
perhaps
topping
the
list
of
must-eat
attractions.
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Adding
to
the
story
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Readers
comments:
Connor
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Baltimore Inner Harbor is nice but I do agree it has lost some of it's shine. I think some of the restaurants are overpriced and not so good. One good one is Crabby Dicks. This is on Broadway about a mile from the Inner Harbor. Better food better price but still with good atmosphere.
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