Baltimore
Tourist Office - The best way to have an
enjoyable vacation and to ensure you spend most of
your time sight-seeing and not trying to decide what
to do is to check with the local tourist offices prior
to or upon arrival in a new city. Baltimore offers
a variety of tourist offices to help make each traveler’s
stay an enjoyable one.
Of special note is the new Baltimore Visitor
Center that opened in May 2004. This one-stop
shop gives visitors information on events and attractions,
offers brochures on numerous attractions and maps
of the city, assists in making reservations for lodging
and dining, allows you to purchase tickets for a variety
of tours, museums, and theaters, and provides information
on Baltimore’s history, arts, neighborhoods,
and shopping. The center also offers a quick 11-minute
film describing Baltimore’s old, new, and off-beat
attractions.
In order to make the most of your vacation to Baltimore,
spend an hour or so in the Visitor Center or talk
with a representative from one of the other offices
listed below. These professionals know the city inside
and out and will be able to provide information on
the well-known attractions as well as the ones not
seen by everyone, allowing your trip to be specialized
to your specific interests.
If your trip to Baltimore includes
other areas of Maryland, several tourist offices offer
information and maps about parks, beaches, shopping,
and the many other activities to do outside of the
city. Make sure you check with one of these experts
to help you plan your trip accordingly. Two of the
best services the tourist information officers can
offer are directions from one place to another and
suggest the order in which you do your activities
to help minimize the time spent traveling in the car.
Baltimore Visitor Center
401 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
1-877-BALTIMORE
Baltimore Area Convention and Visitor’s
Association
100 Light Street, 12th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-7300
www.baltimore.org
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
7 East Redwood Street, Ste. 500
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-752-8632
www.bop.org
Maryland Office of Tourism Development
217 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-767-3400 or 1-800-MD-IS-FUN (toll-free in USA
only)
www.mdisfun.org
Baltimore Tourism Association
P.O. Box 388
Baltimore, MD 21203
410-659-7300
Baltimore County Conference and Visitors
Bureau
825 Dulaney Valley Road, 2nd Floor
Towson, MD 21204
410-296-4886 or 800-570-2836
www.visitbacomd.com
Baltimore County Department of Recreation
and Parks
301 Washington Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
