Hoops12761

I am heading to Baltimore in early April and was seeking input into the best photo locations. I will be staying at the Sheraton Inner Harbor and have a list of places I have initially jotted down as potential candidates. So far (in no particular order) I have Graffiti Alley, the Washington Monument, Federal Hill @night overlooking the city, Patterson Park Pagoda, Upper Fells Point, Druid Park, and Top of the World - observation level. What am I missing or what should I take off the list? I am primarily interested in sunrise/sunset and night photography so that will be my main focus while there.

Also, any great seafood places in the Inner Harbor area?

Thank you for your input.

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

Baltimore had 347 killings last year. So much of the city is in ruin; just
have a look at Google's street views. Night photography would certainly
be a challenge.

Hoops12761

Even around the Inner Harbor area?

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

Inner Harbor is quite nice and Little Italy has some great restaurants.
I used to go to the Washington Monument area when my son visited
the Peabody and that area can be a little dicey. But just North is The
Baltimore Fine Arts Museum which is very interesting as is the Walters
Art Museum which is downtown. There will be great photo ops; just
be careful. Especially at night.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

While some sections of Baltimore can be scary (like many large cities), I have found the Inner Harbour and Fells Point area (including “Little Italy”) to be very safe, even at night. If you want to avoid the parking and traffic in the area, which can be truly awful, consider staying at one of the several hotels in the Inner Harbour and walking everywhere. I’ll let some Baltimore natives expand on the photo ops (I lived there years ago and still visit regularly), but the Inner Harbour is filled with interesting museums, science centers, historic ships and dozens of excellent reaturaunts. a great place to visit.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

Enjoy your visit . The responders to your question have made some excellent suggestions. Baltimore is no different than Chicago, Detroit, DC, etc etc. In no way is the "city in ruins" The Inner Harbor is a gem. There are also a coast guard ship, a submarine (Torsk) and and large sailing vessel (Constellation) that can be explored as well.

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

In no way is the "city in ruins"

Of course not everywhere. But check out this video.
This is not a couple of isolated street views. There are
enough streets in Baltimore to have made this a feature
length movie instead of 8 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enmnmSlHQbE

Joe Blow

OK, we get it. Your hatred and bigotry are noted.

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

Your comment is unwarranted and ill informed. Who/what is it
I hate and despise? Poverty?

I'm amazed at what little thought you put into your post.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

In what way does this have anything to do with the Inner Harbor? Why not also post some video of that for a balanced view and to address the OP’s most recent query? I can show you equally sad images of DC, Chicago, and many other great cities, but that does not mean these cities don’t have beautiful and interesting areas that are safe for visitors as long as you use the most basic good judgement. I have lived in Baltimore during the riots and burning in the 60s, but I have also walked alone in Fells Point at night recently and was not worried (and I’m 72). As a matter of fact, I just mentioned to my wife that it had been awhile since we had been to DC and the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, and I’m planning a trip in April. There are certainly areas of DC and Baltimore where we won’t go, but we’ll either stay in Downtown DC, Greenbelt, Bethesda or the Inner Harbor, and I won’t be concerned. And no, we won’t be armed with anything more lethal than a cell phone as both DC and Maryland have very restrictive laws concerning carrying firearms as you must know. I see you have a DC address, and I’ll bet there are areas of DC where you won’t walk at night.

jcboy3

See. There are lots of places to take pictures in Baltimore.

Bill_de Loc: US

There is not really much to see in Baltimore. Here are a couple of suggestions.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60811-Activities-Baltimore_Maryland.html

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BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

No one has mentioned Fort McHenry - The park service has done a great job of making the visitor center and Star Fort worthwhile sites to visit.

protseq Loc: Delaware

I agree with Inner Harbor and Fells Point comments. My wife rented a room near the Little Italy area for a few
months and felt safe in that area. Any Metro area in the USA will have its bad areas. Just do an Internet search
of Wilmington DE on its crime record. This is the area where I grew up.

02Nomad Loc: Catonsville, MD

There's also the iconic Domino's Sugar sign (at night) that is visible in the Inner Harbor. I've heard that in Little Italy there is a saying that goes: "I'm Italian, we don't call the police, we call family". I'm sure that it's a joke ;-), but you will be safe there.