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O National Aquarium
501 E Pratt St, Pier 3, N side of The Gettysburg
Inner Harbor. Tel (410) 576-3800. Address
Open Hours vary. Call ahead
or check website for details. The main speaker at the
Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. dedication of the National
& 7 = ∑ aqua.org Cemetery in Gettysburg
on November 19, 1863 was
E Maryland Science Center the orator Edward Everett.
601 Light St. Tel (410) 685-5225. President Lincoln had been
Open Hours vary. Call ahead or asked to follow with “a few
check website for details. Closed appropriate remarks.” His two-
Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7 = minute, 272-word speech
∑ mdsci.org paid tribute to the fallen
Walking along Baltimore’s pleasant Inner E American Visionary soldiers, restated his goals for
the Civil War, and rephrased
Harbor promenade Art Museum the meaning of democracy:
800 Key Highway at Inner Harbor. “government of the people, by
Center, where “do touch” is Tel (410) 244-1900. Open 10am–6pm the people, for the people.” The
the rule. The planetarium and Tue–Sun. Closed Mon, Thanksgiving, speech was inaudible to many,
Dec 25. & 7 0 = ∑ avam.org
an IMAX® theater thrill visitors and Lincoln declared it a
with images of earth and space. E Baltimore Museum of Art failure. However,
The American Visionary Art 10 Art Museum Drive. once published,
Museum has extraordinary Tel (443) 573-1700. Open 10am– his speech
works by self-taught artists 5pm Wed–Fri, 11am–6pm Sat & revitalized the
whose materials range from Sun. Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving, North’s resolve
matchsticks to faux pearls. Dec 25. 8 7 0 = ∑ artbma.org to preserve
Uptown is the Baltimore E Walters Art Museum the Union.
Museum of Art, with its world- 600 N Charles St. Tel (410) 547-9000. Today it
renowned collection of modern Open 10am–5pm Wed–Sun (8pm 1st is known
to every
art, including works by Matisse, Fri of month). Closed Jan 1, Memorial schoolchild Abraham
Picasso, Degas, and Van Gogh. Day, Jul 4, Thanksgiving, Dec 24, 25. in America. Lincoln
There is also a large collection of & weekends. 7 =
Warhol pieces and two sculpture ∑ thewalters.org
gardens featur ing work by Rodin day Civil War battle on July 1–3,
and Calder. Some galleries will 6 Gettysburg 1863. It was the bloodiest event
be tempo rarily closed during a ever to take place on American
three-year renovation project. National Military soil, with 51,000 fatalities. A two-
The diversity of art at the Park or three-hour driving tour begins
Walters Art Museum, on Mount 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, at the visitor center. The National
Vernon Square, includes pieces Adams County, PA. Tel (717) 334-1124. Cemetery, where Abraham
by Fabergé and Monet, among Park: Open 6am–7pm daily (to 10pm Lincoln gave his Gettysburg
others; it is renowned for its Apr–Oct). Visitor Center: Open Address, is opposite. Other
ancient Egyptian art. 8am–5pm daily (to 6pm Apr–Oct). sights include the Eternal Light
The Little Italy area is worth Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. Peace Memorial.
a visit for its knock-out Italian 8 7 9 = ∑ nps.gov/gett
restaurants and also for the
games of bocce ball (Italian This 6,000-acre (2,500 ha) 7 Frederick
lawn bowling) played park, south of the Frederick County, MD. * 59,000.
around Pratt or Stiles town of Gettysburg, n 151 S East St (800) 999-3613,
Streets on warm Pennsylvania, marks (301) 600-4047. Open 9am–5pm daily.
evenings. the site of the three- Closed Jan 1, Easter, Thanksgiving,
Dec 25. ∑ fredericktourism.org
Dating back to the mid-18th
century, Frederick’s historic center
was renovated in the 1970s.
This charming town is a major
antique center and home to
hundreds of antique dealers.
Its shops, galleries, and eateries
are all in 18th- and 19th-century
settings. Francis Scott Key,
author of “The Star Spangled
Banner,” is buried in Mt.
The eye-catching architecture of the National Aquarium, Baltimore Olivet Cemetery.

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