 Theater and opera houses
Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center
in College Park
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park
City is a massive center for the performing arts. The
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center was opened in 2001
on the campus of the University of Maryland. The Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center offers a total of 6 stages
of different sizes on an area of almost 30,000 m². In
addition to theater productions, dance events, concerts
also find their way onto the stage here.
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3800 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, Maryland 20742 |
Lyric Opera House in Baltimore
The Lyric Opera House in the city of Baltimore is a
historic theater from 1893. The Lyric Opera House was
built in the Renaissance style. Nowadays the Lyric Opera
House is the home of the Lyric Opera Baltimore. The
Great Hall of the Theater looks particularly successful
after the last renovation. In 1986 the Lyric Opera House
was added to the list of Historic Places.
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140 W. Mt Royal Ave
Baltimore Maryland 21201 |
Maryland Theater in Hagerstown
The Maryland Theater in the city of Hagerstown, in the
north of Maryland, was opened in 1915 and is the most
important performance venue in the region. The Maryland
Theater offers a total of 1,300 seats and is the venue
for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. The Maryland
Theater has been on the list of Historic Places since
1976.
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21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown Maryland, 21740 |
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore
The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in the city of
Baltimore was opened in 1982 and represents an important
concert hall in the city. The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony
Hall belongs to the Balitmore Symphony Orchestra, whose
venue it is. The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall offers a
total of 2,443 seats.
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1212 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
www.bsomusic.org |
New Embassy Theater in Cumberland
The New Embassy Theater in the city of Cumberland is
located in the historic city center and offers its
visitors various theater productions. There are also
film screenings and musical performances. The New
Embassy Theater was opened in 1931 as a cinema.
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49 Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502 |
Hippodrome Theater in the City of Baltimore
The Hippodrome Theater in the City of Baltimore was
opened in 1914, but at that time it was still known as
the Vaudeville Theater. After that it served as a cinema
before it closed in 1990. However, the theater, built in
the Beaux-Arts architectural style, was completely
renovated in 2004 and now serves as a theater with a
total of 2,300 seats.
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12 N Eutaw Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201 |
Museums and exhibitions
Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art in the city of Baltimore is
an art museum founded in 1914 and arguably the best in
Baltimore and one of the best in the entire United
States. The museum's collection includes 90,000
exhibits. These are thematically assigned to European,
American, Asian and African art. Furthermore, numerous
exhibits come from pre-Columbian America. The Baltimore
Museum of Art also has the world's largest collection of
works by Henri Matisse. The African Art Collection is
one of the oldest and most important in the United
States. Other highlights come from Gauguin, Cézanne, van
Gogh, Botticelli, Kandinsky, Chagall and Warhol. But not
only these exhibits make a visit a must, because the
museum also includes a library with more than 70,000
volumes and two sculpture gardens. The building of the
museum is also reminiscent of a Roman temple. Best of
all, entry is free.
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10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
www.artbma.org |
Walters Art Museum in
Baltimore
The Walters Art Museum in the city of Baltimore opened
in 1934 and is one of the best in the state. The
collection, or the collections of the museum, which goes
back to William Thompson Walters, can be divided into
seven categories. You can find everything from antiquity
to the present day. Whether from ancient Egypt or Rome,
China, Muslim countries and from Europe or America, the
Walters Art Museum has it. As entry is free, a visit to
the museum is a must.
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600 N Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
www.thewalters.org |
Maryland Science
Center in Baltimore
The Maryland Science Center in the city of Baltimore is
arguably the best science museum in the state. It was
opened in 1976 and, with its numerous interactive
exhibits, is aimed at everyone who finds conventional
museums rather boring. The Maryland Science Center,
which also has a collection of dinosaur skeletons, is
particularly suitable for children.
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601 Light Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230 |
National Cryptologic
Museum at Fort Meade
The National Cryptologic Museum at Fort Meade was opened
to the public in 1993. The National Cryptologic Museum
is ironically located near the NSA headquarters. The
museum's collection includes numerous exhibits of
cryptography history and gives a good introduction to
the history of encryption and decryption. The museum has
approximately 50,000 visitors annually.
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www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/museum/index.shtml |
Monuments and memorials
Fort McHenry
National Monument in Baltimore
The Fort McHenry National Monument is located in the
port of Baltimore. The actual, if somewhat awkward, name
of the memorial is Fort McHenry National Monument and
Historic Shrine. However, the place's nickname is
"Birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner". Fort McHenry
is a former military fort. Fort McHenry was bombed by
the Royal Navy on September 14, 1814, and the battle for
the fort is considered one of the most significant in
the British-American War. The battle was also followed
by Francis Scott Key, who wrote the poem Star Spangled
Banner based on the collected impressions. As is well
known, this is the text of the American national anthem.
The Fort McHenry National Monument became a National
Monument in 1939 and now covers an area of
approximately 175,000 m². From 1925 to 1939 Fort
McHenry was advertised as a national park. A special
highlight during the visit is the ceremonial flag
change.
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2400 E Fort Ave
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
www.nps.gov/fomc/index.htm |
Antietam National Battlefield at Sharpsburg
The Antietam National Battlefield is the memorial to the
bloodiest battle in the American Civil War. The Antietam
National Battlefield Memorial is located near the city
of Sharpsburg in Northern Maryland. Here on September
17, 1862, at the Battle of Antietam, known in the
Southern States as the Battle of Sharpsburg, more than
20,000 people were killed on both sides. The memorial
covers an area of approximately 13.1 km² and was
established in 1890. In addition to the conserved
battlefield and the visitor center, the memorial also
offers the visitor a remarkable museum. The Antietam
National Cemetery is also on the site where the US
Soldier Monument, also known as Old Simon, is located.
Here the monument The American Volunteer from 1876
should impress. Every year the memorial is visited by
more than 300,000 visitors.
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5831 Dunker Church Road
Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm |
Washington Monument in
Baltimore
The Washington Monument in the city of Baltimore was
built from 1815 to 1829 and is the first architecturally
designed monument to George Washington. The memorial is
a 54 m high Doric column in the Mount Vernon district. |
