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The Grave of Edgar Allan Poe

The Grave of Edgar Allan Poe

Sep 8, 2011

As an iconic American Writer, Edgar Allan Poe gained a large and loyal following. If you’re one of those people who’ll be visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s grave. Swat up on the facts of his life and death first.

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The 5 Best Clubs in Baltimore

The 5 Best Clubs in Baltimore

Sep 8, 2011

After some delicious crab cakes and a few drinks in some of Baltimore’s top bars, put on your dancing shoes and head out to check out some of the best clubs in Baltimore. Whether salsa’s your thing or if you’re more into club classics, Baltimore’s got the club for you.

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The Port of Baltimore was established by the Maryland colonial General Assembly in 1706 at Locust Point for the tobacco trade. On July 30, 1729, the town of Baltimore was founded and named after Lord Baltimore, who was the Province of Maryland's first Proprietary Governor. His actual name was Cecilius Calvert, son of George Calvert, who became County Cork's (Ireland) first Lord Baltimore in 1625. The town grew quite quickly in the seventeen hundreds due to its sugar producing industry. Now, a visitor can stay in the best Baltimore hotels and discover the modern culture of this quirky town.

The Baltimore Waterfront Festival honors the unique culture of life on the water. Visitors can hoist a sail, explore a sixty-foot yacht, obtain new and interesting crab cake and seafood recipes and enjoy a fair amount of free entertainment. The event is held in April and features a Volvo Ocean Race Round the World. It is the ultimate sailing competition, lasting nine months on thirty two thousand miles of ocean. The Work and Play on the Bay section features interactive exhibits and the festival features many other activities, food vendors and performers on the water and on land.

Guests of the best Baltimore hotels do not have to travel far to go to the Capital Jazz Fest, which has been named the "Woodstock of Jazz". It features lots of big name jazz artists, food, drinks and shopping. Featured artists have included Herbie Hancock, Take 6, Natalie Cole, War, Chuck Brown, Hiroshima, Soul II Soul and Will Downing, plus the "rising stars" of jazz. The Capital Jazz Fest also presents the Capital Jazz SuperCruise, where guests can enjoy cool jazz on a cruise. Visitors can get a preview of what types of artists Capital Jazz features from Capital Jazz Radio, which is accessible on their website.

The Maryland Brewer's Oktoberfest is Baltimore's largest beer festival. Upon entering, visitors will receive a souvenir tasting mug in addition to six beer tokens. Extra tokens are available for purchase, but of course, drinking responsibly is advised. The festival also features a Homebrew Competition, in which locals enter their special home recipes for beer for a chance to win a cash prize. First prize is one hundred dollars, second is seventy-five and third is fifty dollars. Visitors who dress up in traditional German garb receive three extra beer tokens. Admission tickets come in three categories, firstly VIP (advance only), then regular and finally, designated driver. The designated driver ticket does not come with a tasting stein.

The National Aquarium in Baltimore's exhibits start off with smaller marine creatures from local waters, but these quickly move on to sharks, rays and other large sea creatures. It also features a man-made ecosystem designed to mimic a rainforest in addition to regularly scheduled dolphin shows. Visitors should know ahead of time that the admission cost is a bit high and the waiting time can be long.

The Maryland Science Center is located in the Inner Harbor and features interactive displays detailing physics, marine biology and astronomy. Some of the more popular exhibits include the three dimensional models of a nebula and a massive meteor hanging down from the main hall's ceiling. It also features the Chesapeake Bay Estuary exhibit, with several tanks of various living creatures. Visitors can also purchase tickets to the museum's IMAX Theater.

Port Discovery is an interactive museum offering fun for children of all ages. Permanent exhibits include the Adventure Expeditions, recommended for kids aged seven and up, which takes them back to 1920s Egypt. Children can decipher hieroglyphics to find clues that lead them to the lost pharaoh's tomb. The Exploramora: Down at The Farm is for all ages and lets kids milk a "cow", plant vegetables and brush a horse tail. Harvest Hill lets kids barter, sell or trade their products at the museum's "roadside" market.

Many of the best Baltimore hotels feature on-site restaurants and bars, safety deposit boxes, luggage storage and room service. Other common amenities include laundry and dry cleaning, ironing service and on-site gift shops while some others offer concierge service, valet parking and VIP rooms. Common activities include swimming pools and fitness centers while a few offer massage, spas and other activities.