AAA Destination Guide: Baltimore

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#Baltimore features new to old-school area attractions for a variety oftastes. Whatever you decide, don’t forget to add these destinations toyour sightseeing itinerary.Peregrinate through pop culture history at Geppi’s EntertainmentMuseum in the Inner Harbor area where you can view toys, charactersand icons from yesteryear to the present, ranging from Howdy Doody andBatman to a Lost in Space lunchbox.Watch flicks on the largest U.S. movie theater screen at Bengies Drive-InTheatre; a historic landmark that has been serving film buffs for morethan 50 years.

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A relaxed vibe permeates Baltimore, attracting millions of travelers each
year to this charming city overflowing with culture, crabs and historical
treasures—from waterfront communities to harbors to a myriad of
attractions, inviting hotels and delectable dining destinations.
While exploring Baltimore, stroll through the different neighborhoods
including the Inner Harbor district—a scenic waterfront that’s home to
dozens of retail shops, restaurants and museums. Other jaunts include
Little Italy, where you’ll smell aromas enticing your palate and senses in
this restaurant enclave.
The Westside’s African-American culture flourishes with shops and
entertainment. Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole
performed in Westside nightclubs during jazz music’s heyday. Experience
an eclectic atmosphere of urban hipsters and trendy boutiques in the old
mill town of Hampden, made famous by filmmaker and neighborhood
native John Waters.
Discover Baltimore’s British ancestry in Fells Point. The area is named
after English Quaker William Fell who founded a ship building company
here in 1726. Cobblestone streets lead the way to 18th- and 19th-century
homes, antique stores, pubs and Chesapeake Bay cuisine. Fells Point
also has a bohemian ambience comparable to Greenwich Village in New
York or Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The history-haven path
continues as you travel through Federal Hill, Mount Vernon and Canton.

Essentials
Baltimore features new to old-school area attractions for a variety of
tastes. Whatever you decide, don’t forget to add these destinations to
your sightseeing itinerary.

Peregrinate through pop culture history at Geppi’s Entertainment
Museum in the Inner Harbor area where you can view toys, characters
and icons from yesteryear to the present, ranging from Howdy Doody and
Batman to a Lost in Space lunchbox.

Watch flicks on the largest U.S. movie theater screen at Bengies Drive-In
Theatre; a historic landmark that has been serving film buffs for more
than 50 years.

Visit the reliquary of the famous New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth
who was one of the first players to be inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame and is known for
revitalizing the sport during the Roaring 20s at
the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum.

Smell the aromas of popcorn and cotton candy
and see all of the brightly lit rides as they go
rushing by or up and down as you stroll down the
boardwalk at Trimper’s Rides and Amusements
in Ocean City.

Experience jumping joints, rows of restaurants and sizzling shows at
Power Plant Live!—an entertainment complex located in the Inner Harbor
district, which is considered one of the top tourist attractions in the
Baltimore area.

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Encounter the whimsical world of body art on display or sit back and let
the experts create a piece of art on your natural canvas at The Baltimore
Tattoo Museum in Fells Point.

Listen to spooky tales and find out which ghosts haunt and keep the
businesses along the harbor company at night in this once boisterous
seaport during the Fells Point Ghost Tours.


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1. Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum
216 Emory St
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 727-1539

2. Ocean City

3. Annapolis

Blast off into space at the sci-fi restaurant Rocket to Venus in the
Hampden area where diners can chow down on healthy edibles including
Sloppy Joes made with tofu in a kitschy 1950s motif.

Set your course for the National Sailing Hall of Fame & Museum in
Annapolis, where the sport’s unsung heroes are honored with artifacts,
photographs, video presentations and other memorabilia.

Restaurants
A short walk from the Inner Harbor, the Charleston presents an upscale
culinary experience, top-notch service and a menu filled with American
cuisine prepared from modern and traditional Southern Lowcountry
recipes. Start your meal with the shrimp and grits appetizer—a
combination of seafood and Southern nuances that’s simply
extraordinary.

Situated on the edge of Little Italy, Della Notte Ristorante prepares a
blend of innovative and traditional Mediterranean-inspired Italian chicken,
pasta, seafood and veal dishes. Patrons are treated to the views of the
Inner Harbor and the city skyline. Diners also savor the in-house-baked
breads.

In the heart of Fells Point, the Louisiana Restaurant features menu
selections that fuse French and Creole tastes in a two-level, elegant
dining establishment that portrays a European-style and romantic
ambience. Enticing edibles include seafood concoctions, various salads
and delectable desserts.

Another Fells Point destination, The Black Olive, is a family-owned Greek
restaurant located down an old, cobblestone road, Manouri cheese is
served in grape leaves. Try the Village Pie and exotic fresh fish choices
filleted tableside in a renovated row house that’s more than 200 years
old.

If you want to experience a nostalgic, 1940s-style evening with live jazz
music while eating generous portions of Chicago aged-beef or
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Chesapeake Bay seafood complemented by a martini or two then you
can’t beat The Prime Rib in the Horizon Hotel Building.

Based on Polynesian flavors, Roy’s provides diners with a taste of Hawaii
without leaving the mainland in an upscale yet relaxing setting. Chef Roy
Yamaguchi’s Hawaiian fusion cuisine blends local ingredients and
seafood with European sauces and Asian spices.

Within a half-hour drive from Baltimore and located in the historic district
not far from the U.S. Naval Academy, Breeze restaurant in the Loews
Annapolis Hotel serves mouthwatering steaks and distinctive
Chesapeake Bay specialties in a contemporary setting.
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Nestled in the center of Annapolis’ naval community, Buddy’s Crabs &
Ribs has a raw bar with choices of clams, mussels, crawfish and a variety
of crab specialties in a casual dining
atmosphere on the second floor overlooking
merchant activity.
Down the street from St. Anne’s Church, the
Aqua Terra of Annapolis is owned by a
talented husband-and-wife team who operate
a stylish little restaurant offering European
and Asian-inspired dishes with fresh ingredients from both land and sea.


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1. Charleston

1000 Lancaster St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 332-7373

2. Della Notte Ristorante

801 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 837-5500

3. Louisiana Restaurant

1708 Aliceanna St
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: (410) 327-2610
4. The Black Olive

814 S Bond St
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: (410) 276-7141

5. The Prime Rib

1101 N Calvert St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 539-1804

6. Roy's

720 B Aliceanna St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 659-0099









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After visiting the Maryland State House, grab a bite to eat at Harry
Browne’s, a favorite of locals and statesmen since 1979. Menu options
include Continental fare such as Maryland crab cakes served with
sautéed spinach, roasted red pepper coulis and sweet onion marmalade.


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7. Breeze

126 West St
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 295-3232

8. Buddy's Crabs & Ribs

100 Main St
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 626-1100

9. Aqua Terra of Annapolis

164 Main St
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 263-1985
10. Harry Browne's

66 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 263-4332

11. Jalapenos Restaurant

85 Forest Dr
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 266-7580


Located in a nondescript shopping center in Annapolis, Jalapenos
Restaurant presents both Mexican and Spanish dishes including rack of
lamb rubbed with rosemary and served with black mole and large shrimp
wrapped in Serrano ham with chipotle sauce and served on a skewer.

Attractions
In a city with dozens of attractions, you may have trouble deciding where
to spend your time. Here are the highlights for this destination, as chosen
by AAA editors. GEMs are “Great Experiences for Members.”

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, a AAA GEM attraction, was built in 1821 as America’s first
cathedral. The church’s white, colonial-style columns and bells invite
guests daily to peruse the sanctuary located in the Mount Vernon cultural
district.

About 30 minutes away in Annapolis, visitors can pay homage to the
Episcopal St. Anne’s Church, named after the mother of the Virgin Mary.
The church was rebuilt after a furnace fire on Valentine’s Day of 1858
and perseveres to this day.

Another Annapolis landmark, the Maryland State House, a AAA GEM
attraction, is where the state’s legislature meets while in session.

For those that love the sea and anything nautical, embark at the USS
Constellation Historic Ships Museum. The museum features four national
historical landmarks on the premises, including the Constellation, a U.S.
Navy Civil War-era ship built in 1797 that was named after the “new
constellation of stars” on the American flag. Artifacts are displayed, and
exhibitions and tours are offered.

The National Aquarium in Baltimore, a AAA GEM attraction, features sea
life, hundreds of exhibits and tours.

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And don’t forget the kids! Tots and tykes can participate in their own
adventures as well as let their imaginations go wild at Port Discovery,
Children’s Museum in the Inner Harbor.

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Down the road, children can continue to immerse themselves in
interactivity and learning at the Maryland Science Center, IMAX Theater
and Davis Planetarium, which is a AAA GEM attraction. An additional
AAA GEM attraction, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, is the third-largest
zoo in the country and includes a variety of animals and displays.

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History &
Culture provides visitors with an opportunity to experience the heritage of
African-American Marylanders through photographs and other
memorabilia as well as information about how these people overcame
slavery to later become an industrious society.

Another facility honoring African-American history is The National Great
Blacks in Wax Museum. The 30,000 square-foot time capsule emulates
black leaders and legacies of our past through wax replicas,
chronological records of events, education, exhibits and tours.

The whistle blows at your next stop, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Museum, a AAA GEM attraction known as the birthplace of American
railroading.

Further down the display trail, The Baltimore Museum of Art, a AAA GEM
attraction, showcases an array of artwork for just about anyone’s fancy.
Exhibits continue to thrive at The Walters Art Museum, a AAA GEM
attraction featuring artwork from the William and Henry Walters collection.

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1. Annapolis

2. St. Anne's Church
199 Duke of Gloucester St
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 267-9333
3. Maryland State House
91 State Cir
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 974-3400



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18. Star-Spangled
Banner Flag House
844 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 837-1793
19. Top of the World
Observational Level
401 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 837-8439
4. Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cathedral St & Mulberry St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 727-3565


5. USS Constellation
Historic Ships Museum
301 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 539-1797


6. National Aquarium in Baltimore
501 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 576-3800


7. Port Discovery, Children's Museum
35 Market Pl
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 727-8120


8. Maryland Science Center, IMAX
Theater and Davis Planetarium
601 Light St
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 685-5225


9. Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21217
Phone: (410) 366-5466


10. Reginald F. Lewis Museum
of Maryland African American
History & Culture
830 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (443) 263-1800
11. National Great
Blacks in Wax Museum
1601 E North Ave
Baltimore, MD 21213
Phone: (410) 563-3404

12. Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Museum
901 W Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21223
Phone: (410) 752-2490



13. Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Dr
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (443) 573-1700


14. Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 547-9000


15. Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 727-4808


16. Maryland Historical Society
201 W Monument St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 685-3750


17. Washington Monument
699 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 396-0929
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The Baltimore Museum of Industry will tell you about area technologies
that shaped the Industrial Revolution and how the city was one of the
busiest ports in America. Other highlights include the world’s first
disposable bottle cap and a typesetting machine.

More diachronic items can be found at the Maryland Historical Society, a
AAA GEM attraction that is the state’s oldest cultural foundation.

The Washington Monument pays homage to the first U.S. president. The
178-foot structure was designed by Robert Mills and was built in 1829.
The building features a museum with information about George
Washington as well as the construction of the monument.

The historic heritage continues with The Star-Spangled Banner Flag
House, which is the birthplace of America’s flag and the home of
seamstress Mary Young Pickersgill. The 30- by 42-foot flag containing 15
stars and stripes inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled
Banner.”

Be prepared to become awe-struck while viewing the Top of the World
Observational Level in the world’s tallest, pentagonal building, located in
the Inner Harbor district and showcasing an astonishing, 360-degree
panoramic view of the Baltimore area.

Events
In addition to its many cultural and historic landmarks, this destination
hosts a number of outstanding festivals and events that may coincide
with your visit.

The Maryland RV Show is geared toward the outdoor community and
features motor homes, trailers, tent campers, recreational vehicle
accessories and travel destination exhibits and campground displays at
the state fairgrounds in Timonium every February.

The Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage preserves and restores the
state’s architecturally significant properties. April to mid-May each year
the organization schedules home and garden tours to raise funds for
each participating county’s designated projects.

If you’re a horse-lover, giddy up in May to the Pimlico Race Course for
the Preakness Celebration—a series of events celebrating the annual
Running of the Preakness Stakes, the middle leg of racing’s Triple
Crown. Festivities include a hot air balloon race, parade, 5K run, concerts
and children’s activities.

Baltimore celebrates its ethnic heritage in the Inner Harbor district with
the Showcase of Nations festival. The summer-long event features
unique crafts, cuisine from around the world, traditional dancing, live
music and ceremonies. Highlights include the St. Nicholas Greek Folk
Festival and LatinoFest in June, Powwow and Native American Festival
at the state fairgrounds in July and Our Holy Trinity Russian Festival in
October.

In late August, crowds head to the Maryland State Fair in nearby
Timonium. The annual carnival for more than 120 years includes rides,
games, exhibits, livestock, competitions, baked goods, farm products,
entertainment, food and awards.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts hosts the Baltimore Book
Festival in Mount Vernon Square near the Washington Monument in
September and features more than 200 local and self-published authors,
book signings, vendors, exhibits, seminars and speakers.

More than 700,000 attendees participate in the Fells Point Fun Festival
every October. The event started some 40 years ago to prevent a
highway construction project from occurring in the area. The highlights
include arts and crafts, international vendors, a flea market,
entertainment and food.

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Things to Do

Shopping
In the heart of Baltimore’s revitalized financial and office district,
Harborplace and The Gallery, at the corner of Light and Pratt streets
overlooking the Inner Harbor, features national retailers and a variety of
cafes and restaurants divided among three buildings: two glass-enclosed
pavilions and, connected via an overhead skywalk, the Gallery, which
offers three floors of shopping. A fourth floor consists of restaurants and
shops.
A visit to one of the city’s indoor food markets can be a fascinating
experience. These markets are well-preserved monuments of an older
Baltimore and contain aisle after aisle of stalls in which vendors offer
wares ranging from meats and produce to fresh seafood from the bay.
Baked goods also are available. Some of these markets have served
their neighborhoods since the city’s earliest days.
Two of the city’s markets are located in areas often visited by tourists:
Broadway Market, at Broadway and Fleet sts., and Cross Street Market,
on Cross St. between Light and S. Charles sts. Broadway Market was
founded in the late 18th century, and Cross Street Market began in the
mid-19th century. Both are open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m.
until early evening. The other markets, which are Lexington, Hollins,
Avenue and Northeast, are in less upscale areas than the Broadway and
Cross Street markets and draw mostly local residents. Lexington Market,
at 400 W. Lexington St. in the Westside neighborhood, covers Lexington,
Eutaw, Paca, Saratoga and Green sts. and is the largest city-operated
market since 1782. It is open Monday through Saturday 8:30-6. The
Arcade, a contemporary addition, offers everything from fresh produce to
local seafood as well as two restaurants and a central stage area for
entertainment and community use. Phone (410) 685-6169. Hollins Market
is on Hollins St. between Arlington Ave. and Carrollton St., Avenue
Market is at Pennsylvania and Laurens sts., and Northeast Market is at
Monument and Chester sts. These began in the mid-19th century. The
markets are open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until early
evening; Hollins Market is not open on Monday. Note: It is advisable to
visit the markets, particularly Lexington, Hollins, Avenue and Northeast,
only during daylight hours; to leave wallets and handbags in a safe place;
and to travel with a partner. A renovation and revitalization of downtown
Baltimore’s Westside neighborhood is currently underway.
Small shops abound in Baltimore. Galleries and restaurants now occupy
the elegant houses that long distinguished Charles Street.
Those in search of the unusual may want to visit Antique Row in the 700
and 800 blocks of Howard Street. Both blocks have rows of shops and
galleries specializing in antiques, art and unusual gifts and collectibles.
Mount Washington Village, on Kelly and Sulgrave avenues,
encompasses specialty shops and boutiques within a village setting.
Cross Keys Village is a complex of shops and restaurants surrounding a
parklike square on Falls Road between Northern Parkway and Cold
Spring Lane. The Rotunda, north of downtown at 711 W. 40th St. near
Johns Hopkins University, caters to college students and others with its
21 specialty shops.
For something different, the Historic Savage Mill in nearby Savage is an
1820s textile mill turned specialty marketplace where shoppers can find
some 50 shops, eateries and art galleries in restored buildings.
Several regional malls are within the metropolitan area. One of the
largest, White Marsh Mall, just north of the city off I-95 at exit 67, has a
number of major stores, including Boscov’s, JCPenney, Macy’s and
Sears.
Bargain hunters can find plenty of shopping territory at Arundel Mills, 10
miles south of Baltimore off I-95 exit 43 in Hanover via SR 100 E.
Other large malls include Eastpoint, I-695 exit 38W; Marley Station, via I-
97 exit 14 and SR 100 exit 16 to 7900 Ritchie Hwy. (SR 2) in Glen
Burnie; Owings Mills, I-795 and Owings Mills Boulevard; Security Square,
I-695 exit 17 to 6901 Security Blvd.; Towson Town Center, 825 Dulaney
Valley Rd. in Towson; and Westview, I-695 exit 15B.


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Sports and Recreation
Baseball attracts faithful fans in Baltimore; the Baltimore Orioles regularly
draw big crowds to Oriole Park at Camden Yards; phone (410) 685-9800.
Named for Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” National Football League
Super Bowl XXXV champions Baltimore Ravens compete for gridiron
glory at M&T Bank Stadium; phone (410) 261-7283.
The Baltimore Blast, (410) 732-5278, play indoor soccer at 1st Mariner
Arena. Some of the nation’s top lacrosse players make up Baltimore’s
many NCAA teams, including the Johns Hopkins’ Blue Jays, who
compete at Homewood Field, Charles Street and University Parkway;
phone (410) 235-6882.
Horse racing is popular, and Pimlico Race Course has meets in spring
and summer; phone (410) 542-9400. The second race of the Triple
Crown, The Preakness Stakes, is held at Pimlico the third weekend in
May. The racetracks at Laurel and Timonium are an easy drive from the
city.
Note: Policies concerning admittance of children to pari-mutuel betting
facilities vary. Phone for information.
Golf can be played at Carroll Park, 2100 Washington Blvd., phone (410)
685-8344; Clifton Park, 2701 St. Lo Dr., phone (410) 243-3500; Forest
Park Golf Course, 2900 Hillsdale Ave., phone (410) 448-4653; Mount
Pleasant Golf Course, 6001 Hillen Rd., phone (410) 254-5100; and Pine
Ridge Golf Course, 2101 Dulaney Valley Rd. in Lutherville, phone (410)
252-1408.
Tennis players can find public courts at Clifton, Druid Hill and Patterson
parks. In the winter ice-skating takes place at Patterson Park; phone
Baltimore Recreation Department (410) 396-7900.
Boating is enjoyed at the Inner Harbor, Pratt and Light streets, and fishing
is permitted at Loch Raven Reservoir, the city’s principal water source.
Hiking opportunities are bountiful in both the city and its environs. The
Baltimore and Annapolis (B&A) Trail follows the old Baltimore and
Annapolis railroad running from Glen Burnie to Annapolis; the Gwynns
Falls Trail, part of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network and East
Coast Greenway trails, winds through a park of lush greenery.
Biking enthusiasts have their choice of bicycle trails in Clifton, Herring
Run and Patterson parks.
Performing Arts
The pleasures of good music can be found in the concerts, ballets and
other musical programs presented by the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra. The orchestra performs throughout the season at Joseph
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.; phone (410) 783-8100.
The home of the Baltimore Opera Company is Lyric Opera House, a
replica of Germany’s Leipzig Music Hall, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave.;
phone (410) 727-6000.
Throughout the summer and early fall, Pier 6 Concert Pavilion in the
Inner Harbor presents R&B, rock and country acts featuring numerous
individual artists; phone (410) 783-4189.
Hopkins Plaza offers free concerts once a month May through
September. Concerts—some of which are free—are regularly scheduled
at the acoustically superb Concert Hall of the Peabody Institute of Music,
21 E. Mount Vernon Pl.; phone (410) 659-8100. Cultural and sporting
events take place at 1st Mariner Arena; phone (410) 347-2020.
Baltimore’s major regional theater is Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St.,
which produces a variety of contemporary and classic plays; phone (410)
332-0033 or TTY (410) 332-4240. Drama devotees can enjoy touring
Broadway shows as well as the classics at the Hippodrome Theatre at
the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St.; phone (410)
837-7400 for schedule information. Other dramatic offerings are staged at
the theaters of the Arena Players, 801 McCulloch St., (410) 728-6500,
and the Vagabond Players, 806 S. Broadway, (410) 563-9135.
The Theater Project, 45 W. Preston St., is the city’s center for avant-
garde productions; phone (410) 752-8558. The Cockpit in Court Summer
Theatre of Essex Campus of the Community College of Baltimore County
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presents musicals, dramas and comedies throughout the summer; phone
(410) 780-6369.
Several dinner theaters are in and around the city. Toby’s Dinner Theater
is in the Best Western Hotel & Conference Center at 5625 O’Donnell St.;
phone (410) 995-1969 or (800) 888-6297. A second location is in
Columbia at 5900 Symphony Woods Rd.; phone (410) 730-8311 or (800)
888-6297.
For schedules of current theatrical and musical offerings check the local
newspapers.
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