Ethel and Ramone’s: Chesapeake Bay Cajun

Diners say “laissez les bons temps rouler” – let the good times roll – when it comes to Ethel and Ramone’s. It’s Maryland-style Creole cuisine melding the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay with traditional Louisiana recipes. Try their authentic gumbo, a savory mix of seafood and sausage simmered in a rich broth that takes days [...]

American Visionary Art Museum: Ways of Seeing

What’s visionary art? It’s the creative endeavor of self-taught artists, who express themselves in whatever medium their inner voice describes. When it comes to the American Visionary Art Museum, that means it can be it can be art made with toothpicks, yarn, bottle caps, old watches, and fishing line, as well as paint and clay. [...]

Henninger’s Tavern: Delicious Cuisine

Can you rate a restaurant by the quality of its crab cakes? If so, then Henninger’s is a winner, because theirs are worthy of five stars, with big chunks of sweet crab melded into a moist-on-the-inside, crisp-on-the-outside patty served with basil aioli and red cabbage slaw. The ambiance of this little Baltimore standby is charming [...]

The Baltimore Museum of Industry: Monument to Progress

Explore and celebrate the world of the workers and industries that made America the industrial capital of the world. Over 100,000 artifacts tell the story of a time when Baltimore was one of the biggest industrial cities in the U.S., with shipyards, a copper refinery, the world’s first gas company, and even the world’s first [...]