BALTIMORE - USA
Baltimore, Maryland is situated along the shores of the vast Chesapeake Bay nearly 200 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately 35 miles northeast of Washington DC and 75 miles southwest of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It is one of the great eastern coast seaports of the United States.
The old inner harbour basin located at the heart of downtown Baltimore has been refurbished and converted to a large entertainment and shopping area. The docks and streets surrounding the inner harbour now house museums, restaurants, shops, entertainment venues and hotels.
The National Aquarium, the Maryland Science Centre, Port Discovery Children's Museum, and the World Trade Centre of Baltimore are all located around the basin. Docked along the Inner Harbour piers, you will also find the USS Constellation (the last all-sail war ship built by the navy) the USS Torsk a World War II vintage submarine, the lighthouse ship Chesapeake and the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney.
I have been to Baltimore twice and have enjoyed both my visits it has a wealth of nautical history, which I have found fascinating.
The old inner harbour basin located at the heart of downtown Baltimore has been refurbished and converted to a large entertainment and shopping area. The docks and streets surrounding the inner harbour now house museums, restaurants, shops, entertainment venues and hotels.
The National Aquarium, the Maryland Science Centre, Port Discovery Children's Museum, and the World Trade Centre of Baltimore are all located around the basin. Docked along the Inner Harbour piers, you will also find the USS Constellation (the last all-sail war ship built by the navy) the USS Torsk a World War II vintage submarine, the lighthouse ship Chesapeake and the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney.
I have been to Baltimore twice and have enjoyed both my visits it has a wealth of nautical history, which I have found fascinating.
