AASL
2001 Conference – March 16 – 18
Baltimore, Maryland http://www.baltimore1.com
Hilton Baltimore & Towers
20 West Baltimore Street
The Elegant Hilton Baltimore & Towers www.hilton.com/hotels/BWIBHHF/index.html
is a registered historical landmark, built in 1928, which has been beautifully restored to
its original ambiance. From the hotel it is a four block walk to:
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
- Harborplace
. www.harborplace.com Designed
and built by the Rouse Co. of Boston’s Fanueil Hall fame, Harborplace became the
flame that lit the revival of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Two Harborplace pavilions
plus "The Gallery" afford a mix of over 200 shops, restaurants, and
entertainment.
- Maryland Science Center
. www.mdsci.org The
facility boasts a restaurant, gift shop and three floors of hands-on exhibits featuring
energy, the Hubble Space Telescope, the wonder that is the Chesapeake Bay and more.
- National Aquarium
. www.aqua.org At Pier 3, The
National Aquarium boasts sharks, dolphins, and a walk-through living rain forest.
- Power Plant.
Once upon a time, the Power Plant stacks fumed with smoke as it
generated power for Baltimore's streetcars. Last year, the Power Plant roared back to life
when the Hard Rock Cafe, ESPN Zone and Barnes & Noble Booksellers set up shop
inside. The Plant is one of the harbor’s biggest attractions.
- USS Constellation.
At Pier 1, The Constellation is the only surviving Civil War era
naval vessel and all-sail warship built by the Navy.
- Museum of Industry.
www.charm.net/~bmi/ Relive the Industrial Revolution and step
back in time to the early days of a port city.
Federal Hill www.encorebaltimore.org/neighbor/federal.html
Federal Hill overlooks the Inner Harbor and is a ten minute walk from Harborplace. During
the Civil War , Federal troops occupied the hill and trained their canon on the city whose
loyalty to the North was in some doubt. Federal Hill Park provides a spectacular view of
the Inner Harbor and downtown skyline. Federal Hill is a neighborhood, as well as a hill,
primarily of brick, late 19th Century row houses, many of which have been
rehabbed in the past 15-20 years.
- American Visionary Arts Museum.
www.avam.org This
museum is located at the foot of Federal Hill. A national repository for artworks created
by self-taught artists, the building’s architecture is an artistic creation unto
itself.
Cross Street Market. http://southbaltimore.com/shop/crossmkt.html
Little Italy Just east of Harborplace, this is an area of Italian groceries,
bakeries, and restaurants.
Fell’s Point http://www.fells-point.com/index.html
Feisty and independent, Fell’s Point has stayed true to its gritty, working
class, maritime roots for over 200 years. Today it is a waterfront community of colorful
people, historic buildings, and unique character that retains a deep sense of its rich
past. It has a splendid collection of 18th and 19th century homes
and warehouses, and an abundance of saloons, narrow streets, funky shops, inns, and coffee
houses. The television series, "Homicide," was filmed here. Fell’s Point
can be reached by water taxi from Harborplace.
Mt. Vernon Place www.baltimore1.com/CityTour/Communities/Mount_Vernon/mount_vernon.html
The neighborhood of the rich during the late 19th and early 20th
century, Mt. Vernon boasts many buildings that are the work of prominent architects of the
time: Robert Mills, Stanford White and John Russell Pope.
- Washington Monument.
Designed by Robert Mills, the cornerstone was laid on July 4,
1815, and the Washington statue was raised, virtually completing the monument on November
25, 1829. The monument stands in the center of Mt. Vernon Place and visitors can climb an
interior staircase to the base of the statue, from which there is a fine view.
- Peabody Institute and Library.
www.peabody.jhu.edu
A renowned conservatory of music, the Peabody’s formal Renaissance Revival
façade gives little indication of what lies within: a concert hall, classrooms, and music
rooms of the conservatory and the library. The Peabody Library is housed in a spacious
hall, completely surrounded by stacks of books that rise supported by cast-iron columns
and railings, six floors to the ceiling. The room is one of the finest interiors in the
city. The Peabody is part of Johns Hopkins University.
- Maryland Historical Society.
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W. Monument Street. Home of Francis Scott Key’s original Star Spangled Banner
manuscript, the museum has the largest collection of Peale family paintings. Established
in 1844, the Maryland Historical Society continues to flourish. The Society contains a
profusion of treasures that illuminate the lives and events that have shaped the state and
nation for nearly four centuries. The collection includes more than 200,000 objects and
6.2 million books and documents, ranging from pre-settlement to the present and
representing virtually every aspect of Maryland history and life. As the oldest
continually operating cultural institution in the state, the Society houses the most
significant collection of Maryland cultural artifacts in the world.
- The Walters Art Museum.
www.thewalters.org
Located on historic Mt. Vernon Place in the shadow of Baltimore's Washington Monument,
The Walters is an institution of international renown. The Walters Art Museum is one of
only a few museums worldwide to present a comprehensive history of art from the third
millennium B.C. to the early 20th century. Amassed by just two generations of a single
family, The Walters is one of the finest privately assembled museums in the United States.
Manet: The Still-Life Paintings will be at The Walters, January 28 thru April
22. The exhibition premiered at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris and The Walters is its
only North American venue. (***Admission to the Manet exhibition requires a timed
ticket, and the museum recommends advance reservations. Tickets are $10 and are timed on
the hour and half-hour. Call VISTA Tickets: 866-466-2638.)
"North on Charles" Two miles north on Charles Street from the Hilton: