essential things to see for Baltimore/DC family vacation
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taking the family to DC~Baltimore~Philly to visit some family.
would like to have some Strut recomendations for food - sites - cool shit to check out.
thanks in advance!
j~
would like to have some Strut recomendations for food - sites - cool shit to check out.
thanks in advance!
j~
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DC has the nations best museums and they are mostly free.
Art, modern art, more art, natural history, technology, American history, air and space, Native American and more, all right on the mall and free.
FBI tour is always good.
Viet Nam War Memorial.
Zoo, not sure current condition of zoo, or if you can stand zoos, but it is large and free.
DC is endless.
Aquarium, water front etc in Baltimore is generic custom designed for tourists. Should be avoided.
Lexington Market is good spot to check out in Baltimore. Eat lunch there.
Women's Industrial Exchange is another old Baltimore institution worth stopping by.
- The Inner Harbor (food, bars, malls, shopping, family fun)
- Fells Point (Bars, Record Stores, Food)
- Baltimore Street "The Block" (Strippers, Strip Bars, Bums, Violence, Drugs, Sex Shops),
- Camden Yards (Orioles Stadium).
- N.E. B-More (See where The Wire was filmed).
- Edgar Allen Poe's house.
Oh, and me. Come buy some records from ya boy!!
But definitely give me a holla when you're here. We can grab some drinks, I'll take you to some diggin spots & hit a few titty bars. I can show this little shit hole we call B-MORE.
As far as Lexington Market goes, hit Faidleys for crab cakes and a Natty Bo.
Mmmmmmm Faidleys....... I need to make it back down there.
See, this is the schitt we take for granted living here. Faidleys is the truth. If you eat meat you gotta hit Pollock Johnny's and get a hotdog or sausage.
Also, Attman's on Lombard St. Get a cornbeef sandwich, pretty damn good!!
I'll take you up to Walbrook Junction / Harlem Park area and you can see the "real live" Wire. Then we can venture over to Liberty Heights / Park Heights area, LOL. Shit gets real crazy around there!!
BTW Paycheck, let me know when you coming through here again. We gotta hang out!!
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In DC, I like the Hirshorn, American Art Museum (which shares a building with the National Portrait Gallery), The National Gallery, The Corcoran, and Botanical Gardens.
If you are with kids, you might want to hit the Air & Space Museum, Natural History, or Spy Museum.
looks like there will be plenty to fill up our time with.
BREEZ, not going to have a lot of time to dig but I would like to come through and buy some heat. hoping to skip the thrift store filler and satisfy the record itch without burning to much time!
Philly: If you're with the family i'd recommend taking a stroll down walnut to rittenhouse park at 18th and walnut. there's (expensive) restaurants all over that area with plenty of outdoor seating.
for sights - take a stroll down boathouse row (kelly drive) right past the Philadelphia Art Museum, famous for the art or the "rocky steps" depending on when you grew up.
Old City are is where all the historical crap is i.e. liberty bell, constitution museum etc etc thats around 5th and market and extends east towards the delaware river. Also full of expensive restaurants and bars.
There's also South Street which has drastically changed over the years but if you've never set foot on it, its about 7 blocks of bars, stores, and restaurants as well. South Street eventually ends at the south street bridge which connects to Penn's Landing area along the delaware river. Nice view of the Ben Franklin Bridge etc.
I can recommend a shit ton of other spots to eat/drink if you're looking for that, lemme know.
Etete and Dukem are sure shots. Etete, I think, is marginally better, but Dukem has more atmosphere. There is a Dukem in Baltimore as well.
I second the recommendation for taking in a lunch at Lexington Market, it's a Baltimore must-see. That said, if you are with kids you may find yourself fielding questions about the people pacing the entrance to the market intoning the names of painkillers.
Druid Hill Park is also a very lively and beautiful place on weekend afternoons.
IMO some of the best restaurants for dinner in Baltimore are The Helmand (Afghani), Dukem (Ethiopian; also has a DC location, as noted above), and Woodberry Kitchen (upscale local/organic, in a unique and quiet neighborhood in the heart of the city).
Brewer's Art is a great spot for microbrews (the downstairs bar is better than upstairs IMO); their Resurrection is a Baltimore institution. The Golden West, Club Charles, and Rocket to Venus are some other popular + worthwhile bars in town.
Nam Kang (Korean) is my favorite late-night food spot (there are few places in Bmore open past bars closing at 2am).
have fun!
Sounds good bro. Just PM me when you're gonna be in town. We'll definitely hook up!!
If you have kids, then a walk down Pennsylvania Avenue to take a picture in front of the White House is always cool. Or go down to the Capitol. Take advantage of the Metro; as a Californian, I love the opportunity to NOT drive somewhere.
There's always something good to eat in DC. If you're with picky kids, there are the staple fast food places. But if the fam-bam is up for something more exotic, there are a million places all over. The Georgetown and George Wash Univ areas both have a young crowd and plenty of food options.
Enjoy DC! I was living there last summer, and this summer I'm back in CA and missing it! It was hot and muggy as hell in DC, but CA has dry heat that f***ing HURTS my skin.
Philly: Someone will inevitably hand you a little brochure or map with historic sites on it. Let the kids pick the ones that look most interesting. I was in Philly last summer and thought it was rather gray-looking even in the summer, so it wasn't my favorite place to be. I visited Ben Franklin's house, Edgar Allen Poe's house and the Liberty Bell. I can't remember what else. Pretty much every other cheesesteak place will boast a sign saying they serve the best cheesesteak in Philly. As a vegetarian, I can't really say anything about that.
On a nice day, I think it is a good place for a comfortable family walk, and to just hang out. Maybe take a camera?
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Lots of Love,
lilmonstu