Archive: Attractions

Museum of Radio and Television

National Capital Radio & Television Museum

The Maryland-based Radio History Society operates the National Capital Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, Maryland, as well as continuing exhibits elsewhere. Explore radio from Marconi’s earliest wireless telegraph to the primitive crystal sets of the 1920s, from Depression-era cathedrals and post-War plastic portables to the development of radio with pictures (a.k.a. television). In conjunction [...]

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Geppi's Entertainment Museum Display

Geppi’s Entertainment Museum

Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (GEM) is a journey through 250 years of American pop culture, located in historic Camden Station at Camden Yards in Baltimore Maryland, just a few blocks from the city’s famed Inner Harbor. Where else can you revisit your childhood and get back in touch with old friends that entertained you in the [...]

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Broadcasting Archives Reading Room

The Library of American Broadcasting

The Library of American Broadcasting holds a wide-ranging collection of audio and video recordings, books, pamphlets, periodicals, personal collections, oral histories, photographs, scripts and vertical files devoted exclusively to the history of broadcasting. Founded in 1972 as the Broadcast Pioneers Library, it was housed in the headquarters of the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, [...]

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Fire Museum of Maryland

The mission of the Fire Museum of Maryland is to “collect, preserve, display and interpret historically significant apparatus and related artifacts, memorabilia and records of the fire service of the United States, and to educate the public about the history, people, equipment and techniques of the fire service, and about fire prevention and safety. The [...]

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Baltimore Harbor

Baltimore Harborplace & The Gallery

Harborplace & The Gallery is Charm City’s premiere shopping, dining and entertainment destination! Located at the heart of Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor, you can browse through a variety of popular national retailers and locally inspired shops, satisfy hunger cravings at over 15 eateries or one of 10 delectable restaurants, and enjoy year-round entertainment. Maryland is [...]

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Baltimore Aquarium

National Aquarium of Baltimore

Jumping jellyfish! Leaping lizards! Diving dolphins! Don’t hide your enthusiasm for Baltimore’s National Aquarium! Over 1.6 million visitors per year sure don’t! Opened in 1981, the National Aquarium is world-famous and undoubtedly Maryland’s leading tourist attraction. Whether you’re an educator, a student or simply a visitor wanting to look at the magnificent exhibits, the National [...]

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National Capital Trolley Museum

The National Capital Trolley Museum preserves and interprets the heritage of electric and interurban railways of Washington, DC and environs for the benefit of present and future generations, while supplementing its collections with significant national and international objects to enhance its interpretive programs. The Main Hall provides several glimpses back into history, about the street [...]

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Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum

Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum / Sports Legends Museum

The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to perpetuating the historic legacy of Babe Ruth, Baltimore’s Orioles and Colts, and local and regional sports at the amateur, collegiate and professional levels, by preserving, exhibiting, interpreting and augmenting its collection for a diverse audience. Over the course of its 30-year [...]

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