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Step onto Baltimore's waterfront to discover how a shallow industrial basin transformed into a global icon of urban renewal. Explore shipyards, festival marketplaces, high-tech piers, and grassroots battles that saved historic streets.
- A 3.2 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 111 min
- Ideal for travelers interested in Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation and History & Memory
- Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
- Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Plan your journey from your arrival point in Baltimore to Rash Field Park. Use the local journey planner for public transport options and the final walking section. Check the current connection on the day of travel.
From Broadway Pier at the Fells Point Waterfront, plan your return to your departure point in Baltimore using the local journey planner. Check the nearest suitable public transport stop and the current connection on the day of travel.
Itinerary
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Represents the 21st-century pivot of urban renewal toward community-centered public green spaces and climate-resilient waterfront planning.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
Serves as the centerpiece for maritime heritage preservation and the integration of historic vessels into the urban tourist landscape.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
The quintessential embodiment of James Rouse's 1980 festival marketplace model, currently undergoing a new chapter in urban redevelopment.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4National Aquarium
Illustrates how large-scale cultural anchor institutions were utilized as catalytic public investments to revitalize obsolete industrial docks.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Highlights the modern eastward expansion of waterfront development from 1990s railyards into a high-density mixed-use neighborhood.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park
Celebrates African American maritime labor history, including the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company, America's first Black-owned industrial cooperative.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Contrasts institutional urban renewal with grassroots preservation, showing where residents successfully defeated a 1960s highway project to preserve historic brick streets and working-class maritime structures.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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