Category: Tours

August 1: Join us for a Inner Harbor Boat & Trolley Tour!

Baltimore Heritage is excited to partner with American Limousines for a Boat and Trolley Tour! On August 1, join us for a morning boat tour around our Inner Harbor. We’ll return to land and pause for lunch. Then in the afternoon, we’ll take a trolley tour around our beautiful city! This is a package tour–one ticket gets you a boat tour, a trolley tour and lunch at Miss Shirley’s Cafe!

The Boat Tour: America defeated the British here. Frederick Douglass escaped from here. Today we are pioneering watershed restoration here. We will start near the Harborplace pavilions and go all the way out to see Fort McHenry from the water and back again. Join veteran boat tour guide, Rebecca Cohen, for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore’s world famous Inner Harbor. (90-minutes long)

The Lunch: Enjoy a prix fixe lunch from Baltimore’s own Miss Shirley’s Cafe with Baltimore Heritage Executive Director Johns Hopkins. See the menu below.

The Trolley Tour: Hop aboard an old-timey trolley for a fun-filled tour around our city! Join Baltimore Heritage Executive Director Johns Hopkins as we wind through some of Baltimore’s most charming neighborhoods including Fell’s Point, Canton, the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Locust Point, Federal HIll and our downtown/Inner Harbor area. We hope to see you on the history-packed live-guided tour! (90-minutes long)

Parking: We have partnered with Power Point Live! to provide you with $10 parking. Please park in the 15 S Frederick Street parking garage. Before returning to your car, you can get your parking ticket validated inside Power Plant Live! (34 Market Pl. Baltimore, MD 21202) to make sure you get the rate.

 

 

New Series: Light City Tours!

Our Light City Tours are a series of evening walking and boat tours to see our city in a new light. Participants are encouraged to take advantage of Baltimore’s evening offerings, including theaters, artist open studios, and restaurants before or after each tour. Over the course of 2026, we will host evening tours in neighborhoods across the city, and on our harbor! Learn more and sign up for the first few tours below! And don’t forget to check out our calendar to see all of our upcoming tours and events.

Upcoming tours: 

April 24: The 1904 Fire

May 8: Light City on the Water

May 14: Bromo Arts District 

June 11: Little Italy 

 

 


This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Moe Family Fund for Statewide and Local Partners of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

 

Announcing Exciting Upcoming Tours and Talks This Spring

Gather with us this spring! We hope you’ll join us at one of our events, perhaps on our Inner Harbor boat tour on a water taxi, a Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination tour on the 161st anniversary of the murder, or at one of our talks at the historic Garrett-Jacobs Mansion.

We are always updating, so be sure to check out our calendar to see new additions!

–Johns Hopkins, Executive Director

2026 Baltimore By Boat Tours

In 2026, we are expanding our live-narrated Inner Harbor boat tours and offering them almost every Saturday from March through October!

We hope you will join us to discover America’s history on Baltimore’s water. America defeated the British here. Frederick Douglass escaped from here. And today we are pioneering watershed restoration here. The tour starts near the Harborplace pavilions and goes all the way out to Fort McHenry. Come see how Baltimore’s wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world.

We hope to see you on board! Click below to access our Event Calendar and register for a boat tour: 

REGISTER HERE

Tour Information:

  • Price: $27.50 per ticket
  • Length: 90 minutes, 10:00 am to 11:30 am
  • Location: Harborplace Water Taxi Stop (water side of 201 E. Pratt St.)
  • Parking Options: Light rail, multiple garages, and street parking available