| Event | When | Location | Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Bank to Bard: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Tour | From a self-proclaimed impenetrable banking fortress to a hub of classical theatre, join us for a Behind the Scenes tour of 7 South Calvert Street, a former 1885 Mercantile Bank building and now the home of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. When built, the building had massive stonework, a working moat, and a sniper's seat inside, all to assure customers their valuables were safe inside the bank. Today after an enormous renovation, the former bank is a 250-seat theater modeled after Shakespeare's London theatre, the Globe. Join theatre staff to walk up, down, and behind the scenes and learn about this fantastic building and its dynamic use today. (read more...) |
April 30th, 2026 5:30 PM through 6:30 PM |
7 South Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery May 2 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
May 2nd, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, May 2 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
May 2nd, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Inner Harbor May 2026 | From industrial waterfront to the city’s center of tourism and festivities, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has seen remarkable transformations. Join us to walk the history of our waterfront and discover public art hiding in plain sight, historic ships and their ballasts used as street pavers, and the National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetlands Project for a glimpse into what the harbor looked like more than 300 years ago – and maybe what it can look like again in the future. (read more...) |
May 3rd, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
501 E Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Light City on the Water | On May 8, come see the lights of downtown Baltimore from the water on an evening boat cruise in our new series Light City Baltimore. We hope you will join us to discover America’s history on Baltimore’s water as the sun sets. Enjoy a drink as you listen to a live-narrated 90-min tour by Baltimore Heritage Executire Director Johns Hopkins and marvel at how the Domino Sugar sign glows from the water! This tour is in partnership with Watermark Journeys. The boat has a cash bar and a bathroom. (read more...) |
May 8th, 2026 7:30 PM through 9:00 PM |
555 Light Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
May 9th, 2026 9:00 AM through 10:00 AM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, May 9 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
May 9th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Patterson Park May 2026 | Join us to walk through Patterson Park and through time starting back when it was officially created in 1827. During the War of 1812, the park saw action defending Baltimore. And during the Civil War, troops here made sure Maryland didn’t secede from the Union. The park has been used for strolling, fishing, hockey, swimming, festivals and even as a beef market. Over its 198-year history, it has grown from 6 acres to 137 acres, partially thanks to the famous Olmsted Firm. Discover the history of Patterson Park, which is in many ways the story of Baltimore itself, and see how it really is "the best backyard in Baltimore." (read more...) |
May 10th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
28 S Patterson Park Ave Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
May 13th, 2026 5:30 PM through 6:30 PM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| The Bromo Arts District: A Light City Tour | As artists for the Spring Bromo Art Walk are throwing open their studio doors, join us on one of our Light City Baltimore tours to learn how the FBI raided the Everyman Theater building, how we kept the lights on at the Hippodrome, and how Civil Rights protests outside of Baltimore’s Ford’s Theatre helped change segregation policies in the city. In addition to artists, this part of town is packed with quintessentially Baltimore landmarks–we’ll see Lexington Market, the Bromo Seltzer Tower, and some of the few remaining cast iron buildings in the city as they turn the lights on. This tour will occur the same night as the Bromo Art Walk and we encourage you to check out the dozens of open art studios before our tour starts! (read more...) |
May 14th, 2026 7:30 PM through 8:30 PM |
21 S Eutaw St Baltimore, 21201 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Jonestown: A Walking Tour | Jonestown is one of Baltimore’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Both groundbreaking industry and vibrant communities have thrived here. On this tour, we will see the vestiges of its Eastern European Jewish residents as we pass Corned Beef Row. We hope you’ll join Baltimore Heritage and tour guide Bev Rosen as we stroll past a series of firsts: the McKim Free School, the city’s oldest education building from 1833, the Lloyd Street Synagogue, the first synagogue in Maryland and the third oldest in the country, and the 1808 home of Charles Carroll, the longest living signer of the Declaration of Independence. (read more...) |
May 16th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:00 AM |
Carroll Museum 800 E Lombard Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery May 16 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
May 16th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, May 16 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
May 16th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Brewer's Hill: Where Immigrants Brewed a Community | Discover how Brewer's Hill grew from rural farmland into a vibrant immigrant and industrial neighborhood at the heart of Baltimore's brewing history. This one-mile guided walking tour explores historic rowhouses, neighborhood history, and the legacy of local breweries like National Bohemian and Gunther. Join us as we uncover stories of beer, bricklayers, and the communities who built this corner of the city. (read more...) |
May 17th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
801 S Conkling St Baltimore, MD 21224 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
May 20th, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
May 21st, 2026 5:30 PM through 6:30 PM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| The Making of America’s Greatest Classical Architect: A Talk by Charlie Duff | John Russell Pope designed the National Gallery, the National Archives, the Jefferson Memorial, and dozens of other buildings of national importance. He was arguably the greatest master of classical architecture in American history. So how did this New Yorker get his start in Baltimore? He wasn’t from here. He didn’t go to school here. But it was a Baltimorean who gave him his first independent commission, and it was Baltimoreans who gave him the chance to build his first museum. On May 24, join Baltimore historian and architecture buff Charlie Duff to investigate Pope’s work in Baltimore and his lasting impact on America. (read more...) |
May 24th, 2026 2:00 PM through 3:00 PM |
Engineers Club / Garrett-jacobs Mansion 11 West Mt. Vernon Place Baltimore, MD 21201 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore County Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Tour | The Baltimore County Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at how single-stream recyclables are transformed from household waste into marketable commodities. Come explore the Cockeysville plant to witness the high-tech sorting process, which uses industrial magnets, star screens, and manual sorting to separate paper, plastic, and metal. The experience emphasizes the importance of keeping "tanglers" like plastic bags out of the machinery while showcasing how local recycling efforts support a circular economy. Join us on this dynamic, behind-the-scenes look at recycling! Please plan to arrive at 9:30am. This allows time to get everyone properly fitted with required safety gear—vests, hard hats, and all the essentials—so you’re fully ready for the experience. The tour will begin at 10:00am. Please wear sneakers or boots only. No open-toed shoes, slippers, Crocs, sandals, or UGGs. Accessibility: You’ll be walking on elevated catwalks with a fast-moving world of recycling beneath you. There are quite a few stairs and a good amount of walking, so come ready for a behind-the-scenes adventure rather than a stroll in the park. (read more...) |
May 26th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:00 AM |
201 W. Warren Road Cockeysville, MD 21030 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, May 30 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
May 30th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Westminster Catacombs May 31 2026 | Join us to explore the eerie catacombs underneath Baltimore’s First Presbyterian Church, now called Westminster Hall, and the graves that surround it, including the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. The burial ground predates the church, which was built on arches above the gravesites, so that the graveyard and its tombstones lie both underneath and around the building. We bet you will also recognize more than a few Baltimore street names as we walk among the patriots and civic leaders buried at Westminster including Calhoun, Hollins, Gilmore, and Bentalou. All told, the compact cemetery next to the University of Maryland School of Law is the final resting place for over 1,000 individuals. We can’t wait to see you “Where Baltimore’s History Rests in Peace!” (read more...) |
May 31st, 2026 11:00 AM through 12:00 PM |
519 W Fayette St Baltimore, MD 21201 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination: A Walking Tour of Green Mount Cemetery | Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the tangled history of John Wilkes Booth, Baltimore, and the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womanizer, the white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. As we walk, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. And of course, we’ll see the unmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to discover this poignant history in a whole new light. (read more...) |
June 6th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, June 6 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
June 6th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Inner Harbor June 2026 | From industrial waterfront to the city’s center of tourism and festivities, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has seen remarkable transformations. Join us to walk the history of our waterfront and discover public art hiding in plain sight, historic ships and their ballasts used as street pavers, and the National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetlands Project for a glimpse into what the harbor looked like more than 300 years ago – and maybe what it can look like again in the future. (read more...) |
June 7th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
501 E Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Antique Woodworking Machines with Thomas Brown Woodwright | Step inside a working time capsule where craftsmanship, history, and ingenuity collide at Thomas Brown Woodwright. In this one-of-a-kind workshop, operating since 1991, you’ll experience the rare sight, and sound, of antique woodworking machines, some dating back nearly two centuries, still shaping wood for real-world projects today. Watch skilled artisans transform raw materials into stunning architectural elements using techniques that have all but vanished elsewhere, and discover how this small but mighty shop has helped preserve some of the region’s iconic historic buildings. Whether you’re a history buff, a maker, or just curious, this tour offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a place where they can make anything! (read more...) |
June 9th, 2026 3:30 PM through 4:30 PM |
2728 Loch Raven Rd Baltimore, MD 21218 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Zion Church of the City of Baltimore | The story of Zion Church of the City of Baltimore is the story of the German speaking people in Baltimore dating back to the "Colonial Period," through the "Golden Age of Germans in Baltimore" into the "World War" years and finally the modern or present era. Every generation of Baltimore German-Americans is reflected in the building. Along the tour you will learn about the architecture including the unique and significant stained glass windows as well as the "new" (1912) part of the building including the church's iconic tower and "Adlersaal." We will visit the Hofmann Memorial Library and tour the picturesque walled garden, an oasis in the middle of the city. Guests will hear stories about Zion's past Pastors who led the German immigrant community during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and held it together during the two World Wars when German speakers were viewed with distrust and considered enemies. We also touch upon the role that Zion played in the history of Lutheranism in America as well as how the political and cultural life of Baltimore City shaped and was shaped by Germans living here. (read more...) |
June 10th, 2026 5:30 PM through 6:30 PM |
400 E Lexington St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Little Italy: A Light City Tour | On June 11, join us for another tour of our new series, Light City Baltimore, to experience our city in the evening and in a brand new light! Beginning in the 1600s, waves of immigrants from England, Germany, and over the last 100 years Sicily, Naples and Abruzzi have defined the place along the banks of the Jones Falls that we now call Little Italy. Join Baltimore Heritage Executive Director Johns Hopkins to learn a little more about the neighborhood’s standouts like bocce ball, St. Leo’s Church, and the power-house residence of Tommy D’Alesandro and his daughter Nancy Pelosi. We’ll also hear a few colorful stories, including about gangster Al Capone’s four month stint in Charm City and our hometown hero Spiro Agnew’s fall from grace. And we’ll finish at Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry shop for a classic sweet treat. Make it a Baltimore night and grab dinner in Little Italy, then walk it off on our tour! (read more...) |
June 11th, 2026 7:30 PM through 8:30 PM |
222 Albemarle St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
June 13th, 2026 9:00 AM through 10:00 AM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, June 13 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
June 13th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
June 13th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Patterson Park June 2026 | Join us to walk through Patterson Park and through time starting back when it was officially created in 1827. During the War of 1812, the park saw action defending Baltimore. And during the Civil War, troops here made sure Maryland didn’t secede from the Union. The park has been used for strolling, fishing, hockey, swimming, festivals and even as a beef market. Over its 198-year history, it has grown from 6 acres to 137 acres, partially thanks to the famous Olmsted Firm. Discover the history of Patterson Park, which is in many ways the story of Baltimore itself, and see how it really is "the best backyard in Baltimore." (read more...) |
June 14th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
28 S Patterson Park Ave Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
June 17th, 2026 5:30 PM through 6:30 PM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery June 20 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
June 20th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, June 20 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
June 20th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Federal Hill June 2026 | Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We used it to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it to quarry minerals. Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the neighborhood around it to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest house in Federal Hill, and the wonderful alley houses along Churchill Street. (read more...) |
June 21st, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
Federal Hill Park (southwest Corner) 301 Warren Avenue Baltimore, 21230 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
June 25th, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Feisty Females of Fells Point | Join us for a walking tour of the Feisty Females of Fells Point! Everyone knows that this neighborhood has a rich history, but do you know about the Caribbean immigrant, Mary Lange, who dared to teach children of color out of her home and rose to be the first Black mother-superior in American history? How about the single mom who helped stop the development of an interstate highway through these historic streets? Spoiler--it's not Barbara Mikulski, but of course we'll talk about her important work too. And we’ll stop by the former rowhouse of someone else you might know–Billie Holiday. We hope you’ll join us and tour guide Robin Minor to hear about these fierce women who helped forge Fells Point into the vibrant, distinctive neighborhood it is today. (read more...) |
June 27th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
301 S. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
June 27th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| The New Lexington Market & Exploring the Neighborhood Around It | For over 200 years, Lexington Market’s wooden sheds and concrete stalls have been a gathering place for Baltimoreans. And the market is still evolving! In October 2022, the new Lexington Market opened in a brand new building. On this tour led by Baltimore Heritage's Executive Director Johns Hopkins, we’ll first explore the area immediately surrounding the market to discover how Baltimore emerged as a leading industrial and economic city in the 19th century. Immigration, slavery, commerce and major changes in transportation were all part of the mix here in Baltimore and the country as a whole. We’ll see the original wagon curbstones with their vendor stall numbers and discuss underground tunnels. We’ll end at the new market to see its wonderful public art and, of course, its merchants (new and old). Please join us and make Lexington Market a part of your holidays. Be sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping after the tour! (read more...) |
June 27th, 2026 11:00 AM through 12:00 PM |
W. Lexington St And N. Paca St Baltimore, MD 21201 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Fells Point June 2026 | Join us to see how Fell’s Point developed in the 1730s to become one of Baltimore’s premier waterfront communities. Great wealth through trade was created here for the likes of Johns Hopkins, George Peabody, and William Walters. These shores were the first place over a million immigrants started their American dream, yet also where enslaved people either arrived in bondage or were shipped south in chains. As we walk, we’ll point out historic homes and industrial heritage, like the country’s first Black-owned shipyard, and share some of the rich stories that this 300-year-old waterfront neighborhood has to offer. (read more...) |
June 28th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
821 S Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Old Goucher LGBT tour | Old Goucher, located close to the Station North, Remington, and Charles Village neighborhoods, has evolved into one of the hubs for LGBTQ life in Baltimore. It’s home to key community hubs like the Pride Center, and has been the site of the annual Pride parade and block party as well as a number of queer nightlife and queer friendly spots. This ninety minute walking tour showcases the neighborhood's diverse venues, both historic and current. The tour ends with hors d'oeuvres at The Club Car at 12 W. North Ave. (read more...) |
June 28th, 2026 4:00 PM through 5:30 PM |
12 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery July 11 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
July 11th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Ridgely's Delight | For a tiny neighborhood squeezed between the University of Maryland and Camden Yards, Ridgely’s Delight contains an oversized history. George Washington slept here and Babe Ruth was born here! Join us to walk the preserved, picturesque streets of one of the earliest neighborhoods in Baltimore while we look back at the stories of both its famous visitors and the ordinary Baltimoreans who worked and raised their families here. (read more...) |
July 11th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
Babe Ruth Museum 216 Emory Street Baltimore, 21230 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, July 11 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
July 11th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
July 11th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Patterson Park July 2026 | Join us to walk through Patterson Park and through time starting back when it was officially created in 1827. During the War of 1812, the park saw action defending Baltimore. And during the Civil War, troops here made sure Maryland didn’t secede from the Union. The park has been used for strolling, fishing, hockey, swimming, festivals and even as a beef market. Over its 198-year history, it has grown from 6 acres to 137 acres, partially thanks to the famous Olmsted Firm. Discover the history of Patterson Park, which is in many ways the story of Baltimore itself, and see how it really is "the best backyard in Baltimore." (read more...) |
July 12th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
28 S Patterson Park Ave Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
July 15th, 2026 5:30 PM through 6:30 PM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery July 18 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
July 18th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Federal Hill July 2026 | Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We used it to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it to quarry minerals. Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the neighborhood around it to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest house in Federal Hill, and the wonderful alley houses along Churchill Street. (read more...) |
July 18th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
Federal Hill Park (southwest Corner) 301 Warren Avenue Baltimore, 21230 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, July 18 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
July 18th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Brewer's Hill: Where Immigrants Brewed a Community | Discover how Brewer's Hill grew from rural farmland into a vibrant immigrant and industrial neighborhood at the heart of Baltimore's brewing history. This one-mile guided walking tour explores historic rowhouses, neighborhood history, and the legacy of local breweries like National Bohemian and Gunther. Join us as we uncover stories of beer, bricklayers, and the communities who built this corner of the city. (read more...) |
July 19th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
801 S Conkling St Baltimore, MD 21224 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination: A Walking Tour of Green Mount Cemetery | Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the tangled history of John Wilkes Booth, Baltimore, and the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womanizer, the white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. As we walk, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. And of course, we’ll see the unmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to discover this poignant history in a whole new light. (read more...) |
July 25th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, July 25 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
July 25th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Clifton Mansion | Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and so much more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell! And the tour wouldn’t be complete without climbing the tower and taking in one-of-a-kind views of Clifton Park and our surrounding city. We hope to see you there! (read more...) |
July 25th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
Clifton Mansion 2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, 21213 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Fells Point July 2026 | Join us to see how Fell’s Point developed in the 1730s to become one of Baltimore’s premier waterfront communities. Great wealth through trade was created here for the likes of Johns Hopkins, George Peabody, and William Walters. These shores were the first place over a million immigrants started their American dream, yet also where enslaved people either arrived in bondage or were shipped south in chains. As we walk, we’ll point out historic homes and industrial heritage, like the country’s first Black-owned shipyard, and share some of the rich stories that this 300-year-old waterfront neighborhood has to offer. (read more...) |
July 26th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
821 S Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
July 29th, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery August 1 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
August 1st, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, August 1 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
August 1st, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Inner Harbor August 2026 | From industrial waterfront to the city’s center of tourism and festivities, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has seen remarkable transformations. Join us to walk the history of our waterfront and discover public art hiding in plain sight, historic ships and their ballasts used as street pavers, and the National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetlands Project for a glimpse into what the harbor looked like more than 300 years ago – and maybe what it can look like again in the future. (read more...) |
August 2nd, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
501 E Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination: A Walking Tour of Green Mount Cemetery | Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the tangled history of John Wilkes Booth, Baltimore, and the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womanizer, the white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. As we walk, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. And of course, we’ll see the unmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to discover this poignant history in a whole new light. (read more...) |
August 8th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, August 8 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
August 8th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Patterson Park August 2026 | Join us to walk through Patterson Park and through time starting back when it was officially created in 1827. During the War of 1812, the park saw action defending Baltimore. And during the Civil War, troops here made sure Maryland didn’t secede from the Union. The park has been used for strolling, fishing, hockey, swimming, festivals and even as a beef market. Over its 198-year history, it has grown from 6 acres to 137 acres, partially thanks to the famous Olmsted Firm. Discover the history of Patterson Park, which is in many ways the story of Baltimore itself, and see how it really is "the best backyard in Baltimore." (read more...) |
August 9th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
28 S Patterson Park Ave Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
August 15th, 2026 9:00 AM through 10:00 AM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, August 15 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
August 15th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Federal Hill August 2026 | Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We used it to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it to quarry minerals. Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the neighborhood around it to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest house in Federal Hill, and the wonderful alley houses along Churchill Street. (read more...) |
August 16th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
Federal Hill Park (southwest Corner) 301 Warren Avenue Baltimore, 21230 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery August 22 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
August 22nd, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, August 22 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
August 22nd, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Fells Point August 2026 | Join us to see how Fell’s Point developed in the 1730s to become one of Baltimore’s premier waterfront communities. Great wealth through trade was created here for the likes of Johns Hopkins, George Peabody, and William Walters. These shores were the first place over a million immigrants started their American dream, yet also where enslaved people either arrived in bondage or were shipped south in chains. As we walk, we’ll point out historic homes and industrial heritage, like the country’s first Black-owned shipyard, and share some of the rich stories that this 300-year-old waterfront neighborhood has to offer. (read more...) |
August 23rd, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
821 S Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, August 29 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
August 29th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
September 12th, 2026 9:00 AM through 10:00 AM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, September 12 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
September 12th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Patterson Park September 2026 | Join us to walk through Patterson Park and through time starting back when it was officially created in 1827. During the War of 1812, the park saw action defending Baltimore. And during the Civil War, troops here made sure Maryland didn’t secede from the Union. The park has been used for strolling, fishing, hockey, swimming, festivals and even as a beef market. Over its 198-year history, it has grown from 6 acres to 137 acres, partially thanks to the famous Olmsted Firm. Discover the history of Patterson Park, which is in many ways the story of Baltimore itself, and see how it really is "the best backyard in Baltimore." (read more...) |
September 13th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
28 S Patterson Park Ave Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination: A Walking Tour of Green Mount Cemetery | Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the tangled history of John Wilkes Booth, Baltimore, and the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womanizer, the white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. As we walk, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. And of course, we’ll see the unmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to discover this poignant history in a whole new light. (read more...) |
September 19th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, September 19 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
September 19th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Brewer's Hill: Where Immigrants Brewed a Community | Discover how Brewer's Hill grew from rural farmland into a vibrant immigrant and industrial neighborhood at the heart of Baltimore's brewing history. This one-mile guided walking tour explores historic rowhouses, neighborhood history, and the legacy of local breweries like National Bohemian and Gunther. Join us as we uncover stories of beer, bricklayers, and the communities who built this corner of the city. (read more...) |
September 20th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
801 S Conkling St Baltimore, MD 21224 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
September 23rd, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, MD 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Jonestown: A Walking Tour | Jonestown is one of Baltimore’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Both groundbreaking industry and vibrant communities have thrived here. On this tour, we will see the vestiges of its Eastern European Jewish residents as we pass Corned Beef Row. We hope you’ll join Baltimore Heritage and tour guide Bev Rosen as we stroll past a series of firsts: the McKim Free School, the city’s oldest education building from 1833, the Lloyd Street Synagogue, the first synagogue in Maryland and the third oldest in the country, and the 1808 home of Charles Carroll, the longest living signer of the Declaration of Independence. (read more...) |
September 26th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:00 AM |
Carroll Museum 800 E Lombard Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery September 26 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
September 26th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, September 26 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
September 26th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Fells Point September 2026 | Join us to see how Fell’s Point developed in the 1730s to become one of Baltimore’s premier waterfront communities. Great wealth through trade was created here for the likes of Johns Hopkins, George Peabody, and William Walters. These shores were the first place over a million immigrants started their American dream, yet also where enslaved people either arrived in bondage or were shipped south in chains. As we walk, we’ll point out historic homes and industrial heritage, like the country’s first Black-owned shipyard, and share some of the rich stories that this 300-year-old waterfront neighborhood has to offer. (read more...) |
September 27th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
821 S Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Ridgely's Delight | For a tiny neighborhood squeezed between the University of Maryland and Camden Yards, Ridgely’s Delight contains an oversized history. George Washington slept here and Babe Ruth was born here! Join us to walk the preserved, picturesque streets of one of the earliest neighborhoods in Baltimore while we look back at the stories of both its famous visitors and the ordinary Baltimoreans who worked and raised their families here. (read more...) |
October 3rd, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
Babe Ruth Museum 216 Emory Street Baltimore, 21230 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, October 3 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
October 3rd, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Inner Harbor October 2026 | From industrial waterfront to the city’s center of tourism and festivities, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has seen remarkable transformations. Join us to walk the history of our waterfront and discover public art hiding in plain sight, historic ships and their ballasts used as street pavers, and the National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetlands Project for a glimpse into what the harbor looked like more than 300 years ago – and maybe what it can look like again in the future. (read more...) |
October 4th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
501 E Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| 150 Years & Counting: Walking through History at the Maryland Zoo | Join us to celebrate the Maryland Zoo’s 150th birthday with a new walking tour around its historic grounds. Discover the history of the zoo and several of its important landmarks, including iron-barred cages and other structures built when the Rogers Mansion was still a private residence. As we walk, we’ll hear about the zoo’s first elephant, Mary Ann, and we might even glimpse some penguins. We hope you’ll join us to experience a walk through the past, which will showcase how far zoological organizations have come from menageries of exotic creatures to expert conservation centers for endangered species! (read more...) |
October 7th, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
The Maryland Zoo In Baltimore 1876 Mansion House Drive Baltimore, 21217 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Federal Hill October 2026 | Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We used it to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it to quarry minerals. Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the neighborhood around it to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest house in Federal Hill, and the wonderful alley houses along Churchill Street. (read more...) |
October 18th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
Federal Hill Park (southwest Corner) 301 Warren Avenue Baltimore, 21230 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery October 24 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
October 24th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, October 24 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
October 24th, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Fells Point October 2026 | Join us to see how Fell’s Point developed in the 1730s to become one of Baltimore’s premier waterfront communities. Great wealth through trade was created here for the likes of Johns Hopkins, George Peabody, and William Walters. These shores were the first place over a million immigrants started their American dream, yet also where enslaved people either arrived in bondage or were shipped south in chains. As we walk, we’ll point out historic homes and industrial heritage, like the country’s first Black-owned shipyard, and share some of the rich stories that this 300-year-old waterfront neighborhood has to offer. (read more...) |
October 25th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
821 S Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery October 31 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
October 31st, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Baltimore by Boat, October 31 | Join us to discover America's history on Baltimore's water with our new Inner Harbor boat tours! 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 us for 300 years of history on a live-narrated tour of Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore's wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world. (read more...) |
October 31st, 2026 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM |
201 E Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Inner Harbor November 2026 | From industrial waterfront to the city’s center of tourism and festivities, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has seen remarkable transformations. Join us to walk the history of our waterfront and discover public art hiding in plain sight, historic ships and their ballasts used as street pavers, and the National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetlands Project for a glimpse into what the harbor looked like more than 300 years ago – and maybe what it can look like again in the future. (read more...) |
November 1st, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
501 E Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery November 7 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
November 7th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Patterson Park November 2026 | Join us to walk through Patterson Park and through time starting back when it was officially created in 1827. During the War of 1812, the park saw action defending Baltimore. And during the Civil War, troops here made sure Maryland didn’t secede from the Union. The park has been used for strolling, fishing, hockey, swimming, festivals and even as a beef market. Over its 198-year history, it has grown from 6 acres to 137 acres, partially thanks to the famous Olmsted Firm. Discover the history of Patterson Park, which is in many ways the story of Baltimore itself, and see how it really is "the best backyard in Baltimore." (read more...) |
November 8th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
28 S Patterson Park Ave Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Brewer's Hill: Where Immigrants Brewed a Community | Discover how Brewer's Hill grew from rural farmland into a vibrant immigrant and industrial neighborhood at the heart of Baltimore's brewing history. This one-mile guided walking tour explores historic rowhouses, neighborhood history, and the legacy of local breweries like National Bohemian and Gunther. Join us as we uncover stories of beer, bricklayers, and the communities who built this corner of the city. (read more...) |
November 15th, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
801 S Conkling St Baltimore, MD 21224 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination: A Walking Tour of Green Mount Cemetery | Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the tangled history of John Wilkes Booth, Baltimore, and the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womanizer, the white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. As we walk, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. And of course, we’ll see the unmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to discover this poignant history in a whole new light. (read more...) |
November 21st, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Fells Point November 2026 | Join us to see how Fell’s Point developed in the 1730s to become one of Baltimore’s premier waterfront communities. Great wealth through trade was created here for the likes of Johns Hopkins, George Peabody, and William Walters. These shores were the first place over a million immigrants started their American dream, yet also where enslaved people either arrived in bondage or were shipped south in chains. As we walk, we’ll point out historic homes and industrial heritage, like the country’s first Black-owned shipyard, and share some of the rich stories that this 300-year-old waterfront neighborhood has to offer. (read more...) |
November 22nd, 2026 9:30 AM through 10:30 AM |
821 S Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Historic Green Mount Cemetery December 5 | Inherited from the great Baltimore historian Wayne Schaumburg, join Baltimore Heritage to tour Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of some of Maryland’s most famous, and infamous, figures including Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, A.S. Abell, John H. B. Latrobe, John Wilkes Booth, and Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board! (read more...) |
December 5th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes | |
| Booth, Baltimore & Lincoln’s Assassination: A Walking Tour of Green Mount Cemetery | Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the tangled history of John Wilkes Booth, Baltimore, and the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womanizer, the white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. As we walk, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. And of course, we’ll see the unmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to discover this poignant history in a whole new light. (read more...) |
December 12th, 2026 9:30 AM through 11:30 AM |
1501 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, 21202 | Tour - Behind the Scenes |
