Inner Harbor, Baltimore Maryland

Inner Harbor is a nice place to enjoy the ocean, learn, explore and relax. It has shopping, science, and lots of sea animals. Inner Harbor is located at 201 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202.

1. Harbor Place has 41 stores and restaurants. They also have live shows and events out in front of the mall.

Shows and events:

• Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond – displays the talent and innovation that came from African Americans. (Dec 2014 – Dec 2015)
• Free Fall Baltimore – presents hundreds of free art activities including dance, music and theater performances. (Entire month of October)
  

2. National Aquarium has over 17,000 aquatic animals. They have many exhibits where you can interact with some of the animals. They also have birds, monkeys and reptiles.

Some of exhibits that I enjoyed:

• Black Tip Reef – award winning exhibit for color, light and movement
• Amazon River Rainforest
• Dolphin Discovery
• Jellies Invasion
• Shark Alley
• Tropical Rainforest
  
  
  

They also have a 4-D theater: 

• Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

• Spongebob Squarepants: The Great Jelly Rescue – this one is really cool but it may be a little scary for some kids. It has lots of lightning and loud sounds.
  

3. Maryland Science Center has a lot of traveling exhibits. They have an IMAX Theater, where everything shown is a learning experience: http://www.mdsci.org/imax/

In their planetarium:

• Black Holes: Journey into the unknown – shows what can happen if you get too close to a black hole.
• One World One Sky: Big Bird Adventure – Big Bird shows kids the differences between the moon and earth.
• The Sky Live – shows stars, constellations, planets, phases of the moon and what to look for after dark. (You can also pick up a star map to explore on your own at home)
  
  

They also have hands-on exhibits: 

• Kid’s Room - (0-8 years old) get to enjoy a large water play area, undersea world with periscope and submarine theme, giant pin screen and more.
  

• Newton’s Alley - is for third grade and higher. You get to play and learn about sound, light and motion.

• SciLab – test tubes, microscopes and more. They allow hands on with several experiment areas, which last about 15 minutes. Use chemicals and learn how to extract DNA.
  

4. See related links to help plan your visit. Have fun!

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Aquarium: http://www.aqua.org/

Science Center: http://www.mdsci.org/

TripAdvisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60811-d261225-Reviews-Inner_Harbor-Baltimore_Maryland.html