Baltimore GuideBaltimore is a popular tourist destination in Maryland, in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America, near Washington, D.C. It is perhaps most famously known as the city where Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner, and today has become a major center for tourism and travel. HotelsFind hotels in Baltimore, including Rachael's Dowry Bed and Breakfast, Four Seasons Baltimore, Blue Door on Baltimore, Inn at The Black Olive, 1840s Carrollton Inn, Inn at Henderson's Wharf and INN at 2920. AttractionsDiscover attractions around Baltimore including B & O Railroad Museum, Maryland Science Center, Washington Monument & Museum, Charles Theatre, George Peabody Library, Baltimore City Hall and Urban Outfitters Inner Harbor. South BaltimoreSouth Baltimore is the entrance point for most visitors to the city, coming in off I-95 from the south, and home to one of the city's number one attractions—Fort McHenry, as well as both the Orioles and Ravens stadiums. Fells PointFells Point is a historic maritime neighborhood east of Baltimore's Inner Harbor area that contains the city's densest collection of pubs, bars, and restaurants. Inner HarborThe Inner Harbor is the heart of Baltimore, and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. MidtownMidtown is a district of Baltimore. You can visit Baltimore without visiting Midtown, but you will be missing out. East BaltimoreEast Baltimore is a sparsely populated, mostly residential district covering about a third of the entire city in the very rough east of downtown and the more suburban-feeling northeast. DowntownDowntown Baltimore is Baltimore's central business district and seat of the city government. West BaltimoreWest Baltimore is a huge section of the city notorious for violent and other drug-related crime, but also for its unique culture, endless streets of old Baltimore rowhouses with their marble stoops, and sprawling parklands. North BaltimoreNorth Baltimore is a large section of the city sprawling north towards Towson, and is home to Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus. Southeast BaltimoreSoutheast Baltimore, fittingly, covers the areas in the southeast of Baltimore, ranging from industrial wastelands to charming neighborhoods both quiet and hip. TimoniumTimonium is a city in Maryland, USA. It is a suburb of Baltimore. Timonium can be reached by taking exits 16 or 17 off Interstate 83, or exit 26 off Interstate 695.