Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

216 Emory Street

Baltimore , MD

1-410-727-1539

lat:39.285595
lng:-76.624641

Over the course of its 30-year history, the Babe Ruth Museum’s mission has evolved to not only feature the greatest baseball player ever, but also to present the rich and storied histories of Baltimore’s Orioles and Colts. Upon the opening of Sports Legends at Camden Yards on May 14, 2005, those artifacts moved into a new and larger home at Camden Station. Meanwhile, the Birthplace has reverted to its original mission to feature exhibits on the life and times of George Herman “Babe” Ruth.

Fort McHenry

2400 East Fort Avenue

Baltimore , MD 21230-5393

1-(410) 962-4290

lat:39.265621
lng:-76.58398

Birthplace of the National Anthem. Visitors to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine should begin at the Visitor Center. A short orientation film, The Defense of Fort McHenry, is shown three times per hour: on the hour; twenty minutes after the hour; and twenty minutes till the hour throughout the day. Restrooms, exhibits and a gift shop are also located in the building. Plan to spend about one hour touring the fort - all self-guided. An entire visit usually requires two hours.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway

Chantilly , VA

1-202-633-1000

lat:38.912392
lng:-77.440677

141 aircraft, 148 large space artifacts, more than 1,500 smaller items — as of June 1, 2007. The building opened in December, 2003, and provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall. The two sites together showcase the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world.