Summer 2005

Let's go out on the town! This summer has been a hot one, and Baltimore is sizzling with new venues for entertainment, dining, and tourism...

Before we can start our adventure, discovering these new venues, we have to find parking. Never fear! Pier 5 Parking Garage is near! Conveniently located at the end of Eastern Avenue on Pier 5, this parking garage, recently constructed by the Cordish Company, will keep you close to all the action Baltimore's Inner Harbor has to offer.





We enjoy the small walk over a few pedestrian bridges towards the National Aquarium. The ticket stand is easy to locate and soon we flow inside to enjoy the many aquatic attractions. Our main interest is the newly updated Animal Australia Planet Exhibit. After that we try to catch a Dolphin show, but learn they are cancelled - because a dolphin has been born! The Dolphin shows have been temporarily discontinued and the amphitheater is closed to provide a quiet environment for Nani and her calf.

"The National Aquarium in Baltimore seeks to stimulate interest in, develop knowledge about, and inspire stewardship of aquatic environments." - www.aqua.org

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Once out of the Aquarium, we realize that we're hungry. Thankfully we’re not far from Baltimore’s Power Plant Live!, a perfect respite for the entertainment loving travelers that we are. We take a stroll down Restaurant Row, featuring outdoor seating for the fine restaurants located along the walkway. We can enjoy  'Fresh Asian Eats' at Blu Bambu, watch the latest rock fest at Rams Head Live!, or sit back with an ice cold beer at The Lodge.  After we get our fill, we can either head over to MAP: Maryland Art Place or Passport: Discovery Voyage. Maybe we'll do all of the above!

Click here to check out the Power Plant Live! events calendar.

After a night of fun we're in the mood for a nice quiet stroll down in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. We can see lights from the ships in the docks and out on the Bay, including lights perched above our heads denoting different eatery sites: the Pratt Street Pavilion and Light Street Pavilion.

We decide to top off our day long adventure with a Water Taxi ride back to Pier 5. As the lights of the inner harbor dissipate into the distance, glowing lights from the Pier 5 Hotel beckon us to stay a little longer within Baltimore's welcome. "Plush velvet couches. Dazzling, jewel-toned walls. Magnificent waterfront views. Is this Baltimore, Maryland or Southern California? This is the Pier 5 Hotel, Baltimore's only waterfront boutique hotel." We book our rooms and head off to sleep, dreaming about out next sightseeing adventure 'on the road with GableSigns'.

Traveling to Baltimore? Book your room at Pier 5 Hotel, online!

We hope that you'll join us next time as we venture out to enjoy the
many high class shopping and dinning experiences of Northern Virginia!

Out On The Town is written by Lia Mack.