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Off-Beat Baltimore
The Little House is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

1. The Little House

200 1/2 E Montgomery St (S Charles St), Baltimore, MD
Historic and Protected Site · Federal Hill - Montgomery · 1 tip

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Known locally (and identified on its stained-glass transom) as “The Little House”. This mid-19th century jewel is just under 9 feet wide and is the narrowest row house in Baltimore

Hannibal Lecter's Home is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

2. Hannibal Lecter's Home

217 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Baltimore · 1 tip

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: This was Hannibal Lecter’s white-brick home in the movie "Red Dragon". The fictitious ‘5 Chandler Square’ address in the move really is Baltimore, though, on N. Charles St..

Divine's Grave is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

3. Divine's Grave

Towson, MD
Cemetery · 1 tip

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Glenn Milstead, aka John Waters film star Divine, rests in the most famous grave in an otherwise sleepy burial ground.

Atomic Books is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

4. Atomic Books

9.1
3620 Falls Rd (36th St.), Baltimore, MD
Comic Book Store · Hampden · 23 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Atomic carries lots of eclectic titles, but it also serves as the Post Office Box for John Waters fan mail. Write a fan letter across the street while you get a bite to eat at the Golden West Cafe!

Confederate Soldiers And Sailors Monument is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

5. Confederate Soldiers And Sailors Monument

Mount Royal Ave (Mosher St), Baltimore, MD
Sculpture Garden · Bolton Hill · 2 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Arguably the most beautiful statue in Baltimore featuring a wounded soldier upheld by a laurel-bearing angel. Inscribed: “Gloria Victis”, - “Glory to the victor” and “Deo Vindice” - God vindicates.

Green Mount Cemetery is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

6. Green Mount Cemetery

1501 Greenmount Ave (at E Hoffman St), Baltimore, MD
Cemetery · Greenmount West · 10 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Besides John Wilkes Booth, also buried here is Johnny Eck. born without the lower half of his body, he starred in the 1932 cult classic movie "Freaks". He's buried here under the name John Eckhardt.

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

7. Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower

8.3
21 S Eutaw St (at W. Lombard St.), Baltimore, MD
Monument · Downtown Baltimore · 11 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Baltimore native Isaac E. Emerson invented Bromo-Seltzer, the first commercially marketed stomach antacid seltzer in 1891. The 15-story, 290' Tower, designed by Joseph Evans was erected in 1911.

Patterson Park Pagoda is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

8. Patterson Park Pagoda

9.1
S Patterson Park Ave, Baltimore, MD
Monument · Patterson Park · 9 tips and reviews

Baltimore Maryland M.Baltimore Maryland Manager: The Pagoda, originally known as the Observatory, was designed in 1890 by Charles H. Latrobe, then Superintendent of Parks.

Pigtown / Washington Village is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

9. Pigtown / Washington Village

Baltimore, MD
Neighborhood · 15 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: The birthplace of Babe Ruth. Pigtown got it's nickname name from the scores of pigs that were herded through its narrow streets every day on their way to be slaughtered in local meat-packing plants.

Grave of Edgar Allan Poe is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

10. Grave of Edgar Allan Poe

519 W Fayette St (btwn N Greene St & N Paca St), Baltimore, MD
Cemetery · University of MD at Baltimore · 22 tips and reviews

Smithsonian ChannelSmithsonian Channel: Since 1949, a mysterious man in black has left three roses and a bottle of cognac on this grave yearly to mark Poe’s death. To this day, the visitor’s identity remains unknown. (From Aerial America) Read more.

Club Charles is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

11. Club Charles

7.2
1724 N Charles St (Btw Lafayette & Lanvale), Baltimore, MD
Bar · Charles North · 41 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: The 1940s, Art Deco style will have you thinking you've stepped back in time. But Club Charles’ retro feel is prime dive bar of the Charm City. Filmmaker John Waters is a frequent customer.

Bengies Drive-in Theatre is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

12. Bengies Drive-in Theatre

8.2
3417 Eastern Blvd, Baltimore, MD
Movie Theater · 54 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Originally opened in 1956, Bengie's drive in theater is one of the few surviving drive in theaters in the U.S. and has the BIGGEST movie theatre screen in the USA at 52 feet high and 120 feet wide.

Cafe Hon is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

13. Cafe Hon

1002 W 36th St (at Roland Ave), Baltimore, MD
American Restaurant · Hampden · 57 tips and reviews

WineCountryMuseWineCountryMuse: The flamingo might take on as Baltimore's mascot!!!

Phoenix Shot Tower is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

14. Phoenix Shot Tower

5.9
801 E Fayette St, Baltimore, MD
Monument · Southeastern Baltimore · 5 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: When erected in 1828, it was the tallest structure in the United States. Molten lead was dropped from a sieve at the top into water at the bottom to form "drop shot" bullets for guns until 1892.

Engineer's Club (The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion) is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

15. Engineer's Club (The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion)

8.3
11 W Mount Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD
Event Space · Mount Vernon · 16 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: In the movie "12 Monkeys", the elegant home of Dr Goines (Christopher Plummer), the scientist father of animal activist Jeffrey Goines (Brad Pitt), is actually the Garrett Jacobs Mansion.

Natty Boh Tower is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

16. Natty Boh Tower

6.6
3600 Odonnell St (S Conkling St), Baltimore, MD
Structure · Southeastern Baltimore · 5 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Mr. Boh" has a commanding view of the city atop his 250 ft tower, his neon lit mustachioed even face winks at you at night, and is one of Baltimore's most recognizable landmarks.

Killer Trash is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

17. Killer Trash

5.8
602 S Broadway (Fleet St.), Baltimore, MD
Vintage and Thrift Store · Fells Point · 5 tips and reviews

Baltimore Maryland M.Baltimore Maryland Manager: This place has outfitted a number of John Waters movies. You'll never know what you might find.

NAACP Headquarters is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

18. NAACP Headquarters

4805 Mount Hope Dr, Baltimore, MD
Non-Profit Organization · Northwestern Baltimore · 4 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: The resting place of famous NY Writer Dorothy Parker's ashes. A brick encircled plaque at the small memorial garden here includes the epitaph Parker once suggested for herself: "Excuse my dust".

Baltimore National Cemetery is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

19. Baltimore National Cemetery

5501 Frederick Ave, Baltimore, MD
Cemetery · Southwestern Baltimore · 3 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Hattie Carroll, made famous by Bob Dylan’s early song, "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll" and buried here, was killed by a racist at the Emerson Hotel, who only served 6 months for the crime.

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is one of Off-Beat Baltimore.

20. The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum

7.1
1601-03 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD
History Museum · Oliver · 15 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: This rarely mentioned historical museum can be hard to find because it just looks like another house and it's in a run down neighborhood that's seen better days. But it's well worth a visit!