National Great Blacks In Wax Museum

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is a wax museum in Baltimore, Maryland, featuring prominent African-American and other Black historical figures.

Type: Museum
Description: Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
Also known as: “Great Blacks In Wax Museum”
Address: 1601 East North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21213

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johns Hopkins Hospital and St. Francis Xavier Church.

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Hospital

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Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Incorporated in 1867 and opened in 1889, Johns Hopkins Hospital and its school of medicine are considered to be the… Johns Hopkins Hospital is situated 1 mile south of National Great Blacks In Wax Museum.

St. Francis Xavier Church

Church

Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC0.

Historic St. Francis Xavier Church is a Black Catholic parish in Baltimore, Maryland. It is said to be the first exclusively Black parish in America, having been established in 1863. St. Francis Xavier Church is situated 1,700 feet south of National Great Blacks In Wax Museum.

Green Mount Cemetery

Protected area

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Green Mount Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established on March 15, 1838, and dedicated on July 13, 1839, it is noted for the large number of historical figures interred in its grounds as well as many prominent Baltimore-area families. Green Mount Cemetery is situated 3,000 feet west of National Great Blacks In Wax Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oliver and Darley Park.

Oliver

Neighborhood

Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.

Oliver is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are the south side of North Avenue, the east side of Ensor Street, the west side of Broadway, and the north side of Biddle Street.

Darley Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC0.

Darley Park is a neighborhood in east Baltimore, Maryland.

East Baltimore Midway

Neighborhood

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East Baltimore Midway is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are the south side of 25th Street, the east side of Greenmount Avenue, the west side of Harford Road, and the north side of North Avenue.

National Great Blacks In Wax Museum

Categories: wax museum, African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.31181° or 39° 18′ 43″ north

Longitude

-76.59685° or 76° 35′ 49″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

87F58C63+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 336310307

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

6341544

Wikidata ID

Q6972929

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