Port Discovery
Port Discovery Children's Museum is a non-profit institution located in the historic Fish Market building in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor. It is 80,000 square feet and has three floors of exhibits and programs designed to be interactive and educational.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Portdiscovery, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Saturday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: Non-profit organization in Baltimore, Maryland, US
- Also known as: “Port Discovery Children’s Museum”
- Address: 35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nevermore Hall and Shot Tower station.
Nevermore Hall
Music venue
Nevermore Hall is an indoor music venue, club, and bar located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Located in the Power Plant Live! district of downtown Baltimore, the venue was surrounded by several other bars and clubs.
Shot Tower station
Metro station
Photo: Onore Baka Sama, Public domain.
Shot Tower station is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in the central part of the city, in close proximity to many well-known landmarks, including the Shot Tower for which it is named, Port Discovery, Power Plant Live!, the Harbor campus of Baltimore City Community College, the National Aquarium, the Flag House, City Hall, and Little Italy. Shot Tower station is situated 360 feet north of Port Discovery.
Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum
Museum
Photo: KudzuVine, Public domain.
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, formerly the Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, is a museum located in the Jonestown/Old Town and adjacent to Little Italy neighborhoods of eastern downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Port Discovery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jonestown and Little Italy.
Jonestown
Neighborhood
Photo: KudzuVine, Public domain.
Jonestown is a neighborhood in the southeastern district of Baltimore. Established in 1732, three years after Baltimore was incorporated in 1729, it is one of the oldest places in the city.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in southeastern Baltimore, Maryland. The neighborhood is known for its strong Italian-American heritage and identity.
Inner Harbor
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inner Harbor is the heart of Baltimore, and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.
Port Discovery
- Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.28905° or 39° 17′ 21″ northLongitude
-76.60625° or 76° 36′ 23″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87F579QV+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 337697136OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7230585
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Port Discovery” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון הילדים פורט דיסקברי”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Port Discovery”. Photo: Portdiscovery, Public domain.