Art museums traditionally maintain historic objects by treating them inside conservation labs, where specialists painstakingly clean and restore priceless paintings, vases, and jewelry. But how do you restore an antique that’s an entire mansion? Facing that challenge, The Walters Art Museum had to get creative.


The museum recently unveiled 1 West Mount Vernon Place, where conservators worked on-site over the past three years to bring the house back to its former glory. It’s on the southwest s

Baltimore in a Bottle: 8 Ways to Experience the City’s Craft Beer Scene

Baltimore has been a beer guzzling town since flag maker Mary Pickersgill sewed the stars and stripes on the floor of a local brewery in 1812. Since the first German immigrants set up elaborate breweries and leafy beer gardens, Baltimore has embraced its proud history of local brewing. Today, the city’s craft beer scene is thriving with unique offerings at breweries big and small, tap houses and sports bars. To kick-start y

Baltimore is a great place to go on staycation, especially when you check into one of these five character-filled hotels, and experience the city with fresh eyes. Offering home bases in some of the city's most tourist-friendly neighborhoods, our top staycation hotels include waterfront oasis Four Seasons, boutique hotels in historic homes like The Ivy Hotel and Admiral Fell Inn, and beautiful downtown fixtures the Lord Baltimore Hotel and Hotel Monaco.

To take in the most of the Fells Point wat