Top Maryland Walking Tours

Baltimore's Fell's Point neighborhood is filled with great places to eat. But, if you are new in town, it can be difficult to find the best spots. This tour guides you through the historic district, visiting family-run restaurants along the way to sample specially made dishes including Polish, Baltimore-style pit beef, and Spanish tapas.

Discover Chesapeake Bay cuisine and other dishes on a 3.5-hour small-group walking tour of Fells Point, Baltimore's historic waterfront district. Your guide shares commentary on the history and architecture of the city as you walk through the neighborhood. You'll stop for tastings at four restaurants, and sip a signature alcoholic drink at a fifth establishment. The tour features small local businesses that are popular in the area, and includes one drink and enough food samples to make up a meal. Additional drinks are available for purchase.

Stroll through Baltimore's Fells Point neighborhood while hearing ghost stories on this spooky 1-hour tour. With a guide providing hair-raising tales as you walk, stop at some of the most historic and haunted landmarks in the neighborhood. You'll come away with a deeper understanding of the neighborhood's history and its grisly past, facts you might not otherwise learn on traditional tours.

I’m Don Burgess, a Frederick resident interested in sharing my passion for heritage tourism and historic preservation as they contribute to preserving and creating a city’s “Sense of Place.” I’ve been a history buff of this region for years, and my role on Facebook as Frederick Tour enables me to combine my love of things old with my skills with things new. I’m a semi-professional photographer who has photographed, shown, and sold images of Frederick, Harpers Ferry, and other regions. See more details about tour in itinerary below and at fredericktour.org We can give tours year round. If it is raining/snowing (light) and you still want to take the tour, we can do that. If it is raining/snowing (hard), we can do a virtual "tour" indoors (groups of 8 or less). Upon request, we can offer theme tours such as churches, architecture, or Civil War, or even photo shoots.

Find out all about the haunted side of Baltimore and its dark history on this walking tour of the Fell’s Point neighborhood. Learn about the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe and his mysterious death along the way. You’ll be stopping at several pubs/bars/saloons, the cemetery, and a hotel, where you’ll hear tales of the haunted places from your guide along the way.

Cast off in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on this 3-hour luxury dinner cruise. Pass popular attractions including the Maryland Science Center, Pride Mast Memorial and the Francis Scott Key Bridge, while you dine on a gourmet buffet prepared with seasonal offerings. Admire Baltimore’s illuminated skyline as you are entertained by the ship's crew and a DJ spinning top hits. This dinner cruise makes an excellent prelude to a night on the town.

Combine the convenience of a guided tour with the flexibility of independent travel by exploring Baltimore by hop-on hop-off bus. Discover Baltimore's diverse neighborhoods, including Little Italy and Fell's Point, and explore at your own pace by choosing where and get off.

Many sightseeing tours can feel exhausting, as you rush from one top sight to another. This sailing experience on Baltimore's Inner Harbor, on the other hand, offers the chance to soak up city views at a relaxed pace from the water. Sailing in a small group also means that the experience is amore personal one.

See Baltimore from a rare perspective on a sightseeing cruise through the harbor. As you sail past coastline views, listen to on–board narration that points out easy–to–miss landmarks, from Fells Point to the USS Constellation. With both indoor and outdoor observation decks and a bar with drinks available for purchase, this tour is a popular choice for both visitors and locals.

Admire spectacular Baltimore views—and see the city’s top sights from the air—on a helicopter tour. Pick between multiple flight durations to suit your preferences, and upgrade for a private experience. Then, take to the skies, where you can spot highlights like Fort McHenry, the U.S. Naval Academy, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and more. Your tour also includes dinner at either Ruth's Chris Steak House or The Capital Grille.

Take a break from sightseeing to relax on a cruise through Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, with rare views of top historic landmarks from the boat. Your admission ticket includes live entertainment during a full buffet lunch with a three–course menu. With guaranteed seating for the number of people in your party and easy access to the dock from downtown, this tour is a popular choice for couples, groups, and locals alike.

If you have thoroughly explored Charm City at ground level, get a brand new perspective on Baltimore on this helicopter tour. Choose a departure time to suit your own schedule and select your preferred tour length then settle into a chopper and take in the views as you soar over downtown and the Northwest Harbor.

Discover the distinctive wines and vineyards of Maryland’s Westminster wine region on a 5-hour wine tour with an experienced guide. Learn why the region’s buttery Chardonnay has racked up awards, and enjoy a fun mix of heritage and innovation as you trace a route from vineyard to vineyard. Taste local wines, meet the winemakers and tour wineries, with light snacks to help soak up your samples. Enjoy picture-perfect views of trellised grapes and fields as you take in the best of Western Maryland.

Get views of a sunset over Baltimore's Inner Harbor on this evening sunset cruise. Snap photos of your loved ones against the backdrop of the sun sinking below the horizon and relax on board the boat. Listen to relaxing music and feel free to bring along your favorite bottle of wine, with corkscrew and glasses provided.

Get out of the city and spend a day in the Maryland countryside with this 5-hour small-group tour of the Heritage wine region. Visit popular vineyards such as Great Frogs, Thanksgiving Farms and Friday’s Creek while exploring one of the most historic areas of the country. As you sip on the region’s popular white wines, including viognier and sauvignon blanc, you’ll also be provided with free snacks. A friendly local guide will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the region’s wine production.

Spend a few hours refining a new trade in axe-throwing, at an axe-throwing lounge in Columbia, Maryland. This is a small private group activity- max 15, so you can compete against your fellow axe-throwers. Beer and wine are available for purchase, so you can choose which order to drink and throw. You pour your own beers and wine- self serve.

Satisfy your taste buds on a walking tour of two neighborhoods popular among foodies—Little Italy and Jonestown. In addition to navigating for you, your guide brings you to a variety of historic establishments and hidden gems often missed by visitors. With skip–the–line access to stops on the itinerary, guests sample the specialties of early 19th–century Jewish and Italian immigrants, from fresh knishes to homemade meatballs.

Get to know the Mt. Vernon neighborhood, one of Baltimore's richest historical districts, on this history and food tour. Listen to your guide's commentary on the architecture of the extravagant homes as you walk, stopping at different food purveyors for a progressive dinner including drinks. Traveling with a small group means you'll enjoy lots of guide attention and an intimate atmosphere.

Amble along the cliffs overlooking the Potomac River, taking in thundering waterfalls, exciting rock climbing excursions, and the region’s most perilous kayaking spots. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll have an opportunity to explore a few hidden gems found on the Great Falls Park trails. I’ll also show you one of my favorite, wilder paths at the national park - all guided step-by-step through GPS. You’ll see that there’s much more to Great Falls than its viewing platforms. I’ll point you in the direction of the areas tourists don't know about, including views of hidden waterfalls, the region's best rock climbing and rappelling spots, and a route along the canal and through an abandoned colonial-era city. There are also several opportunities to go off-trail to get up-close with the rapids at the falls and, if you're lucky, you might even see a daredevil kayaker trying their luck. This tour can take up to two hours and, while it’s not especially strenuous, it’s plenty exciting!

The historic Baltimore neighborhood of Federal Hill is filled with great eateries but, for visitors, it can be tricky to pick a place. This guided tour takes you through the area and into some of the best spots so that you can fully appreciate the heritage, history, and food scene. Includes tastings at each location.

With Crazy Dash, you'll use an app to explore Baltimore in this exciting scavenger hunt! Use an app to find things around the city in any order you want, take photos, and collect points. At the end, take a look at the rankings to see your score compared to others across the country. All scavenger hunts have a live remote host that will help via chat. Crazy Dash is our most easy-going scavenger hunt. Come join us in Baltimore today!

Explore Baltimore and rouse your competitive spirit on this interactive app-based scavenger hunt through Charm City. With the game’s live, remote host as your guide, you’ll solve puzzles and search the city for the items on your list, take photos with the app, and score points. The app even features a leaderboard that ranks you against players on scavenger hunts in other cities across the United States.

Our Washington DC Historical tour is a downloadable audio tour that can be taken at any time and pace. Download the app to your smartphone, these tours give you the opportunity to pause for a bite to eat or a beverage and continue at your leisure.

Follow the tragic story of master American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Bring your vehicle on this driving & photo journey to a few scenes that backdrop his life in Baltimore. Poe: > Invented the detective story. > Invented science fiction. > Is famed for stories/poems of the macabre. > Penned: The Raven, Pit and the Pendulum, Black Cat, Telltale Heart... We read excerpts of his works; Quotes: > We loved with a love that was more than love. > Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!" > Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. > All that we see or seen is but a dream within a dream. Take also the same day Edgar Allan Poe AM tour in Richmond! Hosts Gemma Pocahontas & The Mountain Man; our journeys are a museum to 500+ near-secret places throughout the Northeast - woven & spun into immersive significant authentic thoughtful explorations that linger in the mind... Photo Tips for picture taking, compelling depth for your FB / IG / YT / TW / Pin followers!