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Baltimore Heritage Walk

Brochures available at the Inner Harbor Visitor Center and the Jonestown Visitor Center.

Baltimore Heritage Area
Phone: 443-984-3089

Email: STARSPANGLEDTRAILS@baltimorecity.gov

Web Site: www.heritagewalk.org and  www.STARSPANGLEDTRAILS.org
Neighborhood: Inner Harbor, Little Italy, historic Jonestown, City Center

This 3.2 mile (5 kilometer) self guided walking tour; connects 20 historic sites and museums in a compact area that spans four city neighborhoods: the Inner Harbor, Little Italy, Historic Jonestown and City Center. 90 minute guided tour also available daily at 10:00 AM

Info on Star Spangled Trails: http://www.starspangledtrails.org/overview.html

Explore this system of guided and self-guided walking, biking, and driving routes to encounter inspiring stories of our nation’s heritage, set in the unique landscape of the Chesapeake’s largest city. Learn more by navigating this site, the links for the individual trails, or by picking up trail brochures at the Inner Harbor Visitor Center.

Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Trails reveal national heritage stories in

• lively neighborhoods
• beautiful natural settings
• fascinating museums
• key historic sites
• bustling centers of commerce

On foot, by bike, in a car…no matter how you choose to explore, your journey through our nation’s rich heritage will be an adventure!

Journey through four centuries of American history along Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Trails.

The story of Baltimore is an American story, at the center of pivotal conflicts, movements for freedom, and the rise of a national identity. As a port city and a gateway to the continent for millions of Americans, Baltimore provided a starting point for the nation, taking full advantage of its Chesapeake location.

Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Trails chart a course through America’s heritage.

Heritage Theme 1: City and Battlefield
The defense of a nation, the inspiration for our national anthem, and deeply divided Civil War loyalties all played out on Baltimore’s stage.

Experience the forging of a national identity along these trails:

Baltimore Riot Trail
Heritage Walk
Star-Spangled Banner Trail

Heritage Theme 2: Freedom’s Port

Baltimore’s African Americans fought for equality and opportunity in this conflicted American city. Encounter the national leaders who forged and defended freedom along these trails:|

Heritage Walk
Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail
The Underground Railroad, Maryland’s Network to Freedom

Heritage Theme 3: Gateway to the U.S.
As a major port of entry for millions of immigrants, Baltimore offered a starting point for new lives, and propelled western expansion by road and railroad.

Discover Baltimore’s central role in American immigration, industrialization, and westward expansion on these trails:

Falls Road Scenic Byway
Gwynns Falls Trail
Heritage Walk
Historic National Road
Jones Falls Trail
National Historic Seaport Scenic Byway

Heritage Theme 4: American Original

For hundreds of years, innovators and entrepreneurs have flocked to Baltimore, the nation’s farthest inland East Coast port with a unique mix of cultures and resources.

Enjoy Baltimore’s fascinating blend of urban history and the rich resources of the Chesapeake along these trails:

Baltimore Waterfront Promenade
Bolton Hill Blue Plaques
Charles Street Scenic Byway
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Falls Road Scenic Byway
Gwynns Falls Trail
Heritage Walk
Jones Falls Trail
Mount Vernon Cultural Walk
National Historic Seaport Scenic Byway
Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail