A walk from the Inner Harbor will immerse you in the city’s charming blocks of historic homes and shops along the way.
It’s found north of the Washington Monument. Numerous LGBTI-owned businesses and organizations are located along Charles Street. In the heart of the city, the Mount Vernon neighborhood is the center of Baltimore’s LGBTI community. That’s not something I necessarily experience in a lot of other cities.’ Mount Vernon, the heart of the LGBTI local businesses LGBT and queer artists, activists and professionals alike all seem to have each other’s backs. ‘Artists and performers are supportive of each other and not petty or jealous of each other’s success. Baltimore Pride Parade in 2016 | Photo: Courtesy of Visit Baltimore ‘There’s a culture we share here of helping one another and sticking together,’ said Michael Furr, a comedian, show producer and emcee of the Baltimore Pride Parade. The LGBTI extravaganza returns this weekend, from 16-17 June. This rich tapestry of history and culture clearly extends to the LGBTI community too, with Baltimore boasting one of the’ oldest Pride festivals in the country growing from a small rally of a dozen activists in 1975 to attracting more than 30,000 revelers today. To name a few, Little Italy, Greektown, and Hampden.’ Shopping in colorful Hampden | Photo: Ben Goodwin One of the oldest Pride festivals in the US
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Plus many fun, small neighborhoods surrounding the harbor that were greatly influenced by the immigrant communities.
‘We have a vibrant downtown with a historic Inner Harbor. ‘Baltimore’s harbor has acted as a hub for commerce and as the second largest port for European immigration, after New York’s Ellis Island.
Susannah Siger, owner of Ma Petite Shoe, a shoes and chocolate shop, said its appeal is simple: ‘Because of our unique geography we have a down-home friendliness of the South, coupled with an urban cosmopolitan aesthetic from the North.’ Recently dubbed the ‘ Coolest City on the East Coast ’ and one of the most exciting food cities, Baltimore has experienced one of the largest millennial booms in the nation. Often overlooked as a tourist destination, the city that gave the world John Waters – and, of course, the film Hairspray – is certainly making up for lost time in the welcoming stakes.