Essentials

Essentials

Airport Information

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 10 mi south of Baltimore off Rte. 295/Baltimore-Washington Pkwy. 410/859-7111 for information and paging. www.bwiairport.com).

Airport Transfers

Airport Taxis (410/859-1100. www.bwiairporttaxi.com). Arrow Taxicab (410/358-9696). BWI Airport rail station (410/672-6167. www.mtamaryland.com). BWI SuperShuttle (800/258-3826. www.supershuttle.com). Carey Limousines (410/880-0999 or 888/880-0999. www.carey.com). Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC. 800/325-7245 or 410/539-5000. www.mtamaryland.com). Penn Station (Charles St. at Mt. Royal Ave., Mount Vernon. 800/523-8720). Private Car/RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation (410/519-0000 or 800/878-7743. www.rmalimo.com).

Taxi Contacts

Arrow Taxicab (410/358-9696). Ed Kane's Water Taxis (410/563-3901. www.thewatertaxi.com). Jimmy's Cab Co (410/296-7200). Seaport Taxi (410/675-2900).

Train Contacts

Amtrak Penn Station (Charles St. at Mt. Royal Ave., Mount Vernon. 800/523-8720). Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC. 800/325-7245 or 410/539-5000. www.mtamaryland.com). Maryland Transit Administration (MTA. 800/325-7245 or 410/539-5000. www.mtamaryland.com).

Tour Information

Baltimore Architectural Foundation (410539-7772. www.baltimorearchitecture.org). Baltimore Ghost Tours (410/522-7400. www.fellspointghost.com). The Baltimore Shuttle (410/732-5098). Fells Point Visitors Center Tours (410/675-6750. www.preservationsociety.com). Greenmount Cemetery Tours (410/256-2180. home.earthlink.net/~wschaumburg). Harbor Cruises, Ltd. (866/312-2469. www.harborcruises.com). Mount Vernon Cultural District (217 N. Charles St., Mount Vernon. 410/605-0462. www.mvcd.org). Pintail Yachts (Pier 5, Inner Harbor. 410/539-3485). Ride the Ducks of Baltimore (25 Light St., Inner Harbor. 877/887-8225. www.baltimoreducks.com). Segs in the City (410/276-7347. www.segsinthecity.com). Zippy Larson's Shoe Leather Safaris (410/522-7334. www.bcpl.net/~zipbooks).

Visitor Information

Baltimore Convention Center (100 W. Pratt St., Inner Harbor, 21201. 410/649-7000. www.bccenter.org). Baltimore Office of Promotion (410/752-8632. www.bop.org). Baltimore Visitor Center (401 Light St, Inner Harbor, 21202. 877/225-8466. www.baltimore.org). Fells Point Visitors Center (808 S. Ann St., Fells Point, 21231. 410/675-6750. www.preservationsociety.com).