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Great Blacks in Wax Museum

Address: 1601 E. North Ave., East Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21213 | Map It
Phone: 410/563-3404
www.greatblacksinwax.org

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Mount Vernon

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Fodor's Review:

Though not as convincing as the likenesses at a Madame Tussaud's, the more than 100 wax figures on display here do a good job of recounting the triumphs and trials of Africans and African-Americans. The wax figures are accompanied by text and audio. Baltimoreans honored include Frederick Douglass, who as a youth lived and worked in Fells Point; singer Billie Holiday; and jazz composer Eubie Blake. To get here from Mount Vernon, take Charles north and turn left at North Avenue.

Cost: $12
Open: Mid-Jan.-mid-Oct., Tues.-Sat. 9-6, Sun. noon-6; mid-Oct.-mid-Jan., Tues.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. noon-5. Closed Mon. except in Feb., July, Aug., and most federal holidays

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