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Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Great Blacks in Wax Museum Review
Though not as convincing as the likenesses at a Madame Tussauds, 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.
- Address: 1601 E. North Ave., East Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21213 | Map It
- Phone: 410/563-3404
- Cost: $12; $10 children
- Hours: 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
- Website: www.greatblacksinwax.org
- Location: Mount Vernon
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