4 Best Sights in Fells Point, Baltimore

Head to the market's two pavilions to grab a drink or light snack or stock up on ethnic deli meats. You can also find pizza, sandwiches, and oysters at a raw bar.

This visitor center is a great starting point for exploring this revitalized waterfront neighborhood. Be sure to take awalking tour brochure from the gift shop. Tours depart from here on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May–October) and focus on topics such as ghosts, the War of 1812, maritime history, immigration, slavery, and Frederick Douglass's tenure in Fells Point. One wall showcases a small exhibit outlining the history of Fells Point and its founding family.

Fells Point was once a busy shipyard that employed thousands of people—including Civil War statesman and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. This small, carefully curated museum tells the story of Douglass’s life in Baltimore: first building ships as a slave, then escaping to freedom by dressing as a sailor and boarding a train to Philadelphia. Isaac Meyers, a free black born in 1835, was another important player in Baltimore’s maritime history. Hands-on student and family programs let children caulk and build boats. Waterfront Kitchen, located on the first level, has partnered with area nonprofit Living Classrooms to employ at-risk inner-city teens to teach grade schoolers about gardening and nutrition. Self-guided tours are available as well as 45-minute guided group tours by appointment.

The city's oldest residence still standing, this small brick house was built in 1765 as both home and business office for Robert Long, a merchant and quartermaster for the Continental Navy who operated a wharf on the waterfront. Furnished with Revolutionary War–era pieces, the parlor, bedroom, and office seem as if Long himself just stepped away. A fragrant, flowering herb garden flourishes in warm months.