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Baltimore + Annapolis: A Low-Budget Culture and Harbor Guide

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Things change. Every fee, fare, hour and access rule below carries a stamp showing the date we checked it and the official page. Seasonal hours, closures and ticket prices move; where a page did not show a number, we leave a blank rather than guess. Check the named page again within a week of departure.

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One-line promise: two free museums, a free city bus, a national monument, the Naval Academy and a bay beach, with every cost traced to an official page.
Trip length: 3 days, plus an optional fourth.
Best months: shoulder seasons suit a walking trip; we did not source weather data, so check the National Weather Service for your dates.
Budget band: low, because the biggest draws are free; your spend is mostly lodging and getting there.
Best for: museum fans, history readers, first-time visitors who prefer trains and buses, and anyone adding a harbor town to a Washington trip.

At a glance

Free: Walters, Baltimore Museum of Art (free ticket), Charm City Circulator.
Paid, verified: Fort McHenry Historic Zone $15 (16 and over); AVAM $20 adult at standard rates; local MTA trip $2.00; day pass $4.60; Sandy Point $3 per vehicle October to April. — each stamped in the full guide
Paid, not on the pages we opened: National Aquarium tickets, MARC fares, Baltimore Water Taxi fares, Naval Academy tour prices, Annapolis parking rates.
Not available: Camden Yards ballpark tours were "currently not available for purchase" on the page we checked.
ID: valid photo ID for Naval Academy entry (18 and over).