Insiders' Guide to Baltimore, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series)

I'm doing a series of long weekends this summer rather than one long vacation. I kind of like this variation on summer vacationing! This past weekend? Baltimore. To prepare, I bought this book, and it proved to be a nice investment.

I have the good fortune to live in central Pennsylvania (in Hershey), and lots of cool places are within driving range--from New York City to Virginia on the coast, and to many places inland.

This volume is recent enough so that it outlines restaurants that are still in operation, the usual sites to see, and so on.

The book opens with some general background, including a brief history of the area.

Then, the usual components--where to stay (including a nice section on beds and breakfasts), where to eat, nightlife, shopping, antiques, events, the arts, and so on.

For instance, where to dine. The area is broken down by geography and then some suggested venues noted for each. I was at the Inner...Read more

THE INSIDERS' GUIDE TO BALTIMORE, 5TH EDITION is a great guide to the Baltimore area, including the suburbs. However, the area known as Columbia is, unfortunately, missing from the book, as are several radio stations, including classic rock giant WZBA, which should have been mentioned in the Radio section. However, this is a book that's a great companion to the upcoming INSIDERS' GUIDE TO WASHINGTON,D.C., 8TH EDITION.

I just moved to Baltimore and so I reviewed most of the guidebooks in preparation. This one is the best. I didn't get the most recent edition because that one got really poor reviews on Amazon - I got the edition before that. And it didn't disappoint. It covers the city and surrounding burbs in detail. Obviously written by someone from the area. Highly recommended.