Super 8 Motel - Baltimore/Essex Area

Great Blacks in Wax Museum
The first thing you hear when you enter this museum is the sound of moaning, coming from the Slave Ship exhibit. This wax museum doesn't shy away from the tough topics -- a lynching exhibit is in the basement -- but it revels in the African Americans, indeed all people of color, who made a difference. Some you expect: Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglass, and Crispus Attucks, as well as famous athletes, artists, and entertainers. Some may be people you weren't aware of: rodeo star Bill Pickett, Matthew Henson at the North Pole, African Americans who made advances in medicine, science, law, and politics. The second floor is devoted to Marylanders and an exhibit of children's efforts to secure freedom from oppression both in the United States and elsewhere. Parking is available in a supermarket lot across the street.

Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
Everyone remembers Betsy Ross and the first American flag. Baltimoreans recall Mary Pickersgill and the 15-star flag she sewed. It flew over Fort McHenry during the bombardment of the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." Though the flag is now part of the Smithsonian, its seamstress is remembered in the 1793 house where she lived. Guides offer visitors a glimpse of her life and times. See period furniture and artifacts of the war. A giant glass flag dominates a 2003 addition. Visitors can walk up the stairs behind it and get a sense of how big the star-spangled banner really is. The addition, which is handicapped-accessible, has an orientation theatre, children's hands-on room, and exhibit space. In 2004-05 it is due to offer exhibits on the Chesapeake Bay Campaign of the War of 1812, Mary Pickersgill, and American flags.

Washington Monument and Museum
This column, 178 feet tall, stands as the country's first major architectural memorial to George Washington. Begun in 1815, it was designed by Robert Mills, who also designed the Washington Monument (begun in 1848) in Washington, D.C. To learn the whole story, step inside this building and have a look at the exhibit "The Making of a Monument." The physically fit can also climb the 228 steps to the top of the tower and see why this spot is often called the best view in Baltimore.

Sleep Inn & Suites Airport
Free continental breakfast. 24 hour airport shuttle to Baltimore/Washington International Airport. WIFI high speed internet access available. 6 miles south of Baltimore. Baltimore Light Rail adjacent to hotel. Exercise room on premises. Rose restaurant ...

Ramada Limited Baltimore
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Motel 6 Baltimore West
Conveniently located off of I-695, just seconds from great shopping and restaurants such as the Hard Rock Cafe. Also, this location is only 11 miles from the Baltimore Washington Airport and just 35 miles from Six Flags ...