Baltimore may have been cooler in the 50s.

 So it turns out that Baltimore is just as ghetto as it seems. Sis. Mautz had an appointment downtown, so I decided to tag along and check out the city. Totally ghetto, but I did enjoy the old buildings and churches everywhere. That was nice. This was also cool: the house where the (THE) Star Spangled Banner was sewn.

 I was shocked by how skinny the building was.

 There's a museum behind the house, but of course, it was closed. 

 There was also this cool Barnes & Noble/Hard Rock Cafe building across the pier from the aquarium

 The National Aquarium! I spent the whole time trying to decide if it was as cool as the Seattle aquarium. I think Seattle has it beat.

 However, they do not have a giant shark jaw in Seattle, so this was cool.

 A view of the harbor

 The freaking weirdest looking turtle I've ever seen. Now I know where they got the inspiration for Jar Jar Binks.

 They had a pool full of sting rays, zebra sharks, and giant tortoises. 

 Jellies invasion! A proper title for this exhibit, I thought, since jellyfish seem horrifyingly scary to me. 

 They also had a dolphin tank, but not really a dolphin show. This was just feeding time, and they had the dolphins do some of their tricks. It wasn't exactly SeaWorld, but it was still cool.

 The view from the freeway on the way home:

Then we went out for custard. Deeelish.

So I think I'll call it good on Baltimore. First and last time? Probably yes.