What) The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and landmark of the city of Baltimore. It was described by the Urban Land Institute in 2009 as “the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the world.” The Inner Harbor consists of the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River (an arm of the Chesapeake Bay) and includes any water west of a line drawn between the foot of President Street and the American Visionary Art Museum. The name "Inner Harbor" is used not just for the water but for the surrounding area of the city, with approximate street boundaries of President Street to the east, Lombard Street to the north, Greene Street to the west, and Key Highway on the south. The harbor is within walking distance of Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium and has a water taxi that connects the Inner Harbor to Fells Point, Canton, and Fort McHenry. (1)

    Where)  We started at 800 Key Highway

    Why) We arrived an hour before the opening of the Art Museum so we decided to walk around the harbor for a bit instead.


























I am including this picture because it is such an unusual sight.  It has nothing to do with the sight of my own reflection.







This map is here because Pam and I were planning to watch her horse Harborplace race in a couple of hours.







I liked the angles that I could see on this apartment building across the water but I preferred ...







... looking at the silhouette of the Domino Sugars sign.  Pam preferred ... 









... looking at the the sleek lines of this boat called Sundancer.







I'm not sure which of us requested this picture but I suspect that it may have been me.












I do know that we ended the morning by driving to the Pimlico racetrack to watch a simulcast of Harborplace's race at Keeneland.
The race started well as Harb jumped out to the front group but it ended badly as Harb faded down the stretch and finished 5th. (2)