Towering above Mount Vernon Place is Baltimore's Washington Monument. The marble Doric column towers 178 feet with a statue of George Washington at its crown. The reward for climbing the steep, winding 228 steps is a bird's-eye view of Baltimore. The base contains a small museum with exhibits chronicling the architecture and development of the monument, which took nearly 15 years to build (1815-1829).
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“Essential Baltimore”
This is an essential Baltimore experience - more authentic than taking the elevator to the top of the World Trade Center (which, however, is al...
I'd go back to visit
The Washington Monument is a must see! It's located in Mt Vernon area and just a few short miles from the inner habor-we actually walked it...i...
I will be back
I loved the view, being up in the open that high. I think Washington needs to be remembered as the best man for America. Without Washington, I ...
Great Place to Climb
The Washington Monument is a great somewhat hidden treat in Downtown Baltimore. Just about a dozen blocks north of the harbor on Charles Street...
A shrine to the first U.S. president brings a little of Old Baltimore to four small, adjoining parks.
In ShortIn 1809 (10 years after George's death), a national monument was built in his honor. Robert Mills, the self-declared "first America
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