The Neighborhood

The Merchant’s House is set in the most diverse and vibrant Walk Radius in Baltimore. Cultural, culinary, artistic, historical, educational and entertaining opportunities abound.  Walk to the Convention Center, Penn Station, City Hall, Camden yards… the list goes on.  Mt. Vernon/Cathedral Hill was established as THE place for well-to-do Baltimoreans to live, on high ground overlooking the inner harbor, at a time when cars were not an option.  It’s still a glamorous and safe neighborhood, and you still don’t need a car.  If you don’t believe us, see our guests’ testimonials.

RETAIL, FOOD & BEVERAGE

  1. Mount Vernon Marketplace (Many local food & beverage purveyors under 1 casual roof).
  2. Ceremony (Annapolis roaster w/best coffee in MD puts brick-&-mortar shop in MV!)
  3. Poets Restaurant & Bar (At The Indigo)
  4. Streets supermarket
  5. Charles Center Food Court (Many local food & beverage purveyors under 1 casual roof)
  6. Lexington Market (U.S.’ longest continuously operating public market)
  7. Trinacria (Sicilian grocery/deli. Family owned since the 19th century)
  8. Read Street (Eclectic historic “main street” retail)
  9. Eddies of Mount Vernon supermarket
  10. The Brewer’s Art (Amazing brew pub & restaurant in fabulous historic spaces, est. 1996) 
  11. Potung Market/Chinatown (Great little urban market in the remnants of Baltimore’s Chinatown)
  12. Little Ethiopia (A Restaurant, a Cafe, 2 Markets, and a Hookah Bar owned by Ethiopians, all on one block)
  13. The Owl Bar (and restaurant) (Ex-Speakeasy serves up great stuff in a “rathskeller” space tucked into a fabulous 19th century hotel)
  14. Charm City Meadworks (Makers of Mead, etc. w/ Taproom!)
  15. The Baltimore Farmer’s Market (Maryland’s Largest!)
  16. Viva! Books (Urban bookstore with amazing selection & convenient location (next to Stem & Vine wine bar))
  17. Gallery Mall (4 story American-style mall across from the Inner Harbor)
  18. Harborplace (Retail Pavilions on the Inner Harbor)
  19. Topside (Bar & Grill with incredible views)
  20. Mick O-Shea’s (long-time neighborhood institution – Irish Pub & Grill)
  21. Spirits (locally owned purveyor of fine alcoholic beverages & tasting venue)
  22. Little Nepal (a cluster of Nepalese and Indian restaurants)
  23. The Helmand (long-standing Afghani restaurant)
  24. Tio Pepe (Amazing Spanish restaurant)
  25. Sotto Sopra (Serious Italian Cuisine)
  26. Cafe Fili (Excellent Greek/Mediterranean inspired Cafe)
  27. Restaurant row (one of many on Charles St – Thai, Pizza, Turkish, Indian, American, etc.)

ENTERTAINMENT VENUE

  1. Baltimore Convention Center
  2. CFG Bank Arena – (Major concert and sports venue)
  3. Camden Yards (Home of the Orioles)
  4. Hippodrome Theater (Time-honored Broadway venue)
  5. Everyman Theater
  6. The BSO (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
  7. Lyric Baltimore (Performance Center & Opera House)
  8. Center Stage! (Performance & Drama Venue)
  9. An Die Musik (Avant Garde & Jazz Venue)
  10. Power Plant Live! (Urban outdoor concert venue)
  11. Chesapeake Shakespeare Theater
  12. Baltimore Soundstage
  13. “The Block” (Baltimore’s Red-Light District)
  14. The Peabody Conservatory (Music School & Venue)
  15. The Grand Baltimore (Ex Maryland FreeMason’s HQ turned incredible venue) 
  16. The Engineer’s Club (Architectural wonder as well)
  17. The Maryland Club
  18. The Assembly Room (one of MANY smaller venues within walking distance)

ART & CULTURE

  1. The Walters Art Museum (World-class specializing in Antiquities)
  2. The Pratt Library (Main/Central branch)
  3. Maryland Humanities
  4. Maryland Center for History and Culture
  5. Eubie Blake National Jazz and Culture Center
  6. Maryland Art Place (Galleries & Multimedia Studios)
  7. Bromo-Seltzer Tower (Galleries, Art Venue & architectural wonder)
  8. Historic Ships of Baltimore (4 massive ships from different eras)
  9. The Peale (Oldest museum building in the U.S.)
  10. Howard Street gallery row

HISTORICAL & ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

  1. St. Alphonsus National Shrine
  2. Old St. Paul’s (Very old latin-style Basilica)
  3. One Charles Center (Iconic modern high-rise by Mies Van der Rohe)
  4. B&O Railroad Headquarters (housing B&O American Brasserie bar & restaurant) 
  5. Battle Monument / War Memorial
  6. The Washington Monument (Architectural wonder built before the one in DC and int eh Beaux Arts style – great view of Baltimore from the top)
  7. Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
  8. The Peabody Library
  9. The First Unitarian Church (more than 200 year-old masterwork of Architecture) 
  10. The Baltimore Basilica (literally the first Cathedral in the U.S. Designed by Benjamin Latrobe w/help by Thomas Jefferson)
  11. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation
  12. Mount Royal Station (center point of Artscape – America’s largest free art festival)
  13. Mount Calvary Church
  14. Camden Station (Historic)
  15. Bromo-Seltzer Tower
  16. Edgar Allen Poe’s Grave / Westminster Hall
  17. Mother Seton House and St Mary’s Church
  18. The Enoch Pratt House
  19. Park Avenue historic townhomes

PARKS

  1. Mount Vernon Place (European-style urban park and national heritage)
  2. Mount Vernon Dog Park
  3. St. Mary’s Park
  4. The Meadow
  5. Central Plaza Park
  6. The Inner Harbor (Where to start?)
  7. Preston Gardens
  8. Mount Vernon Children’s Park

EDUCATION/INSTITUTION

  1. Baltimore School for the Arts
  2. JHU Peabody Institute
  3. University of Baltimore
  4. MICA (Maryland Institute College of the Arts)
  5. University of Maryland, Baltimore campus

SERVICES

  1. District Courthouse 
  2. Circuit Courthouse
  3. City Hall (Architectural Gem)
  4. CVS Pharmacy
  5. University of Maryland Medical Campus
  6. Mercy Hospital
  7. Chase Brexton Clinic
  8. University of Maryland Midtown Medical Campus 
  9. Centre Street Light Rail stop
  10. Baltimore Water Taxi
  11. Camden Station (Marc train & Light Rail transfers)
  12. Penn Station (Trains (incl. Amtrack) to all points up and down the East Coast of the U.S.)

A. Cathedral Street

B. Walters Art Museum

C. Hamilton Street

D. Main Library

E. Centre Street

F. Walters Court

G. Ceremony Coffee

H. Charles Street

J. Americas Basilica

K. Charles Street

L. Maryland History Museum

M. West Park

M. Monument Circle

O. Tio Pepe Restaurant

P. Peabody Library

Q. North Park

R. Charles Street

S. Charles Street

T. Charles Street

U. Saratoga

V. Madison Read

W. Charles Street

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