Baltimore, Maryland Hotels

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Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States of America. As of 2005, the population of Baltimore City was 641,943 and the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (MSA) had approximately 2.6 million residents. Baltimore is also part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area (CMSA) of approximately 8.1 million residents. Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland; its metropolitan area is the 19th largest in the country.

Because there is also a Baltimore County surrounding (but not including) the city, it is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City when a clear distinction is desired.

The streets of Baltimore are organized in a grid pattern. The streets are lined with tens of thousands of brick faced rowhouses. Many consider the rowhouse the architectural form most closely associated to the city. Some rowhouses are dated as far back as the 1790s.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is considered by many to be the most beautiful ball park in Major League Baseball, and has inspired many other cities to build their own versions of this Retro-Style Ballpark.

Colleges & Universities
Private: Baltimore Hebrew University (BHU), Baltimore International College (BIC), College of Notre Dame of Maryland (NDM), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Loyola College in Maryland, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Peabody Institute, Sojourner-Douglass College, Villa Julie College in Stevenson and Owings Mills, Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Pikesville, and Goucher College, in Towson

Public: Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), Coppin State University, University of Baltimore (UB)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB, formerly UMAB), As well as those located within the city, several are located in the suburbs that surround the city. Major ones include: Towson University, in Towson, and University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

Museum & Attractions:
Baltimore Museum of Art, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Howard Peters Rawlings Coservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Lexington Market, and The Senator Theatre

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