Baltimore, Inner Harbor Meet, Sunday Oct 12th

[tinkerbell04]

Of course I can help you! I am a little bit of a compulsive planner for anything, parties, vacations, school etc. It is just who I am I think that we should shoot for dinner around 6 in we get an entrance time of 3 or maybe 7 if we get an entrance time of 4 that would give us plenty of time in the aquarium and we won't be rushed out. What do you guys think?

[DWHUBBY]

Sounds great to me...LOVE the Cheesecake Factory. Who needs dinner with all the different flavors of cheesecake !

[dolphinmickey9170]

Sounds great to me...LOVE the Cheesecake Factory. Who needs dinner with all the different flavors of cheesecake !

Dinner.........Cheesecake qualifies as dinner for me.
John, when are you coming down, Friday or Saturday?

[DisneyWhirled]

Kristen,

We will be there Friday night. We certainly don't want to overstay our welcome, but were planning on heading home Monday AM. Will that be okay??

[Ed]

I think a 3 or 4 pm entry is good and then I can get a ressie for us at Cheesecake Factory. What do you think would be a good time for dinner?

Group? Thoughts?

Deja vu.... I seem to remember hosting an Inner Harbor meet about a hundred years ago or so....

You might want to check with the Cheesecake Factory; we found out the hard way that they didn't take reservations - - walk-ins only. (They still don't take ressies down here.) Fortunately, the manager worked with us and found us a big table for the whole group.

[tinkerbell04]

Deja vu....
You might want to check with the Cheesecake Factory; we found out the hard way that they didn't take reservations - - walk-ins only. (They still don't take ressies down here.) Fortunately, the manager worked with us and found us a big table for the whole group.

I was thinking the very same thing. I am not sure that they take reservations here either.

[dolphinmickey9170]

Kristen,

We will be there Friday night. We certainly don't want to overstay our welcome, but were planning on heading home Monday AM. Will that be okay??

Okay?? Okay?? Of course its Okay!! You will NOT be overstaying your welcome. You can stay as long as you wish. Friday to Monday is great!!

[dolphinmickey9170]

No big deal about the ressie. If we have to wait, that's okay too. It just gives us time to walk around the harbor a bit!! We'll figure it out. I guess the earlier we try for Cheesecake Factory, the better.

[tinkerbell04]

If worse comes to worse and it is too long of a wait, there are lots of other options in the vacinity!

[dolphinmickey9170]

Cool, Danielle....keep me up on the options please!!

[tinkerbell04]

Ok, I say we bag the Cheesecake Factory and go with something in little Italy. I don't know if you have ever been to Amiccis or Chiapparelli's but both are FANTASTIC and take reservations and are budget friendly. They both have websites that you can check out and for dessert are both within walking distance of Vacarros, the best Italian desserts anywhere! What do you think about that? Little Italy is very close and it would show something else besides the harbor. They have traditional Italian dishes and seafood dishes along with standard steak/chicken etx. They both have kids menus as well.

Other places in the harbor that are good are the Capial City Brewing Company and J Pauls but I think that both of them are more expensive then the suggestions from Little Italy and the food is not as good!

If you are set on the Cheesecake Factory just for the cheesecake, there is a take out window that serves cheesecake to go!

How do you guys feel about that?

[dolphinmickey9170]

Little Italy sounds great to me. Can we walk from the harbor..or is there a better place to park in between the two? I have lived here 5 years and I still don't know much about that area.

What does everyone else think?

[tinkerbell04]

There is parking close to the aquarium that is actually on the outskirts of Little Italy. I think that if the weather cooperated, that would be a great place to park and we can walk to both places from there. If the weather is ******, there is parking close to both places.

[dolphinmickey9170]

I have heard, via PM, that cheesecake factory or UNO's would probably work best with all the pickey eaters we have. NO OFFENSE!! There is ESPN and Hard Rock if y'all want those too. I almost forgot about them. I love Hard Rock. Great atmosphere. Fun times.

We plan on doing the science center and the aquarium and lunch/dinner as well as walking the harbor, one of my favorite things to do. I love walking from Rusty Scupper around toward Fells' point and back.

Any other thoughts?

[tinkerbell04]

I have heard, via PM, that cheesecake factory or UNO's would probably work best with all the pickey eaters we have. NO OFFENSE!! There is ESPN and Hard Rock if y'all want those too. I almost forgot about them. I love Hard Rock. Great atmosphere. Fun times.

We plan on doing the science center and the aquarium and lunch/dinner as well as walking the harbor, one of my favorite things to do. I love walking from Rusty Scupper around toward Fells' point and back.

Any other thoughts?

No offense taken! I am up for anything I had only mentioned the other places as a suggestion I wasn't married to them or anything!

I was actually on the Maryland Science Center site yesterday and if the Baltimore visitors are planning on visiting multiple attractions throughout the weekend, there is a harbor attraction pass that is valid for the science center, the aquarium, the world tradce center and port discovery and a slew of others. I think the price is somewhere around 45.00 for an adult ticket. That would be a good idea since the science center and aquarium admissions alone would cost almost that much. I think that the sci center is around 18 or so to get in and the aquarium us around 20, maybe a little more. I am sure that I could find the link again or I am sure that you could find it as well on the site.

[dolphinmickey9170]

The pickey eaters would disagree to the offense...so I tread lightly. hehehe.

Anyway, that is a great idea Danielle. I didn't realize the deal was available. Is this something we need to buy before hand, or when we arrive? I'm so glad I have you to help with this.

It takes a village.......

[tinkerbell04]

The pickey eaters would disagree to the offense...so I tread lightly. hehehe.

Hey...I am married to a cop and teach fourth grade it takes more then that to offend me! LOL

Here is the info copied from the Maryland Science Center site. It looks like there is the basic harbor pass then the harbor pass plus....read below and see what you all think.

Baltimore Harbor Pass
Love saving money? Hate waiting in lines? Then the Baltimore Harbor Pass is just for you! Baltimore Harbor Pass allows you to visit 4 attractions in 4 days for 1 discounted price.

NEW Harbor Pass+ allows you to add three more attractions, another day, and a savings 25% over single ticket purchases.

Maryland Science Center
national Aquarium in Baltimore
Port Discovery, The Children's Museum
Top of the World Observation Level
American Visionary Art Museum
Geppi's Entertainment Museum
The Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum
Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards


You may purchase your Harbor Pass in three ways:
Choose the start date for your Harbor Pass. It will be valid for that day and the following three days. Click here for more information.

Online: http://www.baltimore.org/harborpass

By Phone: 1-877-Baltimore

Onsite at the Baltimore Visitors Center

Harbor Pass Cost: Adult $42.75; Children (ages 3-12) $31; Children under 3 free

NEW! Harbor Pass+ Cost: Adult $59; Children (ages 3-12) $41; Children under 3 free

[tinkerbell04]

Ok, I also looked up the going rate for the general admission tickets for the science center and the aquarium....

Aquarium
Adults 28.95
Children 17.95

Science center Exhibits
Adults 18.50
Children 14.00

With those prices, it seems like the harbor pass would definitely be a good deal even if you didn't use all of the options.

[kakn7294]

Thanks for the info on the Harbor passes. It looks like the 4 in 4 days option would be best for us. That price on the Aquarium is certainly much more than I expected! This way, we could see / do more at just a little more than we would pay just to get in the Aquarium.

[tinkerbell04]

Yes, the aquarium is a little pricey! It always has been expensive to get int there. I think that the harbor pass is a great option, it certainly is the more economic choice. It must be something new because I have lived here all my life and never heard of it before now!