Baltimore

===Tourism===
Baltimore's history and attractions have made it a popular tourist destination. In 2014, the city hosted 24.5 million visitors, who spent $5.2 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maryland.newshub.us/baltimore/news/item/08-19-2015/Baltimore%20attracted%20record%20visits_03_%20spending%20in%202014 |title=Baltimore attracted record visits, spending in 2014 &#124; Baltimore, MD &#124; U.S. News Hub – 8/19/2015 |publisher=Maryland.newshub.us |date=August 19, 2015 |access-date=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013142721/http://maryland.newshub.us/baltimore/news/item/08-19-2015/Baltimore%20attracted%20record%20visits_03_%20spending%20in%202014 |archive-date=October 13, 2015 }}</ref> The Baltimore Visitor Center, which is operated by [[Visit Baltimore]], is located on Light Street in the Inner Harbor. Much of the city's tourism centers around the Inner Harbor, with the [[National Aquarium in Baltimore|National Aquarium]] being Maryland's top tourist destination. Baltimore Harbor's restoration has made it "a city of boats", with several historic ships and other attractions on display and open to the public. The [[USS Constellation (1854)|USS ''Constellation'']], the last Civil War-era vessel afloat, is docked at the head of the Inner Harbor; the [[USS Torsk (SS-423)|USS ''Torsk'']], a submarine that holds the Navy's record for dives (more than 10,000); and the Coast Guard cutter ''[[WHEC-37]]'', the last surviving U.S. warship that was in [[Pearl Harbor]] during the [[attack on Pearl Harbor|Japanese attack]] on December 7, 1941, and which engaged Japanese Zero aircraft during the battle.<ref name="soundingsonline.com">{{cite news|author=Stephen Blakely|work=Soundings|date=November 1, 2010|title=The best of Baltimore Begins at the deck of your boat|url=http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/home-waters/102-mid-atlantic/266372-the-best-of-baltimore-begins-at-the-deck-of-your-boat}}</ref>

Also docked is the [[Lightvessel|lightship]] ''Chesapeake'', which for decades marked the entrance to Chesapeake Bay; and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, the oldest surviving [[screw-pile lighthouse]] on Chesapeake Bay, which once marked the mouth of the Patapsco River and the entrance to Baltimore. All of these attractions are owned and maintained by the [[Historic Ships in Baltimore]] organization. The Inner Harbor is also the home port of ''[[Pride of Baltimore II]]'', the state of Maryland's "goodwill ambassador" ship, a reconstruction of a famous [[Baltimore Clipper]] ship.<ref name="soundingsonline.com" />

Other tourist destinations include sporting venues such as [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]], [[M&T Bank Stadium]], and [[Pimlico Race Course]], [[Fort McHenry]], the [[Mount Vernon, Baltimore|Mount Vernon]], [[Federal Hill, Baltimore|Federal Hill]], and [[Fells Point]] neighborhoods, [[Lexington Market]], [[Horseshoe Casino Baltimore|Horseshoe Casino]], and museums such as the [[Walters Art Museum]], the [[Baltimore Museum of Industry]], the [[Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum]], the [[Maryland Science Center]], and the [[B&O Railroad Museum]].

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File:Baltimore Visitor Center.JPG|The Baltimore Visitor Center at the [[Inner Harbor]]
File:Fountain@InnerHarbor Baltimore.JPG|Fountain near visitor center in Inner Harbor
File:Sunset@Baltimore 1.JPG|Sunset views from Inner Harbor
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File:BaltimoreNationalAquarium.JPG|Baltimore is the home of the [[National Aquarium in Baltimore|National Aquarium]], one of the world's largest aquariums.
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