Baltimore

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Patterson Park October Aerial.jpg|thumb|[[Patterson Park]] in October]]
Baltimore has over {{convert|4900|acres|0|abbr=on}} of parkland.<ref name="City Profiles: Baltimore">[http://parkscore.tpl.org/city.php?city=Baltimore "City Profiles: Baltimore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223192810/http://parkscore.tpl.org/city.php?city=Baltimore |date=February 23, 2014 }} ''The Trust for Public Land''. Retrieved on July 5, 2013</ref> The Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks manages the majority of parks and recreational facilities in the city, including [[Patterson Park]], [[Federal Hill Park]], and [[Druid Hill Park]].<ref>[http://bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/ParksTrails.aspx "Baltimore: Parks and Trails"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701120500/http://bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/ParksTrails.aspx |date=July 1, 2013 }} ''City of Baltimore: Department of Recreation and Parks''. Retrieved on July 5, 2013.</ref> The city is home to [[Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine]], a coastal star-shaped fort best known for its role in the War of 1812. {{As of|2015}}, [[Trust for Public Land|The Trust for Public Land]], a national land conservation organization, ranks Baltimore 40th among the 75-largest U.S. cities.<ref name="City Profiles: Baltimore" />