| breakfast is complimentary, as is a nightly reception with light appetizers and drinks. modern rooms provide free wi-fi, plus flat-screen tvs, microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. this refined downtown hotel is a 5-minute walk from the charles center metro station and 1 mile from the national aquarium. suites add separate living rooms and dining areas. parking is available for a surcharge. upgraded suites offer city views and exercise bikes. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. there's also a contemporary american bistro and a coffee shop, plus a fitness center, a business center and meeting rooms
Dulles International Airport 1 hr 8
George Peabody Library (6 min)
300,000-volume 19th-century library at Johns Hopkins University, with ornate Greek Revival interior. National Aquarium (13 min)
Iconic landmark offering marine-life exhibits, a dolphin show, shark tank & walk-through rainforest. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (14 min)
Fort whose War of 1812 victory inspired The Star-Spangled Banner, the U.S. national anthem. Historic Ships in Baltimore (9 min)
Maritime museum with 1850s sloop-of-war & lighthouse, plus a submarine, Coast Guard cutter & more. Port Discovery Children's Museum (10 min)
Kid-powered museum with three floors of exhibits, many designed by Walt Disney Company Imagineers. Maryland Science Center (8 min)
Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory. Oriole Park at Camden Yards (15 min)
Retro design meets modern eats at this stadium where MLB's iconic Baltimore Orioles take the bases. Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum (9 min)
Compact preserved site & museum featuring historic Edgar Allan Poe memorabilia & events. American Visionary Art Museum (5 min)
Small museum with unusual rotating exhibits by self-taught artists, 2 sculpture plazas & a garden. Washington Monument and Mount Vernon Place (6 min)
Centerpiece of Mt. Vernon Place, this historic monument offers a gallery & walking tours to the top. B&O Railroad Museum (9 min)
National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides. Baltimore Museum of Art (9 min)
The collection of Matisses & Picassos, Impressionist works & a sculpture garden are some highlights. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore (9 min)
This contemporary establishment features slots & table games, plus bars & a variety of restaurants. The Walters Art Museum (6 min)
Historic 3-building gallery with paintings & artifacts from the past 55 centuries plus films & more. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (10 min)
More than 1,500 birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles at this zoo in Druid Hill Park since 1876. | 
