The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

Among the many things Baltimore is famous for is that this is the place Edgar Allan Poe, the famous (or infamous) American poet and short story writer, died. It was a very mysterious death, the cause of which is still unknown. And Baltimore has a great Edgar Allan Poe museum that you can visit as well.

Baltimore is just a couple hour drive away, but it’s just as quick to take the train, provided that you don’t mind driving to Owings Mills, Maryland first. That’s as far north as the Metro will go, but if you drive to Owings Mills from Gettysburg (about an hour-and-a-half drive on a bad day), you can take the Metro into Baltimore or D.C. and have one heck of a day trip.

My step-daughter, a senior in high school, came up to visit us for the summer and today was her day of arrival. So at 8:30 a.m. this morning, the wife and I (and our five-year-old grandson) hopped in the family vehicle and drove to Owings Mills. Then we hopped aboard the Metro and went to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). We met Jearlene and afterward strolled through Lexington Market for lunch.

Lexington Market has quite a history. It is the world’s largest continuously running market and has provided a place for buyers and sellers to meet for 220 years. After the Battle of Lexington - you know, the U.S. won the war (and their independence from Britain) - General John Howard donated land that his family owned and so the market began. The Market survived a great fire in 1949 and stands today as a monument to economic freedom - and it’s just a train ride away from Gettysburg Pennsylvania.

Two hours, tops, and you can be in one of the most historic and thriving cities in the world: Baltimore, Md. And be back to Gettysburg in time for dinner and a nightcap.

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