Making Dollars Make Sense

During the first weekend of each May, spend four days watching top-notch film and video work from all over the world at the Maryland Film Festival. Hundreds of filmmakers attend the screenings of the approximately 50 feature films and 75 short films. Enjoy every type of film: narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, hybrid and others. You may possibly meet celebrity guests as well.

Hit a home run when you visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum. Born in 1895 at a Baltimore row house just a long fly ball from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Babe Ruth is one of the most legendary figures in baseball history. Learn about his early past, his passion for baseball, and his legacy when you tour the exhibits and attractions in his childhood home.

Since 1914, the Baltimore Museum of Art has housed an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern and contemporary art. Even the building itself, designed to resemble a Roman Temple, is a piece of art. Art lovers must stop by the Cone Collection, which contains works by master artists like Matisse, Picasso, Cezanne, Manet, and van Gogh.

Treat yourself to the best homemade candies in the region. Rheb´s Homemade Candies has been a family business since 1917, specializing in taffies, brittles, fudge, and jellies. This candy store has grown from a small business run out of the family´s garage to its modern storefront and website that makes nationwide deliveries.