Moving away from cliche destinations, Joshua Kulantzick, a New York Times travel writer, spent quality time in some of the more obscure areas of Baltimore. These included hiking trails, Clipper Mills, independent theaters, and Hampden restaurants, as well as the more known places, like the Baltimore Museum of Art and Fell's Point. But for every known place, Kulantzick made a point of searching for the independent alternative.

So we have MICA's exhibitions, Brewer's Art, and a small inn on the waterfront.

A great article that will make you want to travel soon, rather than wait for the next basbeall season. And it even has some places Baltimore residents could try.