| If your group is planning a trip to the Washington | | | | enough animals to suit any visitor with warthogs, |
| DC area and after having scheduled all the | | | | leopards, chimpanzees, and elephants. Your group |
| monuments/memorials, museums and | | | | can spend a few hours here or a half day. A zoo |
| government buildings, consider at day of | | | | is a great place to stretch your legs when you |
| education and fun in Baltimore. Within thirty | | | | have been traveling by coach and need to move |
| minutes to an hour out side of the nation's capitol | | | | around. |
| are many worthy attractions to invest some time | | | | The Great Blacks in Wax Museum in an interesting |
| in. Baltimore's Inner Harbor has too many | | | | and educational way to spend about two hours. |
| attractions to name but I will mention a few. | | | | The wax figures are expertly well done, you keep |
| Student groups will love the Baltimore "Ride the | | | | waiting for one of them to blink. With each figure |
| Ducks." While I haven't personally ridden on these | | | | there is a life story to read and learn from. The |
| "Ducks" I have ridden on Ducks in other cities and | | | | time line ranges from African slave stories to the |
| what fun they are. Generally about a 90 minute | | | | lives of influential blacks in American history like |
| ride full of music, funny stories, tidbits and history | | | | Collin Powell, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and Martin |
| of the city. It's a great way to start or end a visit | | | | Luther King and 100 other figures and scenes. |
| to any city because it can be an introduction to | | | | There is a full model slave ship depicting the |
| what you will see or cap off what you have seen | | | | history of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Not only will |
| and get a bit of trivia you won't hear anywhere | | | | your group learn the past history of the African |
| else. Plus the whole duck lips things is a blast. Each | | | | American peoples fight for freedom but the |
| passenger gets duck lips and you quack at other | | | | current leaders involvement in politics, religion and |
| Ducks. Well, now your group will have to Ride the | | | | civil rights. |
| Ducks just so you can understand my story. | | | | Just because Baltimore is close to the Capitol of |
| The National Aquarium in Baltimore is definitely a | | | | the Nation that doesn't mean they depend on D.C. |
| time worthy investment. See a dolphin show along | | | | to entertain or educate their visitors. The |
| with the other 11,000 aquatic creatures. This | | | | Baltimore Inner Harbor has fine dining, harbor |
| attraction may seem a little pricey for student | | | | cruises, the Babe Ruth Museum, and you're just |
| groups traveling about but take the time and | | | | minutes away from Camden Yards where your |
| spend the dime, it's worth it. | | | | group can enjoy a major league baseball game. If |
| Baltimore has a zoo as well, The Maryland Zoo. | | | | you decide to venture to DC for a day of |
| Don't ask why when the National Zoo is in | | | | enjoyment try Baltimore and as always, enjoy |
| Washington DC with the pandas and all. There are | | | | your travels. |