American Visionary Art Museum

Explore art by self-taught creators, from Vollis Simpson whirligigs to kinetic sculpture, on a campus beside Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

800 Key Hwy · Baltimore, MD

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Price: Under $25
Good for: Offbeat tastes
Second and third visits
Rainy afternoons
Public transit nearby: KEY HWY & COVINGTON ns ebBus 71, CityLink BLUE, CityLink BROWN, CityLink GREEN, CityLink ORANGE, CityLink SILVER · 250 ft away
Federal HillFerry HC3 · 0.1 mi away
KEY HWY & CROSS ST ns sbBus 71, CityLink BLUE, CityLink BROWN, CityLink GREEN, CityLink ORANGE, CityLink SILVER · 0.2 mi away
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About American Visionary Art Museum

Opened in 1995 on Key Highway in Federal Hill, this museum is devoted to self-taught, intuitive art and is recognized by Congress as the national museum for visionary art. Its 1.1 acre campus holds the Main Building, the Jim Rouse Visionary Center, a Tall Sculpture Barn and a Wildflower Garden, plus a collection of whirligigs by farmer-artist Vollis Simpson. Themed exhibitions by guest curators change regularly, and the museum hosts the Kinetic Sculpture Race of human-powered contraptions.

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