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Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

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Baltimore National Cemetery

A federal burial ground in southwest Baltimore that serves veterans and their eligible family members.

5501 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21228 · Baltimore, MD

About Baltimore National Cemetery

Baltimore National Cemetery is run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and sits in the Beechfield area of southwest Baltimore, straddling the city line with Baltimore County. It opened as one of several interwar national cemeteries and was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1941. The grounds began as a historic estate called Cloud Capped, which dates to the mid-1700s. Today the cemetery holds tens of thousands of interments, mostly World War II and World War I veterans, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It also oversees several satellite cemeteries, including Annapolis and Loudon Park.

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    Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park

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    Hike wooded stream-valley trails, bike the Gwynns Falls Trail or picnic by a 19th-century mansion in one of the largest city parks in the East.

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  • Shopping

    Security Square Mall

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    Shopping center in Woodlawn, Maryland, near Baltimore, with more than a hundred shops and eateries.

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  • Museums
    History Buff

    National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

    Under $25

    Walk among historic locomotives and rail cars inside an 1884 roundhouse on the birthplace of American railroading.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Local Gem

    Howard County Welcome Center

    No admission fee

    The official visitor welcome center for Howard County, Maryland, in historic Ellicott City.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place

    Under $25

    Climb 227 marble steps up Baltimore's 1829 column to Washington for a lookout over Mount Vernon Place and the city.

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    Battle Monument

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    See the 39-foot marble column downtown that honors every man who died defending Baltimore in 1814, the figure on the city's seal and flag.

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