POPULATION: 622,793 (city), 2,785,874 (metro) | TIME ZONE: Eastern | CLIMATE: Humid subtropical (four distinct seasons and generous precipitation year-round)
Baltimore. Charm City. How charmed will you be? It probably depends on where you decide to live. And whether you like crab cakes. But generally speaking, Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods, and Baltimorians are an enthusiastic bunch. For a small city in a small state, Baltimore actually has the notable status of being the largest independent city in the country.
Formerly a manufacturing center, Baltimore was at one point the second largest entry point for immigrants to the U.S. In case you’ve ever wondered (and why wouldn’t you?), the name Baltimore is an anglicization of the name Baile an Tí Mhóir, an Irish name meaning Town of the Big House.
NICKNAME(S)
Charm City
America's Comeback City
The Monumental City
Crab Cake Capital of the World
The City That Reads
Clipper City
The Greatest City in America
Smalltimore Mobtown
MOTTO(S)
Get in on it Believe
RANDOM SONG ABOUT THE CITY Baltimore by Roy Buchanan
PRO SPORTS TEAMS
Baltimore Ravens (NFL)
Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
Baltimore Blast (MISL)
Baltimore Burn (WSFL)
Baltimore Nighthawks (IWFL)
Baltimore Bohemians (USL PDL)
ALSO KNOWN FOR...
The nation’s second biggest animé convention
McCormick Spices
Johns Hopkins
The Wire
Crabs
Crab cakes
National Bohemian Beer
The country’s largest free arts festival
Birthplace of The National Anthem
The Inner Harbor
Fort. McHenry
Pit beef sandwiches
Berger cookies
Scrapple
Fredrick Douglass, Edgar Allan Poe, Babe Ruth, Billie Holiday, Edward Norton, Emily Post, Eubie Blake, David Byrne, Cab Calloway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kweisi Mfume, Thurgood Marshall, Cal Ripken, Johnny Unitas, Mike Rowe