Baltimore/DC/Annapolis help

[GMUBunny]

The DC Aquarium is great and much less expensive than the Baltimore Aquarium. I personally thought the BA sucked. The exhibits were lacking, admission was too expensive ($22 PER PERSON to get in, plus $18 to park), and you can't take strollers into the aquarium itself. You have to put your child into a backpack and carry them through the entire place. It was horrible. The DC Aquarium may not seem as fancy as the BA, but I think it was a better value.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by GMUBunny

you can't take strollers into the aquarium itself. You have to put your child into a backpack and carry them through the entire place.

Ick. That's terrible. One would think an aquarium would be a family-friendly place. No strollers? No thank you! I am not a fan of wearing my baby (maybe because I don't have a fancy expensive carrier thing- just a cheapy) - and she's getting heavy. And the price has gone up - it is $25 for an adult now! That's a ton for any kind of museum/zoo/aquarium sort of thing.

I'll look into the DC aquarium though. Too bad the Supreme Court isn't open on Saturdays.

I misspoke- we did the American History, not the Natural History. That's a possibility.

[Still BLUTANG]

aww, i would vote for annapolis hands down, but can't recall anything off the top of my head that's indoors.

BMore has a really cool pop culture museum Geppi's Entertainment Museum and then you have the little shops around the harbor and fells point.

good luck & have fun this weekend, whatever you decide to do!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by kddani

Ick. That's terrible. One would think an aquarium would be a family-friendly place. No strollers? No thank you! I am not a fan of wearing my baby (maybe because I don't have a fancy expensive carrier thing- just a cheapy) - and she's getting heavy. And the price has gone up - it is $25 for an adult now! That's a ton for any kind of museum/zoo/aquarium sort of thing.

I'll look into the DC aquarium though. Too bad the Supreme Court isn't open on Saturdays.

I misspoke- we did the American History, not the Natural History. That's a possibility.

Oh Natural History's great! I was so proud of myself for making it through the whole thing before it closed. I outlasted the local friends. Unfortunately the butterfly house was closed when I was there (specifically for the 2 weeks that I was in the area, I was so annoyed), but otherwise amazing exhibits unless easily traumatized by dead and stuffed animals.

[ADqtPiMel]

The Newseum is currently my favorite DC museum -- I take all of my visitors there and they've all loved it. It also has a really great view from the roof and a tasty restaurant attached.

[GMUBunny]

Originally Posted by kddani

Ick. That's terrible. One would think an aquarium would be a family-friendly place. No strollers? No thank you! I am not a fan of wearing my baby (maybe because I don't have a fancy expensive carrier thing- just a cheapy) - and she's getting heavy. And the price has gone up - it is $25 for an adult now! That's a ton for any kind of museum/zoo/aquarium sort of thing.

I'll look into the DC aquarium though. Too bad the Supreme Court isn't open on Saturdays.

I misspoke- we did the American History, not the Natural History. That's a possibility.

Our son was 16 months old at the time we went and it was awful having to carry him around the aquarium. I've never been told that I couldn't take a stroller in a museum/aquarium/zoo before. It was too late to leave at that point, though. We'd already paid for admission and couldn't get our money back. The aquarium down here in Virginia Beach allows you to wheel your kids around every exhibit. I recall seeing strollers in the aquarium in Monterey, CA when we were there years ago, too. I don't know what they're thinking in Baltimore, but I personally think they need to have every staff member haul around a toddler for a few hours in a backpack just to see how ridiculous they're being about banning strollers.

[alum]

The Udvar-Hazy Aeronautical Museum is worth the parking fee. Since it is part of the Smithsonian, there are no admission fees. It is very close to Dulles Int'l which is a good bit west of DC on the Fairfax/Loudon County line. Most of it is stroller-friendly (except the control tower).