The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House

This is a really special place in Baltimore. It encompasses a museum and historic house with the history of the making of the flag itself (self guided tour) and goes really well with a visit to Fort McHenry! You start the visit with a video which shows the history and events around the flag and also how it came to be commissioned. Following this, there's a small museum which looks at the house and its inhabitants and their lives as well the flag itself and its history through the years (it really is incredible how well it was looked after!). Finally, you get to see inside the house. There's a cell phone tour which you dial in on or else there is a paper version of the tour too with numbered stops. Both times I've visited, I've been the only person there and it's nice to be able to take your time and really look at the rooms and artefacts without being rushed on! There's a small gift shop and the lady on the desk is really lovely and very friendly- well worth a visit! I'd recommend just checking the opening hours before you sit as it's not open daily and does close a little earlier too than other attractions.

A lot more history here than you might think! Interesting to see the impact of what went on in this house had on our country, the tour guides are great at explaining the history, and there's lots of cool things in the house to look at. Definitely stop here if you're visiting Baltimore.

Lovely little museum. The lady manning the place was very pleasant and full of knowledge. The self-guided tour portrayed life of the time. It's amazing what Mary persevered through.