It's A Kid World Afterall 2 hour Walking Tour

2 hours Free cancellation

It's A Kid World Afterall 2 hour Walking Tour, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Ages 5-12 recommended for scavenger hunt sheets

All ages for audio portion of the tour.

This tour allows adults to hear the in-depth history of some of the best stops along Baltimore's Inner Harbor while providing activities to keep young guests occupied.

Starting at American Visionary Art Museum and it's very affordable gift shop provides items to keep little ones engaged when the grown ups are talking too much.

The second stop at the beautiful Rash Fields lets kiddos do some swinging, sliding, and climbing to get out excess energy.

The massive USS Constellation and brightly colored dragon paddle boats, looking out for dolphins and oysters, and finding homophones on the wordwalk are all part of this engaging two hour tour that leaves plenty of time to revisit the sites we explore.

All youth guests receive a scavenger hunt sheet to make history fun and engaging. Grown ups are allowed to help kids complete the sheet!

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 25 people
People per booking: 1–25
Guide: English
Operated by: Beautiful Baltimore Tours

Ages: Children (1–5 years) · Youth (6–12 years) · Adults (13–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: AVAM Gift Shop: free

Itinerary

American Visionary Art Museum

30 min

The only Outsider Art Museum in America and boy is it eye candy! The mosaic exterior and pine tree made of mirrors is just the start. The Space Egg is magnetic and the gift shop has tons of high quality, affordable items to keep kiddos busy.

Youth guests will have a scavenger hunt item at this stop.
Rash Field

30 min

The brand new Rash Fields are at the base of Federal Hill, a marvelous Revolutionary and War of 1812 look spot. Grown ups can hear the story of Fed Hill while little ones grab some swing set, slide, and climbing time. Little ones will have a scavenger hunt item at this stop
USS Constellation

10 min

The first ship in the US Navy was made right here in Baltimore. Adult guests will hear her history and the history of Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Youth guests will have a scavenger hunt item here.
Inner Harbor Paddle Boats

10 min

Chessie, The Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster lives! She's a paddle boat with a great history. Hear the story of how Chessie was discovered and how she's played a vital role in educating children (and their grown ups!) about how to keep The Bay healthy.

Youth guests will have a scavenger hunt item here.
Stop 5

10 min

I.M. Pei graced Baltimore with the tallest 5-sided building in the world long before he became famous. Here the story of the giant lights on the building, as well as the incredibly moving story of the 9-11 memorial in front of the building.

Youth guests will have a scavenger activity at this stop.
National Aquarium

15 min

Baltimore's beloved mayor, William Donald Schaefer, got us the first national aquarium in America and Waterfront Partnership created a wetland right next to it. Hear the story of Schaefer and the seal pond, as well as Waterfront Partnership's effort to keep the harbor clean.

Youth guests will have a scavenger hunt activity here.
Stop 7

15 min

Mister Trashwheel keeps 1,000,000 pounds of trash out of the harbor every year. Hear how he got started and how he now has three partners in fighting trash, as well as the history of the Jones Falls River.

Youth guests will have a scavenger hunt activity here.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet under the Whirl-A-Gig in the courtyard to start this fun-filled tour for young guests who bring a grown along for the ride.

End point

Walk back to AVAM (15 minutes)

or

Boat to the westside via the Harbor Connector (free Monday-Friday) or Water Taxi (tickets sold on boat Saturday and Sunday) or spend time at one of the many sites we explored.