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City · Anne Arundel County

City of Annapolis

Annapolis brings together the State House, downtown streets and the maritime setting of Eastport. Explore its separate pockets on foot and by local transit, with attention to the creek crossings and your destination’s entrance.

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Community · Howard County

Columbia

Columbia’s villages, paths and shared institutions explain how the planned community works. Start with its history, a local village center and the right organization for an everyday question.

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Community · Anne Arundel County

Severna Park

Severna Park’s daily landmarks include Ritchie Highway, the library on West McKinsey Road and the B&A Trail. Explore the community through its local errands, trail entrances and nearby county parks.

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Community · Calvert County

Solomons

A Patuxent waterfront community with maritime history, public water access and a connection to St. Mary’s County.

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Municipality · Carroll County

Taneytown

Taneytown offers a local-history museum and several distinct public parks. Start with an exhibition date, a pond-side walk at Roberts Mill or a gathering at Memorial Park.

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Community · Baltimore County

Towson

Towson brings Baltimore County government, a university campus and a substantial public library into a town center with a history distinct from Baltimore City.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Abell

Abell’s porch-front streets, former ballpark site and community-managed open space connect neighborhood history with everyday life near Greenmount Avenue.

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Neighborhood · City of Annapolis

Admiral Heights

Admiral Heights connects Annapolis streets named for naval leaders with neighborhood waterfront spaces. Dewey Dock, Halsey Park and the separately managed boat club have distinct uses and access arrangements.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Allendale

Allendale’s porch-front rowhouses sit alongside New Cathedral Cemetery and share library resources with the wider Edmondson Avenue area.

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Neighborhood · Town Center

Amesbury Hill

Amesbury Hill is a small Town Center residential area off Ten Mills Road near Route108. Its community history, nearby golf resources and Centennial Park entrances help orient a first visit.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Arcadia

Arcadia’s bungalows, cottages and duplexes connect an early twentieth-century subdivision story with an improvement association publishing current neighborhood news.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Arlington

Arlington’s mix of houses, school investment and community housing work gives it a distinct place within northwest Baltimore.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Ashburton

Ashburton’s detached homes and civic history form part of the Liberty Heights corridor’s long residential story.

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Neighborhood · Town Center

Banneker

Banneker is a Town Center residential neighborhood on Banneker Road. Its fire-station landmark, local play areas and the current Central Library give practical orientation points.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Barclay

Barclay’s rowhouses, former industrial spaces and community organizing reflect a central Baltimore neighborhood shaped by transportation and successive stages of development.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Barre Circle

Barre Circle is a compact rowhouse neighborhood near Pigtown and Hollins Market, with a community association and a nearby library branch currently closed for improvements.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Bayview

Bayview’s porch-front rowhomes and alphabetically named streets form a residential neighborhood beside the separate Johns Hopkins Bayview campus.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Beechfield

Beechfield combines smaller rowhouses and detached homes near the city line, with a neighborhood association and a developing rail-trail connection.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Belair-Edison

Belair-Edison brings porch-front houses, a Belair Road business corridor and neighborhood housing resources together near Herring Run and Clifton Park.

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Community · Carroll County

Eldersburg

Eldersburg’s library, South Carroll recreation and county planning resources help newcomers find their bearings. Keep the unincorporated community distinct from Sykesville town and from postal labels.

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Neighborhood · Owen Brown

Elkhorn

Elkhorn is an Owen Brown neighborhood identified with Lake Elkhorn, its walking loop and nearby Cradlerock Way resources.

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Community · Howard County

Elkridge

Elkridge offers a DIY library, Rockburn Branch Park and the historic Belmont estate. Each provides a different local starting point, with specific borrowing, entrance or visit arrangements.

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Community · Howard County

Ellicott City

Ellicott City reaches beyond historic Main Street. Miller Branch, Roger Carter Community Center and Font Hill Wetlands Park reveal everyday destinations in the wider community.

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Community · Harford County

Emmorton

Emmorton combines a dedicated recreation and tennis center with nearby Harford Glen, where public visits follow the school-year calendar.

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Community · Baltimore County

Essex

Essex connects Eastern Boulevard’s civic and commercial history with Back River access, a volunteer-run heritage museum and a substantial public library on Eastern Boulevard.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Evergreen

Evergreen’s narrow detached houses and older street pattern predate nearby Roland Park, with Stony Run and a community association shaping local life.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Evergreen Lawn

Evergreen Lawn’s front-yard rowhouses form part of the Edmondson Avenue Historic District, with regional rail available elsewhere in west Baltimore.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Evesham Park

Evesham Park’s local story centers on a park divided by Northern Parkway and residents who helped revive it. The neighborhood association remains a starting point for cleanup work and community participation.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Fairfield Area

Fairfield Area’s maritime history includes Liberty-ship construction; its modern port role centers on vehicle handling and processing.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Fairmont

Fairmont is a small residential neighborhood on the park edge, with varied houses and a City-listed landmark called The Mount.

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Neighborhood · Dorsey's Search

Fairway Hills

Fairway Hills is a Dorsey’s Search neighborhood with a public golf course on Columbia Road and shared village services.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Fallstaff

Fallstaff’s housing and commercial corridor connect with school-community partnerships and neighboring Reisterstown Road services.

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Community · Harford County

Fallston

Fallston’s library and Annie’s Playground offer practical indoor and outdoor starting points, with Ma & Pa Trail access at Edgeley Grove.

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Neighborhood · Wilde Lake

Faulkner Ridge

Faulkner Ridge pairs an established Wilde Lake neighborhood with a new early childhood center under construction. Keep the future school project separate from the existing Marble Faun Court pool.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Federal Hill

Federal Hill’s harbor-facing park, Cross Street Market, library and neighborhood organization reveal different parts of a community shaped by port history and resident action.

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Neighborhood · Baltimore City

Fells Point

Fells Point’s early merchant houses and nearby Black maritime history give its waterfront streets a focus beyond dining. Begin with the Robert Long House and the Douglass-Isaac Myers museum.

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Community · Anne Arundel County

Ferndale

Ferndale combines a Light Rail stop with neighborhood recreation at Arundel Hills Park. Current train information and the county’s park project page help separate today’s facilities from planned improvements.

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Community · Carroll County

Finksburg

Finksburg’s library and Sandymount Park provide specific destinations off the Route 140 corridor. Use those addresses and county planning resources to understand the unincorporated community.

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