Fort McHenry
The star-shaped fort whose defense against British bombardment in 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write 'The Star-Spangled Banner'.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; America the Beautiful pass accepted
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- By water taxi from the Inner Harbor, or about 10 minutes by car.
Why Go
Key watched the 25-hour bombardment from a ship and wrote the poem when he saw the huge flag still flying at dawn. Rangers raise a replica of that flag; the original is in the Smithsonian.
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