Allison Robicelli is a James Beard-nominated writer, author, entrepreneur, and backyard adventurer. A frequent contributor to the Washington Post and other notable publications. She is the author of four books, including the critically acclaimed cookbook Robicelli’s: A Love Story, With Cupcakes. Born and raised in New York City, she was drawn to Baltimore for its creative spirit, impeccable architecture, robust culture, and vibrant communities. John Dean is a freelance photographer and video producer, who specialises in photographing people in different environments. He was given a Brownie 620 box camera when he was 7 years old, and he has been hooked ever since. He is happy to be working in the current “golden age” of high definition documentary film making, producing videos for museums and non-profit organisations. John did the photography for 111 Places in Washington, DC That You Must Not Miss.

• 1307 Park AvenueThe tragic home of Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald | 10The 2 O’Clock ClubThe hottest blaze in burlesque | 12337 East Hamburg StreetGhosts in the garage | 14Al Capone’s Cherry TreeDanger and dignity in a pre-penicillin age | 16Alexander Brown & Sons BuildingFollow the money | 18Arabber Preservation SocietyKeepin’ it old school | 20The Avenue BakeryFresh Poppay’s rolls and warm welcomes | 22Babe Ruth’s OrphanageThe Babe as a troubled babe | 24Baltimore Mural ProjectMaking the city a museum | 26The Baltimore NodeA unique makerspace | 28Baltimore Rock Opera SocietySpectacular team effort | 30Baltimore School for the ArtsTupac Shakur danced Balanchine | 32Bazaar BaltimoreCome to the dark side | 34Bengies Drive-InHappy days are here again | 36Billie Holiday AlleyA child remembered, a life celebrated | 38Black Cherry Puppet TheaterPuppetry fun for all | 40BUGSSMad scientists welcome, and happy ones too | 42Carrollton ViaductTrainspotting over two centuries | 44Chaps Pit BeefWho needs crabs when you can have BBQ? | 46Charlotte ElliottTake a quick jaunt to the Paris flea markets | 48The CharmeryScoop, Scoop-ay-oop | 50Chesapeake & Allegheny Live SteamersTiny trains, big engineers | 52Club CharlesStudio 54 for bums and a ghost | 54The Continental BuildingOriginal nesting grounds of the Maltese Falcon | 56Davidge HallBring out your dead | 58DickeyvilleLittle house in the big city | 60The Druid & The Green ManChainsaws and ancient tree spirits | 62Everyone’s Place African Culture CenterA route to roots | 64Federal Hill ParkOh say how far you can see | 66First Gas Street LampLet there be light | 68First Portable DrillCheckout the pharmacy | 70Fluid MovementEat your heart out, Esther Williams | 72Fort McHenry Hospital No. 2Treating the brave of WWI | 74Frederick Douglass HousesHe did do great things in Baltimore | 76George Washington’s TeethOpen wide, Mr. President | 78Giraffe HouseTerrifically tall tenants | 80G. Krug & SonsForging through the centuries | 82Graffiti AlleyTag, you’re it | 84The HelmandThe spices of life | 86Highfield HouseOur Bauhaus in the middle of our street | 88Hoffman Memorial German LibraryPreserving the sacred texts | 90The Horse You Came In On SaloonNevermore for Edgar Allen Poe | 92Hotel BrextonMrs. Simpson from poverty to a king’s consort | 94Illusions Bar & TheaterSip slowly and carry a big wand | 96Irish Railroad Workers MuseumThe hands that launched the country westward | 98John Carroll CryptFounding Father of Catholicism in the New World | 100Jones FallsA long stroll to see it all | 102Junius Brutus Booth GraveThe greatest star of them all | 104Kinetic Sculpture RaceGators and duckies and poodles, oh my! | 106Landsdowne BowlThe bowl that shaped skateboarding history | 108Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights MuseumThe teacher who changed a nation | 110Lord Baltimore HotelProfessor Plum, with the knife, in the speakeasy | 112Lovely Lane MuseumBirthplace of the Methodist Church | 114The Magic Farting PostPull my finger, artistically | 116Make StudioArt with purpose | 118Maryland Center for History & Culture“Passion & Purpose” shares first-hand history | 120McFadden Art GlassHandling fire and ice | 122Mencken HouseFrom happy days to heathen days | 124Metro Station ArtLook up and take notice | 126Michael Phelps’ Swim CenterGo for the gold | 128Ministry of BrewingThank the heavens for beer | 130Mobtown BallroomDance the night away! | 132Most Literal Bus StopYou may want to miss the next crosstown | 134Mount Auburn CemeteryHistory shall not be forgotten | 136Mr. Trash WheelThe hero we all need | 138Nature Art in Leakin ParkNature versus nurture | 140Nepal House RestaurantElvis has left the Himalayas | 142Nepenthe Homebrew ShopNow serving elixirs and tasty eats | 144Nutshell Studies of Unexplained DeathMurder in miniature | 146Observatory at the Maryland Science CenterWhere no man has gone before | 148Orchard Street ChurchPassageway to freedom | 150OttobarGet in the pit | 152Ouija 7-ElevenParlour games with the dearly departed | 154Our PlaygroundFree-range kids in a playground wonderland | 156The Owl BarHoooo’s watching? | 158Painted ScreensHappy little trees in Highlandtown | 160Peabody ConservatoryFree performance by musical geniuses | 162Pink Flamingos CornerFilthy and fabulous | 164Poe HouseAll spooky stories start somewhere | 166Pool No. 2Swimming during segregation | 168Pratt StreetFirst blood of the Civil War | 170The QGPuttin’ on the ritz | 172Rachael’s Dowry B&BGeorge Washington slept here | 174Riverside AvenueCharm City’s charming row houses | 176Roland Park Shopping CenterA strip mall with charm | 178Royal FarmsWinner, winner, chicken dinner | 180Schuler School for the ArtsDraw me like one of your French girls | 182Second Chance Architectural SalvageBaltimore’s biggest treasure chest | 184Senator TheaterMovie premier glamour meets high tech | 186Service PhotoThe very picture of service for over 75 years | 188Sharp Street ChurchBirth of a movement | 190The Sound GardenBirthplace of Record Store Day | 192Stoneleigh LanesStep back in time, one frame at a time | 194Sudbrook ParkGreen living in the city | 196Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Observation AreaUp, up, and away | 198Tiffany Windows at Brown Memorial ChurchBlessed light from the hand of an artist | 200Toilet Bowl RacesTrickling down the avenue | 202Tochterman’s Fishing TackleGone fishin’ | 204Under Armour at FX StudioSweatin’ in the oldies | 206Urology MuseumYes, there’s a museum for that | 208USS Torsk SleepoverYou won’t get far walking in your sleep | 210Vagabond PlayersThe smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd | 212Venice TavernStill celebrating the end of Prohibition | 214The Walters Art MuseumCabinet of curiosities for all to gaze upon | 216Washington MonumentFirst president, first monument | 218Waverly MarketWhere everything is worth the wait | 220Westminster Hall HauntingsThe girl in the flowing white dress | 222The Wire at CylburnThin line between heaven and the arboretum | 224Wockenfuss CandiesFive generations of confection perfection | 226Woodlawn VasePreakness Stakes Pimlico prize | 228Zissimos BarTrue comedic success is no laughing matter | 230