Only a short walk from Camden Yards in Baltimore, the Babe Ruth Museum is located in the original birthplace of the baseball legend. The house and museum, showcasing every Babe Ruth exhibit you can imagine, is stocked to the brim with memorabilia like the bat from his best season in 1927 and the catchers mitt he originally used when he first started learning how to play the sport. For Babe Ruth Hall of Fame status was inevitable. His zealous skill in the game careened him toward stardom. A visit to the Babe Ruth Museum Baltimore would not really be complete without a trip to famous Oriole Park.
Known also as The Great Bambino, The Sultan of Swat
and Babe, the major league baseball veteran played professionally
between 1914 and 1935. Home runs catapulted Babe Ruth
Hall of Fame standing as did his incredible batting and
colorful personality. An icon throughout the “Roaring
Twenties” Babe Ruth held a record for 34 consecutive
years for most home runs hit in one season. The Babe Ruth
Museum now stands as a tribute to a man who was idolized
by millions throughout his long-lasting career and even
today. The historic home is a top city
attraction not to be missed if you’re a baseball
fan or even a history buff.
It’s easy to forget that every Babe Ruth exhibit
in the historic home represents a man born in Baltimore,
not in New York
City. Babe Ruth is tied so closely with the New York
Yankees many forget that Maryland was his original birthplace
and home. During Maryland
tours to the Babe Ruth Museum Baltimore visitors take
the time to carefully explore each presentation of the
different stages of the sports legends life. Once a rough
area, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is now an exciting
area of the city visited by thousands each year. It’s
also home to the National
Aquarium, Port Discovery
and is only a few miles from historic Fort
McHenry National Park. The area is teeming with things
to do making it the most frequented of all Baltimore
neighborhoods.
The most popular Babe Ruth exhibit is the historic home where Babe was born. The Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards also houses myriad memorabilia and exhibits dedicated to Babe such as The Ruthian Record, Babe Batted Here and Babe: Husband, Father, Friend. There are also a number of artifacts on display that came from Babe Ruth’s father’s saloon, a once permanent fixture built where Oriole Park stands today.
Near the Babe Ruth Museum Baltimore parking can be found
at area parking garages and a number of street parking
spots. Baltimore hotels
such as the Renaissance Harborplace and the Embassy Suites
are popular for those who are most interested in the babe
Ruth Museum. The babe Ruth Hall of Fame at Camden Yards
is open at 10am throughout the year and closes at either
5pm or 6pm depending on the time of year. Both the Sports
Legends Museum at Camden Yards and the Babe Ruth Museum
offer extended hours on baseball games days between April
and October. Explore the life behind the man, the legend
and one of the best baseball players of all time.
