Anybody been to or live in Baltimore, MD? any advise?

OK, here's the low down. First of all, when you're there you'll want to pronounce the city like the locals do. Baltimore is pronounced - Ballmer stressing the ball part. The inner harbor is a great choice. DC is about 45 miles from Ballmer. During the week take the MARC commuter train directly from the inner harbor by Camden Yards baseball stadium to Union Station in DC just 2 blocks from the Capitol Building and a short Metro subway ride from the White House. You couldn't do better staying in the nearby DC suburbs. As far as I'm concerned everything 'to do' in Baltimore is right there at the inner harbor. There's all kinds of eateries, a maritime museum, the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium; loads of other stuff. There's baseball, in the summer and football in the fall. You can take a harbor tour and visit Fort McHenry where the words of the National Anthem were inspired during the War of 1812. Yeah, there's loads to do in good old Ballmer. Hey if you're not careful you might forget to go over to DC. I'm a native of DC.