Tempers Ball

Soooo my Plane from Kuwait arrives around 4:30 AM on the 14 but guess when it leaves.... 5:00 PM!!! Yes folks I have a 12 HR LAYOVER!!! So all you people from over there.... What should I do for those 12 hours?

BWI is about a 20 minute cab ride or so to downtown Baltimore. I would recommend in the Inner Harbor area. There are a lot of things to do in that area. Ton of places to get good food and drink. National Aquarium, ESPN zone, Power Plant, not too far from Little Italy and a bunch of other things to do in that area.

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If you like seafood Phillips is usually a good place to visit.

http://www.phillipsseafood.com/index.cf ... menus&id=8

Go to DC. Rent a car, go to one of the Metro lines, and ride the Metro to see the Smithsonian, Washington Monument, etc. Do not, I repeat, do NOT drive into DC. Not only is the Beltway the Devil's playground, but you'll see parts of DC you wish you hadn't. Like the fact that there are a bazillion homeless & hookers just a few blocks from the White House. DC is weird because you literally will have mansions and crack houses across the street from each other.

The Metro, however, is way cool. Clean, fast, and pleasant ride. Not nearly the mugfest the NYC subway is noted for.

If you wish to stay in Baltimore, I second Maso's suggestion and add Fort McHenry if you enjoy civil war historic sites.

UPDATE

found out that someone had screwed up my tickets and i will be getting one with out a 12hr layover

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Enjoy the pic (Quite Large)

a truely awesome weapon
glad you made it in and out no problems tech

I hate baltimore.

but I'll be there meeting a friend of mine on the 16th.

Maso has the best suggestions if you must spend time there. Just keep in mind that rush hour traffic starts about 4:30 pm and lasts until 7:00 pm. Don't think "Oh I got an hour" because you don't. Baltimore Beltway backs up into I-95 and Route 1 like there is no tomorrow.

well i got an earlier flight a 2:00 pm one and am now in sunny san diego!!