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Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upBaltimore · Jul 9
Drop offWashington · Jul 10
Total miles44 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Baltimore, MD
Hotel
Baltimore Overnight
Check-inThu, Jul 9
Check-outFri, Jul 10
First pitch6:35 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Thursday, July 9
First pitch at 6:35 PM ET — Baltimore Orioles vs. Chicago Cubs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards tonight — Christian Faith Night tonight.
Stop 01 of 02
Baltimore, MD · Thu Jul 9
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore Orioles · MLB
6:35 PM ET
vs. Chicago Cubs
Must Eat at the Park
Boog's BBQ Pit Beef Sandwich
Boog Powell — former Orioles MVP — has operated his BBQ stand at Camden Yards since 1992. The pit beef sandwich is Baltimore.
Local Beer
Dempsey's Brew Pub
Full-service brew pub on the right field lower concourse that brews its own beers on site.
Dempsey's Brewing
Camden Yards Changed Everything
Pilgrim Notes · Baltimore Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Overnight
Check-inThu, Jul 9
Check-outFri, Jul 10
First pitch tomorrow at 6:45 PM ET. Leave by 4:29 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by4:29 PM
Drive to Washington44 mi · 0.8h
Game time6:45 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Baltimore, MD
Before You Hit the Road
Attmans Delicatessen
Corned Beef Row, East Baltimore, since 1915. The last great Jewish deli on what was once Baltimore's deli corridor. Corned beef sandwich before an Orioles game is a rite of passage.
Corned beef on rye + pickle + coffee
Open 8 AM daily
Lunch Stop · US-1, near University of Maryland
Midway Fuel-Up
Ledo Restaurant
College Park, MD since 1955. Ledo pizza — thick square slices with a buttery, almost cookie-like crust — is a Maryland institution. Completely unlike anything else called pizza and beloved by everyone who grew up near DC.
Square slice + pitcher of soda
Open 11 AM daily
Worth the Detour · +15 min
The Graffiti Warehouse
A massive legal graffiti mural wall in Baltimore's Station North arts district. Blocks of paint on brick that changes constantly. The city funded it. The art never stops.
Baltimore, MD · 15 min detourBaltimore → Washington
44 mi · 0.8h · easy leg
DAY 2
Friday, July 10
A short 0.8h drive from Baltimore sets up the day. First pitch at 6:45 PM ET — Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees at Nationals Park tonight — Marvel's Captain America Bobblehead tonight. The Graffiti Warehouse is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Washington, DC · Fri Jul 10
Nationals Park
Washington Nationals · MLB
6:45 PM ET
vs. New York Yankees
Must Eat at the Park
Ben's Chili Bowl Half-Smoke
A half-smoke sausage with Ben's chili, mustard, and onions. Ben's Chili Bowl has been a DC institution since 1958.
Local Beer
DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter
DC's first packaged craft brewery since Prohibition. The porter is excellent.
DC Brau Brewing
Baseball Returns to Washington After 33 Years
Pilgrim Notes · Washington Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch Marvel's Captain America Bobblehead at Nationals Park.
• Marvel's Captain America Bobblehead at Nationals Park
• Reversible Floppy Hat at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 1 nights (avg $155)$155
Fuel · 44 mi at $0.18/mi$8
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$355
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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