Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upBaltimore · Aug 6
Drop offWashington · Aug 7
Total miles44 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Baltimore, MD
Hotel
Baltimore Overnight
Check-inThu, Aug 6
Check-outFri, Aug 7
First pitch12:35 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Thursday, August 6
First pitch at 12:35 PM ET — Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park at Camden Yards today. Don't leave without Boog's BBQ Pit Beef Sandwich.
Stop 01 of 02
Baltimore, MD · Thu Aug 6
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore Orioles · MLB
12:35 PM ET
vs. Los Angeles Angels
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, Aug 6
Check-outFri, Aug 7
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 · Rt 1, off I-95 Exit 35B
Midway Fuel-Up
Frank's Diner (Laurel)
Maryland. The crab cake sandwich that bridges Baltimore and DC. Simple, proper, worth the exit.
Crab cake sandwich
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, August 7
A short 0.8h drive from Baltimore sets up the day. First pitch at 6:45 PM ET — Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park tonight. The Graffiti Warehouse is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Washington, DC · Fri Aug 7
Nationals Park
Washington Nationals · MLB
6:45 PM ET
vs. Cincinnati Reds
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 Hawaiian Shirt and Shorts Set at Nationals Park.
• Hawaiian Shirt and Shorts Set at Nationals Park
• Kids Lunch Box (12 & under) at Nationals Park
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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