Entry No. 30 — the Baltimore file — filed under: history

American Visionary Art Museum

The national museum of self-taught "outsider" visionary art — a mirror-mosaic egg out front, a three-story mechanical whirligig, and galleries of obsessive untrained genius (matchstick cathedrals, art made in asylums and on farms) at the foot of Federal Hill.

The move: Wander the single big themed exhibition they mount each year, gawk at the giant whirligig and the mirror-tiled walls, then climb Federal Hill next door for the harbor view.

📍 Before you go One major themed exhibition runs per year; closed Mondays. The gift shop (Sideshow) is a destination in itself.

• 📍 Federal Hill
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230

Hours: Added 2026-07-21 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: avam.org · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-21