What’s Out There® Weekend (WOTW) Baltimore will bring to light the local character of the city as reflected by its publicly accessible parks, gardens, plazas, cemeteries, neighborhoods, and historic sites. From the city’s founding in the eighteenth century to its twentieth century Inner Harbor development, Baltimore has a rich and significant cultural landscape legacy, shaped by myriad individuals, communities, and practitioners.
Working in collaboration with myriad local partners, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) will make visible and instill value in the places that make the region unique and engage the public to promote their sustained stewardship and interpretation. WOTW Baltimore will engage a large and diverse audience (typically 1,000+), offering two days of free, expert-led tours, encouraging participants to discover the little-known design history of places they may pass every day.
TOUR SCHEDULE – All tours are free, but attendance is limited and registration is required.
SATURDAY – September 21
Green Mount Cemetery | 9:30 am – 11:30 am | Led by Pat Hawthorne (Baltimore Heritage)
Johns Hopkins University | 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Led by Michael Vergason (Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, LTD) and Jonathan Ceci (Jonathan Ceci Landscape Architects)
Gwynn Falls Leakin Park | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Erica Lewis (Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park)
Carroll Park | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Led by Krista D. Green (Mount Clare Museum)
Fells Point Historic District |10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Led by David Gleason (The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point)
Druid Hill Park: Druid Lake | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Led by Nick Glase (Unknown Studio) and Jennifer Dowdell (Biohabitats)
Druid Hill Park | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Led by Larissa Torres (Baltimore City Recreation and Parks)
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Led by Michael Vergason (Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, LTD)
Patterson Park | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Led by Jennifer Robinson (Friends of Patterson Park)
West Shore Park | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Led by Om M. Khurjekar (Hord Coplan Macht)
Jones Falls and Woodberry Historic District | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Led by Nathan Dennies (Baltimore Heritage)
Druid Hill Park: Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Led by Sandy Simmons (Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory)
Druid Hill Park Memorial Pool | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Led by Cecilia Wichmann (Baltimore Museum of Art)
SUNDAY – September 22
Federal Hill Park | 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Led by Dave Schenning (Baltimore Heritage)
Cylburn Arboretum | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Led by Brent Figlestahler (Cylburn Arboretum Friends)
Morgan State University | 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Led by Kim McCalla (Morgan State University)
Clifton Park | 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Led by John Ciekot, Charlie Schlauch, Janet Felsten (Civic Works)
Baltimore Museum of Art: Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Led by Philip Dugdale (Sasaki) and Oliver Shell (Baltimore Museum of Art)
Latrobe Park | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Led by Cheryl Duffey (Parks and Beautification Committee of Locust Point Civic Association)
Wyman Park and Wyman Park Dell | 1:00 pm – 2:30 PM | Led by Sandy Sparks (Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes)
Roland Park | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Led by Judy Dobbs (Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes) and Kathy Hudson
Sudbrook Park Historic District | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Led by Melanie Anson, Deane Rundell and Denise Watkins (Sudbrook Park, Inc.)
Pearlstone Park and Mount Vernon - LGBTQ+ History of Baltimore | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Led by Max Dickson (OLIN)
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Perimeter | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Led by National Park Service Ranger
Historic Sharp Leadenhall Community | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Led by Betty Bland Thomas
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact claudia@tclf.org for further details.
