Peale Museum
The Peale is a community museum in Baltimore, Maryland, which reopened in 2017 after 20 years of vacancy and was fully renovated by 2022. Its story as a place to visit starts in 1786. Look also at M&T Bank Stadium, 1.2 mi away.
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A museum inside Baltimore
You can stay in Baltimore
Peale Museum is inside Baltimore, which has 115 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Washington
Washington is about 35 miles southwest and Philadelphia is about 93 miles northeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Established in 1786
Peale Museum dates from 1786. About ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 9 miles away
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) has airline service, about 9 miles from Peale Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Choosing a month
Each month’s highs and lows around Peale Museum are below.
Peale Museum
The Peale is a community museum in Baltimore, Maryland, which reopened in 2017 after 20 years of vacancy and was fully renovated by 2022. It occupies the first building in the Americas to be designed and built specifically as a museum.
Rembrandt Peale's original museum was open from 1814 until 1829. The collection was moved to a new building as the Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts. The original building later served as Baltimore's City Hall from 1830 to 1875 and from 1878 to 1887 as one of the first grammar schools and the first high school for African-American students in Baltimore.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1786
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark (1965) · National Register of Historic Places (1966)
- Wikipedia readers
- 3.3K a year
Nights near Peale Museum
For a bed close by, look to Baltimore (115) and Linthicum (35).
- 1M&T Bank Stadium
- 2Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- 3Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- 4NS Savannah
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Peale Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | in town | — | 115 91 hotels · 3 motels · 11 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 4 hostels · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 569,997 | $230K | D− |
| Linthicum | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 35 34 hotels · 1 motel | 11,313 | $402K | — |
| Woodlawn | 7 mi west | 10 min | 14 13 hotels · 1 motel | 40,379 | $294K | — |
| Severn | 12 mi southwest | 20 min | 18 17 hotels · 1 RV park | 58,402 | $479K | — |
| Catonsville | 7 mi west | 10 min | 9 4 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 43,368 | $417K | — |
| Rosedale | 6 mi northeast | 10 min | 7 3 hotels · 4 motels | 20,002 | $276K | — |
| Elkridge | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 10 6 hotels · 3 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 26,283 | $454K | — |
| Towson | 7 mi north | 10 min | 7 3 hotels · 2 motels · 2 lodges & cabins | 58,679 | $469K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Beyond Peale Museum
You can reach each of these within 38 miles.
Big draw36 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw1in town Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
2in town Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
Big draw36 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
33 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
44 mi MuseumNS Savannah
Big draw38 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw37 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchPhoto credits
White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0
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Before visiting Peale Museum
Is Peale Museum in Baltimore?
Yes. It’s inside Baltimore, MD.
When is the best time to visit Peale Museum?
April, May, September and October, with highs of 67–80°.
How far is Peale Museum from Washington and Philadelphia?
About 35 miles southwest of Washington and about 93 miles northeast of Philadelphia, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Peale Museum?
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Peale Museum?
Baltimore (in town, 115 places to stay), Linthicum (6 mi, 35 places to stay) and Woodlawn (7 mi, 14 places to stay).
Local tips in Baltimore
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.