Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine — East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD Hours and Location

2400 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD   21230Driving Directions
Phone: (410)962-4290(410)962-4290 Maps & Directions

https://www.nps.gov/fomc/planyou...

National Monument and Historic Shrine

Operating Hours & Seasons

Fort McHenry

Regular Hours Park: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Star Fort: 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Visitor Center: 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Closed: Thanksgiving Day, December 25 and January 1.

Standard Hours

• Sunday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Monday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Tuesday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Wednesday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Thursday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Friday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Saturday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Fees & Passes

Entrance Fees:

• $10.00 - Entrance Fee Per Person
  The entrance fee to the historic area of the park is $10.00 for adults 16 years of age and older; children 15 and younger are free.

Entrance Passes:

• $80.00 - Senior Passes
  Senior Pass is $80.00

About

O! say can you see,...

by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars . . . were so gallantly streaming! over the star-shaped Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814. The valiant defense of the fort inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Directions

Plane The park is located within ten miles of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Car The park is three miles southeast of the Baltimore Inner Harbor and just off I-95. Follow the brown Fort McHenry directional signs along all major routes to the park. From I-95 northbound, take Exit 55 Key Highway and follow Fort McHenry signs. From I-95 southbound, as you approach the Fort McHenry Tunnel, move to the toll booths on the far right as you will be exiting immediate

Weather

Temperatures can be extremely hot May - August and extremely cold and windy November - April. Fall and Spring can be very pleasant.

Permits and Reservations Information