10Best's Baltimore Nightlife
-- Elizabeth Baxley, 10Best Travel Editor
Filled with culture and commerce, the scene in Baltimore doesn't fade when the sun goes down. This metropolitan area offers prime concert venues and desirable watering holes, from seedy to suave. Downtown the Ram's Head Tavern and the restored Recher Theater in Towson host rock bands from across the nation. Visitors staying downtown or in the Inner Harbor need not look hard for a good party. In these neighborhoods, swanky "big-city" dance clubs like Sonar and Paradox cater to the trendy. The Mount Vernon neighborhood also houses some edgy lounges and live music spots. If you like hangouts with character, head to Fells Point. This historic neighborhood's charming old buildings have been restored, and many are now home to cozy pubs and classy cocktail bars – the old row house where the beloved Cat's Eye Pub resides, for example.