Ridgely's Delight Neighborhood, Baltimore, Maryland

Neighborhood Information

Accessibility is one of the great qualities of Ridgely's Delight. Many residents walk to work in nearby office buildings or University Hospital or to the professional schools of the University of Maryland.
• 10 minutes to the central downtown area of Baltimore
• 5 minutes to the MARC train station to commute as far as Washington, DC
• 5 minutes to the nearby Light Rail
• 15 minute drive to Baltimore Washington International Airport
• Moments to Interstate 95, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and the Baltimore Beltway

Pay a virtual visit to Ridgely's Delight by poking through our Photo Album.

Many of Baltimore's finest attractions are also within walking distance or a very short ride, including:
• Inner Harbor: one of America's most beautiful city waterfronts
• Camden Yards: home of the Baltimore Orioles
• Ravens Stadium: the nest of the Baltimore Ravens
• The Babe Ruth Museum: birthplace of baseball's greatest star
• The Irish Shrine at Lemmon St.: celebrates Irish history in Baltimore
• The B&O Railroad Museum: historic trains and more
• The Walters Art Gallery: a world-class fine arts collection
• Meyerhoff Symphony Hall: home of the renowned Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Lyric Opera House: grand opera as well as Broadway shows
• Hippodrome Theater: Broadway theater
• Center Stage: Baltimore's leading professional theater company
• The Peabody Conservatory of Music: one of the finest
• Enoch Pratt Free Library: the main branch of the public library
• Baltimore Convention Center: trade shows and meetings
• Burial site of Edgar Allan Poe: a shrine for his fans
• Federal Hill: an old neighborhood of markets, restaurants and pubs
• Fells Point: a popular waterfront area full of nightlife
• Little Italy: an ethnic neighborhood packed with good restaurants

What a pleasure it is to be able to stroll from your house to a baseball game or a sidewalk cafe overlooking the harbor or to any number of enjoyable and interesting places! Despite proximity to so much activity and excitement, Ridgely's Delight retains its historic, small-scale, residential flavor. Read more about our history, which shaped the current character of our neighborhood.

Read Ridgely’s Delight's Nomination Form for the National Register of Historic Places. (PDF size 2.8 megabytes)