Maryland is well known for its many outstanding restaurants offering fresh seafood caught in Chesapeake Bay.
Establishments range from the very expensive to cheap fast-food counters.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra gives concerts in the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and at Oregon Ridge Park for outdoor summer concerts. The Baltimore Opera performs at the Lyric Theater. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra plays to packed audiences at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts . The Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore is the oldest music school in the country and visitors can attend concerts and recitals by faculty students and guest artists. Baltimore's Fell's Point district is a historic waterfront neighbourhood that was once a shipbuilding centre.