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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midas1, post: 1140146, member: 21309&quot;]The following information is based on my experiences in previous years attending&nbsp; the show.&nbsp; I&#039;m assuming nothing has changed.</p><p>(I hope others will update)</p><p><br /></p><p>Parking Saturday &amp; Sunday</p><p>parking is available at the parking lot just west of the&nbsp; Days Inn on Lombard St for $10.00 a day on Saturday &amp; Sunday. (about a block 1/2 NW of the convention center)</p><p>I think it&#039;s around $20.00 day&nbsp; Mon - Fri.&nbsp; It&#039;s an automated lot with no attendant.&nbsp; Instructions are on signs in the lot.&nbsp; see link for more lots.</p><p><a href="http://www.bccenter.org/index.php?target=60" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bccenter.org/index.php?target=60" rel="nofollow">http://www.bccenter.org/index.php?target=60</a></p><p><br /></p><p>parking on Friday 3/31/11</p><p>several parking lots are near the convention center but they aren&#039;t cheap, &gt;$20.00/day. parking meters are $2.00 per hour.</p><p>I don&#039;t believe free parking is available near the convention center.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eats - catered food is passable in the convention center.&nbsp; &nbsp; Many sandwich shops and restaurants are near the CC.&nbsp; Directly across the street from the east entrance of the CC is a food court w/ Burger King and a few other eateries.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have extra time consider walking two blocks east to Harbor Place -</p><p>lots of restaurants and the old ship &quot;Constellation.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.harborplace.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.harborplace.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.harborplace.com</a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constellation_(1854" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constellation_(1854" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constellation_(1854</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>dwhiz, if you&#039;re not familiar with baltimore after leaving the station turn left walk to St Paul street and catch bus down town.(ask the driver if he goes to the convention center).&nbsp; I think it might cost</p><p>about $1.50.&nbsp; Cab is around &gt;$6.00.&nbsp;&nbsp; Light rail from station involves a transfer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Members of the Baltimore Coin Club staff the ticket booth and perform other functions at the show.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>I believe their main source of income is from selling raffle tickets for gold coins at the Whitman Shows.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00.&nbsp; I always buy 6 tickets for$5.00.&nbsp; It&#039;s for a good cause and just might win a gold coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>Days Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel</p><p>100 Hopkins Place</p><p>Pratt Street &amp; Lombard Street</p><p>Baltimore, MD 21201 US</p><p>Phone: 410-576-1000</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, I&#039;ve discovered lots of stuff I like in Baltimore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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