We made several day trips from Dover while we were there last week. Baltimore is really close to Dover, so we decided to head there first. We arrived to the Inner Harbor area around lunch and grabbed a bite a Five Guys. After that, we decided to get tickets for the Historic Ships in Baltimore. There are four historic ships and one lighthouse that are available to be toured, and there are different ticket options. We decided to go for the "two ship" package. I told the kids that they could pick the second ship, but that I was picking the first- and it was going to be the USS Constellation. The Constellation was the last sail-only warship built by the U.S. Navy and is the last existing intact naval vessel from the American Civil War. Being on this ship is definitely a trip into the past. 
We were able to tour four decks of the ship. We enjoyed the views from the top. The sails were down, but we could imagine what it would look like with sails raised. Later in the afternoon, a canon was fired from the top deck, and that was cool to hear.
We found more canons on the second deck. The kids enjoyed checking these out.
The hammocks on one of the lower decks were a kid favorite. Owen didn't want to get out.
The second ship (chosen by the kids) was the submarine USS Torsk. They chose this one because in had a shark painted on the front. The USS Torsk is a World War II era submarine. It's claim to fame is that it was the last U.S. Navy ship to torpedo and sink an enemy vessel during WWII. 
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