Flat Ana went to see non-Flat Ana's Uncle Ted & Aunt Helene Grabow in Maryland. Here's a rundown of what they got up to:
Johns Hopkins University (School of Medicine), Baltimore, MD. Flat Ana visited one of the Nation’s leading universities, which has produced 37 Nobel Prize winners. The hospital was ranked #1 in the Nation for 21 of the last 22 years. The concept of “grand rounds” whereby difficult medical cases are presented to the entire medical class for discussion was developed here at the original hospital pictured with its historic Victorian dome, built in 1889.
American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD. Flat Ana went to the American Visionary Art Museum to see visionary or outsider (self-taught) art. In front of the museum is one of the famous art cars (bus) made by one of many untrained amateur artists featured in the museum and its grounds.
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD. Flat Ana went to Fort McHenry were the U.S. defeated the British Navy in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. During this epic battle, Francis Scott Key became inspired to write the Star-Spangled Banner, our country’s national anthem.
B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD. Flat Ana visited the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum located at historic Mount Clair Station. This station offered the first regular railroad passenger service in 1830 and received the nation’s first telegraph message sent from Washington, DC in 1844.
Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. Flat Ana went to the Baltimore inner harbor to see the sights. The Harbor is the home of Phillips Seafood, which is the nation’s largest blue crab processor. Also pictured is the Pratt Street Power Plant (now Barnes and Noble) and the U.S.S. Torsk (retired WWII submarine), which sits in front of Baltimore’s National Aquarium.
U.S.S. Constellation, Baltimore Inner Harbor. Ana visited the U.S.S. Constellation which is the last sail-only war ship built by the U.S. Navy. The ship performed largely diplomatic duties but was part of the African Squadron from 1859-1861 that disrupted the African slave trade and led to the release of imprisoned Africans.
