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Maryland Science Center vs American Visionary Art Museum

Both Maryland Science Center and American Visionary Art Museum are rated highly by professionals. Overall, American Visionary Art Museum scores significantly better than Maryland Science Center. American Visionary Art Museum is ranked #3 in Baltimore with accolades from 10 reviews like Fodor's, On the Grid and Lonely Planet.

Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center
8 / 10
601 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21230
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Earth science, physics, the body, dinosaurs, and outer space are an invitation to engage, experiment, and explore." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This awesome center features... tons of interactive exhibits." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"For some family fun or for the science aficionado, the Maryland Science Center is a worthy stop while in Baltimore." Full review
Where Where
"Three levels of interactive exhibits." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The planetarium, long a must-see, now uses digital technology to make the heavens sing. Hands-on exhibits have always been a mainstay here but The Shed takes that paradigm to new levels " Full review
American Visionary Art Museum
American Visionary Art Museum
9 / 10
800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230
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Concierge Concierge
"This Federal Hill museum has a populist mission: to celebrate the self-taught artistry of factory workers and farmers, institutionalized patients, even a respected Maryland surgeon."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A showcase for self-taught (or 'outsider' art), a celebration of unbridled creativity." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Dedicated to visionary art (which is, simply put, created by self-taught artists who play by their own rules) is more fun house than museum." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The nation's primary museum and education center for self-taught or "outsider" art has won great acclaim." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Baltimore is host to a very unique artistic culture, and none may be more different than what is on display at the American Visionary Art Museum." Full review
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