The editors at National Geographic listing of Baltimore as a “great place to visit in 2027” choose to highlight attractions and ignore the facts about how dangerous a visit to the city can be. Where is their consciousness warning about the still high homicide levels, the non-fatal shootings that have persisted at historical rates and the rising juvenile crime in the city. A bullet doesn’t care that a 15 year old pulled the trigger, you are just as dead.
The last time I traveled to the city my vehicle was attacked by juveniles less than a block from the inner harbor because I refused to pay for a window wash on my freshly cleaned car. I politely declined and they began kicking my vehicle. Never again…and no one I know will go to Baltimore for anything entertainment related and I live less than an hour from the city.
National Geographic readers, do your research before falling for the overly enthusiastic naming of Baltimore as a “best place in the world to visit”.
