The Edgar Allan Poe Tell-Tale Tour of Baltimore

Tour the town where Poe first buried the living and raised the dead.

Edgar Allan Poe wrote his first horror stories in Baltimore. What was Baltimore like back then? Find out by taking the Edgar Allan Poe Tell-Tale Tour of Baltimore, June 15 through September 30, 2009. Explore Poe’s Baltimore through many of the fascinating museums, attractions and tours brought to you by the Greater Baltimore History Alliance. Collect a Raven Trail Guide stamp from at least five attractions and you could win one of several great prizes!

Download the passport and collect Raven Trail Guide stamps from five or more of these Poe-ticipating attractions. Or pick up a copy at the Baltimore Visitor Center, located at 401 Light Street, and at any of the participating museums, attractions and tours.

*The Jewish Museum of Maryland is one of the stops on the passport scavenger hunt!

2 Grand Prize VIP Weekends

• Two nights' accommodations for two persons at Harbor Magic's Pier 5 Hotel
• Two Harbor Passes
• $200 gift card
• Private tour of the Poe House and Museum with curator Jeff Jerome

• Two nights' accommodations for two persons at Harbor Magic's Admiral Fell Inn
• Two Harbor Passes
• $200 gift card
• Private tour of the Poe House and Museum with curator Jeff Jerome

10 First Prizes

• Gift baskets from Poe-ticipating Greater Baltimore History Alliance members

Rules/Regulations: To qualify for prizes, you must visit five (5) or more of the museums, attractions and tours participating in The Edgar Allan Poe Tell-Tale Tour of Baltimore between June 15, 2009 and September 30, 2009, and have your Raven Trail Guide stamped. No purchase necessary. Facsimiles will not be accepted. A random drawing for prizes will take place on or about October 15, 2009. Winners will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail. No employees, family, agents or representatives of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, members of the Greater Baltimore History Alliance or other sponsors are eligible. VIP weekends are subject to availability and hotel blackout dates. No substitutions will be permitted. Click here for complete sweepstakes rules.