DISCOVER WEIRD U.S. GETAWAY “Even after years of traveling, we know that we’ve only just begun to scratch the surface. In this respect, Weird U.S. is a lot like life. It’s the journey itself, not the destination that is really important. So come take a ride with us now as we hit the road less traveled through America to see just what a weird, weird place
it really is.
”-Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman,
Authors of "Weird U.S."
What’s weird around here? That’s a question Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman have enjoyed asking for years. The result, Weird U.S., is a travel guide of sorts, but to the kind of places voyagers will never find on their everyday maps.Instead, it’s chock full of local legends, crazy characters, haunted sites and bizarre roadside attractions
that reflect the modern folklore of our time.
The Discover Weird U.S. getaway not only includes their blockbuster book but also the author’s exclusive guide to the “Top Weird Spots to Discover” in the destination you are visiting.
How do you decipher the fact from the fiction? How how do you separate the history from the mystery? That’s for you to decide.
It’s an off-the-beaten path journey you’ll never forget!
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe, Harbor Magic has created an exclusive Poe Getaway which is a Poe Edition of our Discover Weird U.S. package. One of the spots on that list is of course the grave, or shall I say GRAVES of Baltimore's adopted son Edgar Allan Poe. This is the basis of our Poe Getaway.
Your Discover Weird US Getaway – Poe Edition Includes:
Deluxe overnight accommodations at the Harbor Magic Hotel of your choice
Breakfast for two
Copy of “Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets”.
Exclusive Guide to Baltimore’s Top Weird Spots with a limited edition Poe facts and trivia insert.
Exclusive drink coupons to raise a glass at the Horse You Came In On, the place where Edgar
Allen Poe drank his last drink and a coupon to enjoy a Raven Lager at the Poe themed restaurant, Annabel Lee Tavern.
Harbor Magic Passport Coupon Booklet containing hundreds of dollars in savings at area retail shops, restaurants and more!
The getaway can also be customized by adding the following experiences:
The Poe Toaster Turndown – Since 1949, on the night of Poe Birthday, a mysterious stranger has entered the cemetery and left as tribute a partial bottle of cognac and three roses on Poe’s grave. Experience a turndown as only the Poe Toaster would leave as tribute including two mini bottles of Cognac and 3 roses laid across your bed.
Entrance into the Poe House and Museum - Edgar Allan Poe lived at this address in Baltimore—in what was then the countryside—with his aunt (and later mother-in-law), Maria Clemm, her ailing mother (Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, aged 73), her daughter (Virginia Eliza Clemm, aged 10, later Poe's wife), and perhaps her son (Henry Clemm, aged 14) for two or three years from about 1832 until 1835 when he moved to Richmond to edit The Southern Literary Messenger. This Museum is now open to the public from April to November with limited hours.
A walking tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s Graves and a tour of the catacombs under the church – Visit Westminster Hall, one of the area’s most intriguing architectural landmarks, is a converted Gothic church built on arches above Westminster Burying Ground, creating catacombs. Edgar Allan Poe, his young wife and her mother all eventually found their final resting place within Westminster Burying Ground – each having previously buried elsewhere.
Haunted Baltimore Book – Harbor Magic’s Admiral Fell Inn is featured in this new book which exposes 37 haunting along Baltimore’s harbor waters. Read about Poe, the Horse You Came in on Saloon and the Ghost named Edgar. The authors of the book also produce the Fell’s Point Ghost Walk.
Fell’s Point Ghost Walk – Join your guides under the cover of night to explore the many haunted pubs, shops and residences in this historic maritime neighborhood. Tours typically run on Saturday nights – and also Friday nights July – September.
Entrance into the Sports Legends museum to visit the Raven’s Mascots: Edgar, Allan and Poe!
Dinner at Annabel Lee Tavern
Please contact your Experience Specialist for more information or information on how to add these great experiences to your Poe Getaway!
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