Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum

A cool and quick flash of the past! A tour of the house where the Great BAMBINO lived. An awesome experience especially if you’re a fan of baseball

What a great museum, gift shop, and staff. Star-​spangled movie was great! I went to about 6 museums in the day, saved the best (and furthest) for last but ended up spending the most time and $$ (on souvenirs) here :) I loved it! Look forward to going back.

Temporarily under construction. The neighborhood is a nice little walk on the way to the stadium.

Did not have a chance to REALLY check it out, but the whole vide of the area is historic. Walking down by Babe Ruth’s Birthplace… was amazing. Next time we will take pictures!

It’s babe Ruth what can I say but to know history and that even the old time greats were human is a plus

I had a couple hours to burn until I had to be at my production job site. My colleague suggested I check out the area by the baseball park.
I got off at the handy light rail stop and first went into the Maryland sports museum. As part of that admission was the Babe Ruth museum.
I’m a big Babe Ruth fan and impressed by the obscure trivia and artifacts dug up by the Sultan of Swat including a rare 1914 baseball card.
The volunteer there directed me a few blocks away to check out the ar Babe Ruth bought for his dad. It’s now a strip club and wasn’t open for me to check out.
Ot’s small, but packed with baseball history.

It is worth going to before an O’s game. Birth place of babe Ruth.
Things I liked: got to see original part of house. Had cool memorabilia, was short walk from stadium with painted baseballs on sidewalk marking the way. Interesting video in theater too.
Things I didn’t: it was pretty small. Not a whole ton to see. Size makes it hard to get around people inside.

(5÷24÷2015) NOTE: museum is closed for renovation/​construction until June 12, 2015 (according to the sign on their door).

Heard it would only take about 30 minutes to see everything from reviews and friends so decided to show up at 4:30 when it closes at 5pm. Door was locked i knocked someone came to the door and said they were closed. I asked why does it say online that hours are until 5pm he said they are but they close the doors at 4pm because it takes a long time to view everything. Not quite sure how long it would take its only 3 floors and pretty small looking from the outside. Sadly one of the things i paid for online and was not able to see since they close a lot earlier then it is listed online.

This is a must visit if you are going to an Orioles game. It is the house where Babe Ruth was born and has a lot of memorabilia and photos. It doesn’t take long to visit but should be a required stop for all baseball fans visiting Baltimore.
it is very small in size and the hours vary based on if a game is playing to stay open later for night games. Go visit and donate some money to keep this hidden baseball treasure open to the public for many generations to come.

I adored this place for what it is, a small museum that celebrates the life of the all-​time greatest sports figure of any generation. The house was actually Ruth’s maternal grandfather’s place. It is located a few blocks from Oriole Park and there are actually painted baseballs on the sidewalk with «Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum» scripted on them that leads you to this place. And yes, there are exactly 60 painted baseballs used. The museum is in a residential neighborhood of old row houses. Street parking shouldn’t be all that hard to find.
Once you’re inside, you feel like you just walked inside someone’s home. The small gift shop is to your left and that’s where you also purchase your ticket. Since this museum is affiliated with the Legends Museum next to Oriole Park, you can buy a combo pack for both places for $ 12. Many times Groupon will run a promotion where the $ 12 is good for two people. However, if you purchase a membership (single person is $ 50), you’ll receive a free limited edition Ruth Bobblehead.
It’ll only take you an hour or so to visit each room (2 floors) adorned with artifacts and memorabilia. I personally thought Cooperstown has more essential Ruth items related to his playing career on display. This museum have many more personal items that Ruth owned and used such as an ashtray, radio, books, etc. There is also a small theater that was playing a short clip about the 200^th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner and how it is forever linked to the national pastime.

Planning a vacation week around DC and Baltimore with a focus on baseball meant I had to make time for the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum. As my trip got closer, a Groupon appeared making it an even better deal. Starting here was the best idea for our last day, a whirlwind adventure around Baltimore.
With things like the strike in 1994 and the controversies of PEDs, it can be easy to forget how players like Babe Ruth, who came from this tiny little house in Baltimore, made the game great. This place will remind you.
I took my time and it still only took about an hour. There were pictures and videos and rooms made up as it would have been when Ruth lived there. It’s an amazing tribute to the early life and career of one of baseball’s true heroes, both on the field and off. I enjoyed taking in the history of both the legend and the game. A must for any baseball fan.

Nice place to spend 30 – 45 minutes checking out some local history. Who knew Babe’s father was killed during a bar fight outside his own saloon at Howard & Lombard Streets. I didn’t know he had coached first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers either. Any baseball fan would enjoy the short stroll through here with all types of Babe and MLB paraphenalia.

It was a very cool thing to be here. I mean, this is Babe Ruth we are talking about! A wonderful piece of history. It is a self guided tour so you can take as much time as you want and can finish in as early as 20 minutes. There are a lot of interesting photos and little nick-​knacks here and there. The gift shop is fairly small and humble. The funny part? When you use the rest room, you feel a little funny since, hey! babe Ruth was born here and I am using his rest room … tee hee…

Before I begin my actual review, note that as a Yankee fan, I’m biased. Even though George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth Jr. played a long long time before I was even born, the fact remains that this man was one of the greatest players to ever don a Yankee jersey. In fact, you can also make an argument that the Yankees under Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig changed baseball as teams in their time had little to no power, relying more on speed to the teams of today, where sluggers are at a premium. Don’t believe me? Watch the Ken Burns documentary.
With that rant over, it’s time for the actual review. The museum is housed in a small two-​story home where Babe was born and raised in. Inside there’s some rooms preserved from the time Babe was living here and a few displays about the game of baseball, including other prestigious home run hitters. It’s not hard to find, its near Camden Yards and if you follow the pointed baseballs on the sidewalk, you’ll find it. There’s also a sign outside so you know where it is. I paid for the combination admission ticket with the Sports Legends museum, which is cheaper than admission to both but I forget the exact savings.
All in all, if you’re a fan of the game, come here and spend some time to check it out. If you have kids who like baseball, take them here so that they can learn about one of the greats of the game.

When I was in Baltimore, MD to see the Preakness I also visited the «Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum». Baseball and Babe Ruth, they go hand and hand. The «Babe Ruth» Museum is small but well stocked with some interesting displays. A baseball shrine.

Sacred grounds for the true baseball fan, the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum is a landmark. Split between the Babe’s boyhood home displays and significant memorabilia from his career, the experience isn’t Cooperstown, but is enjoyable. A nice compliment to a visit to nearby Camden Yard.

Tried to come up with a classic place for my 300^th review — what better than Babe Ruth’s birthplace and boyhood home!
It’s a small two story in a neighborhood just minutes away from Camden Yards. As others have noted, just follow the steps painted on the sidewalk to get there. About half the place has been converted to pure museum and the rest include some of the rooms of the house that Babe lived in.
What I enjoyed most was thinking back to when I was in 3^rd grade and read a book about Babe that included a lot of his life during his youth and times at St Mary’s. This visit brought those stories from the book back to life.
Worth a trip — plan on 30 minutes to an hour for the stop.

I found it a little sacrilegious to see all of the Yankees and Red Sox merchandise /​apparel next to each other.
Being a Yankees fan and having time to kill before an Orioles game, we decided to check out the nearby museum (admission is $ 6 for adults and $ 3 for kids). The museum shows off each of Babe’s 714 homeruns by displaying a plaque for each one (very cool). It also displays the members of the 500 HR club and I was tempted to take out a sharpie and add asterisks to a few names on the list. They had a few tidbits on Babe’s personal life and a bat from his reform school days and a Carl Ripkin game used bat that you could grip (Babe’s bat handle was like holding the middle of a bat).
For the cost of a hot dog, it was worth checking out where one of America’s sports icons was born (and he must have eaten quite a few hot dogs in his day).

I accidentally found out that this place existed, I’m a huge baseball fan, so on my first trip to Baltimore, I had to check it out.
It’s $ 6 admission for adults. The ladies at the admission counter were friendly and helpful. The museum itself is not that big, but if you have any interest in baseball history, nothing more needs to be said, you will be in awe that you are actually standing where the Babe was born.
You should be able to cover it all in 45 — 60 minutes as there are only a few small rooms to view. The museum covers everything from his parents background, to his birth, his career, and then his death.
The standout part of the exhibit is the upstairs room where he was born. That was my fave, along with seeing his reform school mitt, batt, and the jersey pants that had his name stitched in. There’s also an exhibit of the 500 Homerun club, with many members contributing a signed ball or something else. Noticeably missing were Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez balls. I do remember seeing items from Mike Schmidt, Harmon Killebrew, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Reggie Jackson, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Mickey Mantle, and Ernie Banks. Next to that, there’s a wall that documents each of the Babe’s 714 homeruns by year. Pretty impressive as there’s a plaque for each homerun.
I was hoping that there would be more memorabilia displayed. There were a couple of replica jerseys from his grade school and Baltimore Orioles days, one 1920s Yankee gamer jersey, a few worn Goudey cards, one pair of pants, his grade school bat, his grade school mitt, the radio from his home, his ash tray, and about five or six signed balls on display (some team, some single signed). This should not stop you from visiting. If you enjoy baseball history, you will be glad you came.
To get there, follow the white baseball path from Camden Yards, it’s about a block away. While you’re there, check out the Babe Ruth statue outside of the ballpark.