When I enter the bar, co-owner Shelley Brothers is sitting in the big picture window, bathed in the red glow of humming heater coils. It’s split into a social and a seated bar area a framed poster of queer icon Joan Jett, for whom I was a teenage doppleganger, hangs on the scarlet-hued walls. The “Rose,” as patrons affectionately call it, is a comfortable dive. Next to sex shop Castle Megastore and its massive silicon molds is my destination: the Wildrose. I cut through Cal Anderson Park, named after Washington state’s first openly gay legislator. … isn’t a zoo and we aren’t your pets” Neighbours, the nearly 40-year-old nightclub institution often targeted by hate crimes. At the time, the queer bars I pass are sitting silent and shuttered: Pony, whose signage announced in 2014 to a changing neighborhood, “This is a very gay bar. Also, on-street parking is available with ADA-compliant meters.On a rainy winter day in 2021, Capitol Hill’s rainbow-colored crosswalks stand in stark relief against the steely sky. Accessible ParkingĪll parking garages provide accessible parking spaces. No coupon is required, and the discount is valid for all Aquarium guests for any duration of stay. Take the validated ticket to the parking garage lobby, and the automated machines will discount the parking based on your length of stay.Get your parking ticket validated at the end of your visit before you exit the Aquarium.Be sure to bring the ticket with you to the Aquarium. Enter the chosen garage by taking a ticket and parking.
How to Receive Parking Discount at Our Partner Garages For information about the member parking discount, please visit the membership page. Please note that we are unable to provide this discount to parking reserved in advance online. National Aquarium members receive a 25% discount at the Aquarium's three partner garages. Parkway Lockwood Place Garage (124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202) Guests who are not Aquarium members can reserve a spot online in Parkway Lockwood Place Garage ahead of time.Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202) Guests who are not Aquarium members can reserve a spot online in LAZ Inner Harbor Garage ahead of time. Harbor Park Garage (55 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202) Guests who are not Aquarium members can reserve a spot online in Harbor Park Garage ahead of time.If you arrive before this time, we recommend you do not validate your parking ticket at the Aquarium, as that will override the early-bird parking discounts. Please note that there is an early-bird parking discount for those who park in these garages before 9 am, Monday through Friday. Aquarium members receive an even bigger discount. Tickets pulled from Harbor Park Garage, LAZ Inner Harbor Garage and Parkway Lockwood Place Garage can be validated for a discount to Aquarium guests. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202)Īlthough the Aquarium does not operate its own parking facility, we have three official parking partners nearby.