I've been down to the Inner Harbor many times before--even for a meet-up with some of the hobbit posse a year or two ago. (-: But I did get to explore some more of the area around it than I had before, and now have a better feel for Baltimore's downtown. It's a good city--it's just missing something in the downtown to make it a great city. But since I don't like cities as much as I used to, I may not be a good judge.