Wild Ride

Baltimore's grand old amusement parks were the original pleasure palaces, offering exciting sights and sounds— from the Racer Dip to the Human Laundry Ride to Klatawa the Diving Horse. They also offered a way to, in H.L. Mencken's words, ‘escape the horrors of reality.'

By Mary K. Zajac

FEATURE ARTICLES

Cutting-edge design in Baltimore
10 Baltimorean’s activity to-do list
Second wedding memories.
Ways to pop the question.
Weddings in the wildest places
The Art of Regifting
Linthicum holiday wonderland
Expert advice on gift-buying
Latin American restaurants in Baltimore, Maryland
List of fashion do's and don'ts for the fall.
Baltimore's jazz scene
Catching up on local bands.
Baltimore's grand old amusement parks
Glyndon’s Emory Grove retreat center
Vacation home swappers
Sustainable living
Baltimoreans' environment efforts
Sex School at Miraval Spa and Resort
Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic
Every holiday season must haves.
Our 100 favorite stylish people, places and things in Baltimore.
Rites of Passage
Fashion essay
The power of the purse
Local personalities' fashion favorites
Bob Benson, local artist
Maryland furniture makers
Hecht's closing
On being a bridesmaid
Fertility treatments
Treatments for age spots
Women's pistol clinic
Unusual holiday gifts
Men and their cars
Maryland Stallion Station
Couples who work together
Baltimore: north or south?
Losing weight
Baltimore buildings
Essays about men
Curly hair techniques
Home trunk show
Ten bad Baltimore decisions
Russ Smith, City Paper publisher
Hippodrome Theater
Premarital counseling
Career vs. stay-at-home moms
Career change profiles
Department store timeline
Kindergarten application process
Life coach advice
Teen party roundtable
Charles Theatre
Locals' fitness routines
Local arts talents