My families favorite starting point is the National Aquarium. Lines here can get long so it's best to buy your tickets either ahead of time online or you risk getting in line to find you're not scheduled for entrance for several hours. It's defiantly worth the experience however. The staircase that allows you to look down onto a huge pool of stingrays will captivate all ages. If there's time I recommend catching their new dolphin show as well. There's an extra charge and a chance of getting wet if you sit too far up in the front, but it's a very entertaining show.
Afterwards spend some time shopping in the unique stores that line the harbor. Then maybe a cruise of the harbor where you can have the comfort of climate controlled decks on the bad weather days or an upper open deck where you can enjoy the sun. If life on the water interests you the Baltimore Maritime Museum may be a good place to check out as well. It's not your average museum as it's actually three different ships you can climb aboard and a lighthouse to visit all for one fee. Tickets can be purchased at the USS Constellation which is right beside the National Aquarium.
With the ships explored it may be time for food and a chance to pop over to the ESPN Zone a sports themed dining and entertainment complex for some food and fun. Or if you're not ready to stop, head over to the Maryland Science Center and enjoy one of the IMAX films, the great interactive exhibits, game room or the Davis Planetarium. This one building alone could occupy you for quite awhile, but if the kids don't think that's quite enough fun they can try out Port Discovery, the Kid's Powered Museum. It's a fairly new addition to Inner Harbor where kids can play on three floors of exhibits including the "largest interactive play structure in the world".
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