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B M & T ••• November/December 2022 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 22 sq. ft. of contiguous expo space, 50 meeting rooms, an a 36,000-sq. ft. ballroom. The Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards offers 524 sleeping rooms and 18,600 sq. ft. of meeting space in 25 rooms, while the 488-room Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor boasts 24 meeting rooms and 35,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event space. Other options include: the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore (256 guestrooms, 20 meeting rooms); Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor (757 rooms and 62,000 sq. ft. of meeting space); and Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport (280 guestrooms and 12,000 sq. ft. of conference space). Just a few blocks from the Inner Harbor you will find the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, the largest African American museum on the East Coast. Hop aboard a water taxi and visit the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum. Or you can stop by the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, the only museum of its kind dedicated to the African-American experience. Three major airports serve Baltimore: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Maryland, as well as Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Just 15 minutes from downtown, BWI Thurgood Marshall offers more than 650 flights daily to more than 70 domestic destinations, including London, Frankfurt and the Caribbean. The airport features easy access to the Light Rail as well as the BWI Amtrak Station. MASSACHUSETTS The state is separated into several distinct regions. The South of Boston features the town of Plymouth and famous historical sites such as Plymouth Rock. The North of Boston and the Cape Ann region is know for art galleries, seaside beauty and fine foods. The city of Salem is the site of the 17th-century witchcraft trials that attracts thousands of visitors. Lexington and Concord has several museums chronicling the Revolutionary War. Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are two islands off the coast of Cape Cod with great beaches, shopping and dinning. Martha's Vineyard has a 17-site African-American Heritage Trail. The Central Region is an area of small towns with fall har- vest festival. Cape Cod is the most famous beach in all of New England featuring the John F. Kennedy Memorial Museum in Hyannis and the Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich. Western Massachusetts is the states mountainous region with ski resorts and other outdoor fun. BOSTON Famous for its hospitality and friendly spirit, Greater Boston is one of the premier meeting destinations in the United States. Known as the "Athens of America," Boston's renowned med- ical and educational institutions have helped to make it an international center of learning and intellectualism. With its thriving economy, his- tory and charm, Boston is ideal for both busi- ness and pleasure. Each year, it welcomes over 18 million visitors, convention delegates and business travelers. With more than 100 hotels offering state-of- the-art, flexible meeting space, the Greater Boston area can accommodate meetings from 10 to 10,000 attendees. In addition, Boston has three major convention and event facilities that can accommodate events of all types and sizes, each offering you their own unique advantages. The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is among the largest exhibition centers in Northeastern United States, with 516,000 sq. ft. of contiguous exhibition space and 84 fully-configurable meeting rooms with 160,000 sq. ft. of space and a 40,020-sq. ft. ballroom. Located in the heart of Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood, the Hynes Convention Center has 175,000 sq. ft. of exhib- it space, 37 meeting rooms, as well as a 25,000-sq. ft. ballroom and 4,000-seat auditorium. Boston Convention Center