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Classic road trip · Washington, D.C.

The Wire Tour

States
1
Stops
65

This route's stops don't carry coordinates in the source guide yet, so there's no honest line to draw — the itinerary below is the ordered plan from the guide.

The route · stop by stop
  1. 1
    Martin Luther King Jr Blvd / I-395
    tour starting point, north from I-395 off I-95
  2. 2
    Lexington Market
    optional pre-tour food stop · Faidley's crabcakes
  3. 3
    Lexington St & Fulton Ave (West Baltimore)
    opening scene filming location · Season One area
  4. 4
    Viva House, Mount St
    soup kitchen filming location
  5. 5
    Union Square / HL Mencken Fountain
    historic square · Mencken's former residence nearby
  6. 6
    Poe House, Amity St
    Edgar Allan Poe historic house · seasonal tour hours
  7. 7
    The Terraces (Fremont Ave)
    public housing complex · inspiration for a fictional housing project
  8. 8
    Church on Lafayette Ave
    AA meeting filming location
  9. 9
    Pennsylvania Ave
    historic African-American culture corridor · not an actual filming site
  10. 10
    McCulloh Homes
    low-rise housing project filming location · drug trade scenes
  11. 11
    Statue of boy and girl, McCulloh St
    recurring background feature
  12. 12
    Bethel Church, Lanvale St
    church group filming location
  13. 13
    Carlton C Douglas Funeral Services
    fictional organization headquarters location
  14. 14
    Bolton Hill
    scenic neighborhood, not a filming site
  15. 15
    N Charles St / Brewer's Art
    restaurant filming location · recommended dinner stop later in tour
  16. 16
    Penn Station
    arrest scene location · landmark statue
  17. 17
    Pearson's Florist, North Ave
    florist filming location
  18. 18
    North Avenue Motel
    shooting scene filming location
  19. 19
    Sterling's Seafood, W 29th St
    optional food detour · not an actual filming site
  20. 20
    Bubbles' garage, Guilford Ave
    later-season filming location
  21. 21
    Tilghman Middle School
    Season Four filming location · now a different school
  22. 22
    Greenmount Cemetery
    funeral and key plot-turn scenes · limited vehicle access hours
  23. 23
    Bodie's Corner, Barclay & Lanvale
    character's death scene location
  24. 24
    New York Fried Chicken, E North Ave
    recurring background filming location
  25. 25
    Marlo's Hangout, Bond St
    character hangout filming location · caution advised, rough area
  26. 26
    Hamsterdam, near Bethel St
    site of fictional drug legalization plot
  27. 27
    Bodymore Murdaland graffiti site, Bethel Alley
    graffiti since removed
  28. 28
    Johns Hopkins Hospital / Medical School
    hospital filming location
  29. 29
    Northeastern Market, Monument Ave
    market filming location · food court, lesser dining option
  30. 30
    Collington Square Park
    basketball game filming location
  31. 31
    Saveland Food Mart, Patterson Park Ave
    shoplifting scene filming location
  32. 32
    American Brewery Building
    distinctive historic building · adjacent abandoned lot filming location
  33. 33
    Rim Source site, North Ave
    former store filming location, since relocated
  34. 34
    Patterson Park / pagoda
    scenic park landmark
  35. 35
    Ellwood Ave park bench meeting spot
    business-meeting scene filming location
  36. 36
    Executive Inn, Pulaski Hwy
    organized crime meeting filming location
  37. 37
    Chaps Pit Beef, Pulaski Hwy
    restaurant filming location · recommended food stop
  38. 38
    Carcetti Campaign Headquarters, Conkling St
    campaign office filming location
  39. 39
    O'Donnell St overpass
    car crash scene filming location
  40. 40
    Natty Boh sign, Brewer's Hill
    iconic neon landmark
  41. 41
    St Casimir's Church, Canton Square area
    stained glass dispute filming location
  42. 42
    The Greek's Diner site, Clinton St
    former restaurant filming location, now vacant
  43. 43
    Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard (Port of Philadelphia)
    dockside filming location · SS John W. Brown museum ship nearby
  44. 44
    Major Crimes Unit HQ location
    Season Two police unit filming location
  45. 45
    Seagirt Marine Terminal
    working port filming location · limited public access
  46. 46
    Fort McHenry Tunnel / I-395
    drive segment toward South Baltimore · toll road
  47. 47
    Intercontinental Hotel, Light St
    capture-evasion scene filming location
  48. 48
    Federal Hill Park
    scenic overlook · multiple character scenes filmed here
  49. 49
    Delores' Bar site, Jackson St
    optional detour · bar filming location
  50. 50
    Wine Market, Ludlow St
    restaurant filming location · recommended dinner option
  51. 51
    Nick Sobotka's house, Locust Point
    residence filming location · ask to not disturb residents
  52. 52
    The Grainery, Andre St
    former industrial building, now condos
  53. 53
    Fort McHenry
    phone-disposal scene filming location
  54. 54
    Hyatt Regency, Inner Harbor
    stakeout scene filming location
  55. 55
    Werner's Diner site, Redwood St
    former Art Deco diner, recurring filming location
  56. 56
    The American (former Kavanagh's Irish Pub), Baltimore St
    pub filming location · storefront since changed
  57. 57
    The Block, Baltimore St
    strip club district · near real police headquarters
  58. 58
    Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Water St
    dinner scene filming location
  59. 59
    Hollywood Diner, Lexington St
    diner filming location, now closed · also used in the film Diner
  60. 60
    City Hall
    frequently used filming location
  61. 61
    Fictional Police Headquarters, Fayette St
    office building used as HQ exterior
  62. 62
    Baltimore Sun Building
    Season Five newsroom filming location
  63. 63
    Washington Monument, Charles St
    historic monument predating the DC one
  64. 64
    Brewer's Art, Charles St
    tour's suggested end point for dinner/drinks
  65. 65
    Riviera Apartments, Reservoir Hill
    further-out bonus location · Season Five gunfight scene

Route structure sourced from the Wikivoyage guide (CC BY-SA 4.0). Roads, distances, and drive times computed by the Byway routing engine.