The University of Maryland School of Medicine is located in Baltimore adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the Raven's M&T Bank Stadium and within easy walking distance of the excellent dining, shopping, and entertainment at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The West Side Cultural District surrounds the University and includes a variety of new residential, retail, and performing arts venues. Neighboring areas of Mt Vernon, Federal Hill, Fells Point, Canton, and Harbor East are rapidly growing, trendy residential areas. Nationally ranked schools from kindergarten through high school are found in Baltimore's many private academies and the surrounding county public school systems. The Department is roughly 60 minutes from NIH and HHMI/Janelia Farm, and just 38 miles from the National Mall in Washington, DC.