Baltimore, MD area guide

Things to Do Near Johns Hopkins Hospital

Groceries, food, days-off ideas and shopping close to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Made for travel nurses and RTs on contract.

5 groceries8 restaurants7 to do5 shopping

Photo: Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0

Groceries

Closest grocery stores to stock the fridge on week one.

• Save-A-Lot

  Save-A-Lot grocery store

  ~0.8 mi / ~3 minMap
• Cooley’s Grocery

  Local grocery store

  ~1.1 mi / ~4 minMap
• Whole Foods Market

  Whole Foods natural and organic grocery. Listed hours 7 AM to 9 PM daily

  ~1.3 mi / ~4 minMap
• Aldi

  Aldi budget grocery store

  ~1.5 mi / ~5 minMap
• Safeway

  Safeway grocery store. Listed hours 6 AM to 11 PM daily

  ~1.7 mi / ~6 minMap

Restaurants

Local spots with working websites. Places marked open late or early are handy around a night shift.

• Ministry of BrewingOpens early

  Pub

  ~0.5 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• EkibenOpen late

  Asian restaurant

  ~1.0 mi / ~3 minWebsite
• Hopkins SpotSit-down

  Pizza restaurant

  ~0.3 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Taste of ChinaSit-down

  Chinese restaurant

  ~0.3 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Peter ChangSit-down

  Chinese restaurant

  ~0.4 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Charmed KitchenQuick bite

  Italian and coffee cafe

  ~0.7 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Keffa Coffee LabQuick bite

  Cafe

  ~1.0 mi / ~3 minWebsite
• Adee’s Coffee RoastersQuick bite

  Coffee shop with Ethiopian too

  ~1.1 mi / ~4 minWebsite

Things to do

Parks, water, breweries and more for your days off.

• Madison Square

  Park, good for a walk between shifts

  ~0.7 mi / ~2 minMap
• Collington Square

  Local park with room to stretch your legs

  ~0.9 mi / ~3 minMap
• Patterson Park

  Park, nice for some fresh air on a day off

  ~1.1 mi / ~4 minMap
• Druid Lake

  Reservoir. If you fish, get a Maryland license first

  ~3.6 mi / ~9 minMap
• Colgate Creek

  Lake. If you fish, get a Maryland license first

  ~4.9 mi / ~12 minMap
• Wet City

  Local brewery

  ~1.9 mi / ~6 minWebsite
• Monument City Brewing

  Local brewery

  ~2.1 mi / ~5 minWebsite

Shopping

Malls and big stores for anything you forgot to pack.

• Burlington

  Burlington, discount clothes and home goods

  ~1.3 mi / ~4 minMap
• Marshalls

  Marshalls, discount clothes and home goods

  ~1.3 mi / ~4 minMap
• The Shops at Kenilworth

  Shopping center

  ~11 mi / ~18 minWebsite
• Security Square Mall

  Shopping mall

  ~11 mi / ~19 minWebsite
• Arundel Mills Mall

  Shopping mall

  ~15 mi / ~21 minMap

Laundromats

Closest self-serve laundromats for scrubs and linens when your rental or RV park doesn’t have a washer.

• Washday

  Laundromat

  ~1.1 mi / ~4 minMap
• American laundromat

  Self-serve laundromat

  ~1.2 mi / ~4 minMap
• La Laundromat

  Self-serve laundromat

  ~1.9 mi / ~6 minMap

Coffee shops

Nearest coffee shops, local spots first. Places marked “Opens early” are handy after a night shift.

• Starbucks

  Starbucks coffee chain

  ~0.4 mi / ~2 minMap
• Charmed Kitchen

  Local coffee shop

  ~0.7 mi / ~2 minMap
• Cups Coffeehouse

  Local coffee shop

  ~0.8 mi / ~3 minMap

Gyms

Closest gyms to keep your routine on contract. Ask about short-term or month-to-month memberships.

• F45 Training

  F45 Training gym

  ~1.1 mi / ~4 minMap
• Orangetheory Fitness

  Orangetheory Fitness gym

  ~1.2 mi / ~4 minMap
• SOBO Strength and Performance

  Local gym

  ~2.0 mi / ~5 minMap

Nearby RV parks

Monthly-stay parks near Johns Hopkins Hospital from our RV parks list. Call to confirm the rate and a spot for your dates.

• Bar Harbor RV Park & Marina

  4228 Birch Ave, Abingdon, MD 21009

  Extended stay from $1,000/mo (off-season) or $1,100/mo (peak) plus electric; 2-month minimum

  ~22 mi / ~30 minRates & phone
• Orems RV Park (Orems Trailer Park)

  Middle River, MD

  Call for monthly rate

  ~10 mi / ~18 minRates & phone

Need a license for Maryland? See the state licensing boards, then run through the contract checklists and housing tips.

Looking for your next contract? See Maryland travel contracts posted by staffing agencies.

Sources: place data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), plus each place’s own website and Wikidata. Last checked Oct 2026.