Sometimes moving is a necessary part of life. Whether it’s for a job, education, family or other, moving to a new location has its pros and cons. Here are 10 things everyone who’s moved away from Baltimore has thought at least once:

  1. I could seriously go for a Bergers cookie right now.

Flickr / Like_the_Grand_Canyon Stock up while you can.

  1. The National Anthem just isn’t the same anywhere else.

Flickr / WestonStudioLLC Shout “O!” anywhere other than Charm City and be prepared to get weird looks.

  1. No one in my new town knows how to make a decent crab cake.

Flickr / jpellgen Some places in the city will ship crab cakes across the US, but it just isn’t the same.

  1. Any festivals outside of Baltimore are blah…

Flickr / Like_the_Grand_Canyon Due to the different cultures and creative folks throughout Baltimore, the festivals are truly one-of-a-kind.

  1. And Christmas lights anywhere else are underwhelming.

Flickr / Beau Considine We dare you to find a Christmas display as wonderfully quirky as Hampden’s Miracle on 34th Street.

  1. Where are the colorful rowhomes?

Flickr / Let Ideas Compete There’s nothing cookie-cutter about the homes in Charm City.

  1. And the city views?

Flickr / dpbirds Good luck finding another city with a perfectly placed park like this.

  1. Where’s all the history?

Flickr / BKL Never take Baltimore’s history for granted. It’s pretty amazing.

  1. I miss the art scene.

Flickr / Ted Eytan From museums to murals and more, whimsical art surrounds us in Charm City.

  1. There’s no place like home.

Flickr / Craig Fildes Truth.

Have you moved away from Baltimore? What are the things that YOU miss most? Feel free to share below.

Flickr / Like_the_Grand_Canyon

Stock up while you can.

Flickr / WestonStudioLLC

Shout “O!” anywhere other than Charm City and be prepared to get weird looks.

Flickr / jpellgen

Some places in the city will ship crab cakes across the US, but it just isn’t the same.

Due to the different cultures and creative folks throughout Baltimore, the festivals are truly one-of-a-kind.

Flickr / Beau Considine

We dare you to find a Christmas display as wonderfully quirky as Hampden’s Miracle on 34th Street.

Flickr / Let Ideas Compete

There’s nothing cookie-cutter about the homes in Charm City.

Flickr / dpbirds

Good luck finding another city with a perfectly placed park like this.

Flickr / BKL

Never take Baltimore’s history for granted. It’s pretty amazing.

Flickr / Ted Eytan

From museums to murals and more, whimsical art surrounds us in Charm City.

Flickr / Craig Fildes

Truth.

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