An Amazing… ly Weird Race!

Each May in Baltimore, the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) hosts the East Coast Kinetic Sculpture Race Championship on the shore of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
This past weekend, Harbor Magic Hotels (the official hotels of the American Visionary Art Museum) were excited to have the Pier 5 Hotel as an official “check point” for the race.
Check out the video below for some of the eclectic and whimsical race vehicles!!

Kinetic Sculptures are amphibious, human powered works of art custom built for the race. The eight-hour race covers 15 miles—mostly on pavement, but also including a trip into the Chesapeake Bay and through mud and sand.
Kinetic Sculpture Racing traces its roots to Ferndale, California in 1969 when artist Hobart Brown upgraded his son’s tricycle into a 5-wheeled pentacycle that was part of a race down Main Street. (Hobart did not win.) Over the decades since, the California race evolved into a 3-day all-terrain Kinetic Grand Championship including treacherous sand dunes, water crossings, and elaborate sculptures and costumes.
The American Visionary Art Museum is a one-of-a-kind gem in Baltimore and America’s official national museum for original, self-taught artistry. Look for Harbor Magic’s NEW EXCLUSIVE American Visionary Art Museum GETAWAY launching this summer!