The Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum is a historic site that celebrates the history of the immense Irish presence in Southwest Baltimore during the late 1840s. Unstaffed, the Irish Shine is an interpretive site that includes two renovated alley houses in the 900 block of Lemmon Street––one furnished as a period house depicting daily life, and the other house offering changing exhibits about Irish American history local neighborhood life. As part of an Irish heritage walk tour, visitors can combine the B&O Railroad Museum, Irish Shrine, St. Peter’s the Apostle Church, and the Hollins Street Market.