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43 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Baltimore, Maryland

Updated March 7, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Baltimore

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Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Baltimore, Maryland

George Peabody Library

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Baltimore, Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe's Grave

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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Bazaar

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

Baltimore, Maryland

The Book Thing

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

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Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Baltimore, Maryland

Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Baltimore, Maryland

Papermoon Diner

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

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Papermoon Diner

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Baltimore, Maryland

Ministry of Brewing

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

Baltimore, Maryland

The Owl Bar

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

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Podcast: Ouija Board 7-Eleven

A visit to the site where the famed party game and occult tool got its name.

by The Podcast Team

The Society Editor Who Just Walked Into Soviet Russia and Started Spying

Marguerite Harrison was the United States’ first female foreign intelligence officer.

Meet the Woman Preserving 125 Years of Black History in Baltimore

The “Afro-American” is in her blood.

January 6, 2022

Podcast: The Scarpetta House

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

by The Podcast Team

October 5, 2021

Podcast: Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

by The Podcast Team

October 4, 2021

With Venezuela in Crisis, This Restaurant Offers Its Chefs a Landing Pad

By taking on the U.S. visa process.

by Laura Kiniry

September 8, 2021

For Sale: The First Printing of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

A celebration of freedom, published next to advertisements for the slave trade.

by Matthew Taub

The Grim History Hidden Under a Baltimore Parking Lot

After an African-American cemetery was bulldozed, families wondered what happened to the graves.

by Sarah Laskow

October 25, 2019

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