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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Boonsboro

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Boonsboro, Maryland

Updated June 19, 2026

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Boonsboro, Maryland

Crystal Grottoes Caverns

Bizarre Cavern.

National Road Museum

Boonsboro, Maryland

National Road Museum

An 1830s street scene and roadside relics trace the country’s first great highway

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The (First) Washington Monument

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

1 mile from Boonsboro

Approaching the ‘far side’ of Spook Hill coming from “downtown” Burkittsville on Gapland Rd.

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Spook Hill, Burkittsville

A popular supernatural horror film based in this quaint Maryland village made it a destination for paranormal pilgrimages, but unbeknownst to many, a real rise awaits on a lonely hill on the edge of town, steeped in local legend

6 miles from Boonsboro

Jefferson, Maryland

War Correspondents Memorial

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

6 miles from Boonsboro

Once you pass the red barn, you’re almost to Spook Hill.

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Spook Hill

Near the state border, cars seem to defy the laws of physics by rolling uphill.

7 miles from Boonsboro

Killiansburg Cave, June 2016

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Killiansburg Cave

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

8 miles from Boonsboro

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