Places 123cat31 Wants to Go

These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

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

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

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

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

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

A farmhouse where soldiers left their marks on the walls and attic

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."