Frederick, Maryland
Hessian Barracks
Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
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Frederick, Maryland
Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Frederick, Maryland
Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.
Thurmont, Maryland
Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Thurmont, Maryland
The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.
Smithsburg, Maryland
A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.
Hagerstown, Maryland
Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Big Pool, Maryland
A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.
Everett, Pennsylvania
Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.