An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

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

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

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

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

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

A miniature city within a city, complete with traffic signs, signals, and streets to teach Baltimore's youth traffic safety laws.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

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

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.