This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.

A mural honoring two trailblazing Supreme Court Justices—Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A set of rowhouses built for laborers at a glass company are the last of their kind in Annapolis.

This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.

A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.

An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

The "Sultan of Swat" once attended a school at the site of this baseball field.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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

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

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.