Ellicott City, Maryland
Enchanted Forest Theme Park
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
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Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Baltimore, Maryland
At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Wye Mills, Maryland
The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.
Church Creek, Maryland
The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Green River, Utah
Contains a wealth of information about the first exploration and later use of the Green and Colorado Rivers.
Hanksville, Utah
This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Baltimore, Maryland
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Baltimore, Maryland
A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”