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

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

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

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

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

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

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

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

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

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

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.