Places Edited by Ian Hall

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

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

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.

Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

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

These small house replicas have stood proudly since the 1950s, even as the property has changed hands.