Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
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Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
London, England
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.
Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Washington, D.C.
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
Rockville, Maryland
The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.
Dundalk, Maryland
This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Baltimore, Maryland
The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.
Baltimore, Maryland
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
Baltimore, Maryland
A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.