A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

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.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

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

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A land of debatable treasure.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.