The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

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

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

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

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

An unusual statue in Wisconsin of the first daily comic strip character.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.