Baltimore, Maryland
Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania
A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
Everett, Pennsylvania
Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Imler, Pennsylvania
It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.