Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

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

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

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

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

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

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

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

Bizarre Cavern.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A miniature city within a city, complete with traffic signs, signals, and streets to teach Baltimore's youth traffic safety laws.