Places ciffergan Wants to Go

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

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

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A set of rowhouses built for laborers at a glass company are the last of their kind in Annapolis.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

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

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

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

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

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

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