The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

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.

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

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

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

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

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

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

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

George Washington once stopped by this house for dinner.

This Georgian-style house built in 1746 is the oldest surviving structure in Bladensburg.

Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.