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The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

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

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

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.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

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

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

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

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

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

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

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

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.