Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

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

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

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

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

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

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.