Places hopemch Wants to Go

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

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

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

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

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.

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

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

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

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

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

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.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

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

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

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

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

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

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.