Places jalilajohnson Wants to Go

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

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

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

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

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

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

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

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

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

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.