Thurmont, Maryland
Catoctin Furnace
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
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Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
College Park, Maryland
Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Rockville, Maryland
The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.
Dundalk, Maryland
This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Baltimore, Maryland
An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.
Laurel, Maryland
This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Baltimore, Maryland
A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Baltimore, Maryland
A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Nye, Nevada
Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.
Alamo, Nevada
This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Boulder City, Nevada
An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.