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

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

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

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

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

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

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

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

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

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

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

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.