Places Jenisaur Wants to Go

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

Bizarre Cavern.

An 1830s street scene and roadside relics trace the country’s first great highway

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.

One of the last schoolhouses constructed in the early 20th-century still standing in Montgomery County.

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

Dedicated to extinct passenger pigeons.

This is the second-oldest rail tunnel in the United States that is still in use today.

Among the may artifacts on display is a clock made of 50,000 individual pieces of wood.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

Evidence of a long-ago crush remains scratched into the glass at this historic Maryland House.

This Georgian-style house built in 1746 is the oldest surviving structure in Bladensburg.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.