Annapolis, Maryland
The Hall of Presidents Before Washington
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
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Annapolis, Maryland
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
Laurel, Maryland
A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
Laurel, Maryland
This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.
Laurel, Maryland
This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Baltimore, Maryland
A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Ellicott City, Maryland
A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.
Catonsville, Maryland
This museum honors an African-American renaissance man of the early 18th century.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Arbutus, Maryland
The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.
Dundalk, Maryland
This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.
Baltimore, Maryland
An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.
Baltimore, Maryland
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
Baltimore, Maryland
The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Baltimore, Maryland
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
Baltimore, Maryland
At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
Baltimore, Maryland
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.