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One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

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

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

The U.S. government built the million-pound stack of steel during the Space Race.

This golfball sized platinum iridium cylinder is the official starting point for all national weight calibrations

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

The whole world in one water tank.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.