Lanham, Maryland
NASA Goddard Rocket Garden
A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.
1919
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale Hospital
An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.
Annapolis, Maryland
Museum of Historic Annapolis
A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.
Annapolis, Maryland
Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
Annapolis, Maryland
Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial
This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.
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.
Annapolis, Maryland
'The Walking Man'
A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.
Permanently Closed
Crownsville, Maryland
Crownsville Hospital Center
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
Bowie, Maryland
National Capital Radio & Television Museum
The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.
Grasonville, Maryland
Maryland Watermen's Monument
This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
Easton, Maryland
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County, Maryland.
Cambridge, Maryland
Annie Oakley House
Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.
Cambridge, Maryland
FDR Smokestack Memorial
The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.
Cambridge, Maryland
Stanley Institute
This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.
Woolford, Maryland
Old Trinity Church
The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.
Cambridge, Maryland
Bucktown Village Store
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Delmar, Maryland
Transpeninsular Midpoint Marker
The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.
Salisbury, Maryland
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.
Berlin, Maryland
The Mermaid Museum
Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.
Scotland, Maryland
Point Lookout State Park
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Lusby, Maryland
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Leonardtown, Maryland
Moll Dyer Rock
The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.
Waldorf, Maryland
Dr. Samuel Mudd House Museum
Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.
Brandywine, Maryland
McKendree Cemetery
This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.
