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.
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Delmar, Maryland
The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.
Cambridge, Maryland
Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.
Berlin, Maryland
Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.
Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Lanham, Maryland
A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.
Poolesville, Maryland
This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.
Smith Island, Maryland
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
Westminster, Maryland
Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Lusby, Maryland
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Toddville, Maryland
After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Laurel, Maryland
This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Baltimore, Maryland
An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.