A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A miniature city within a city, complete with traffic signs, signals, and streets to teach Baltimore's youth traffic safety laws.

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

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.