Frederick, Maryland
Carroll Creek Covered Bridge
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
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Frederick, Maryland
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Frederick, Maryland
Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.
Ocean City, Maryland
This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.
Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.
Thurmont, Maryland
Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Thurmont, Maryland
Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.
Thurmont, Maryland
The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Rocky Ridge, Maryland
First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.
Crownsville, Maryland
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
Annapolis, Maryland
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
Annapolis, Maryland
The oldest military monument in the United States.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.