Places lmrplatt25 Wants to Go

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

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

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

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

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

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

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

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

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

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?