Places MMorlino Wants to Go

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

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.

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

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.