Places nataliebopp Wants to Go

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.

This suburban park recalls the history of a famous tavern. Despite the name, it's no ordinary place!

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

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

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

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

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

The whole world in one water tank.