Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Frederick, Maryland
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
Grantsville, Maryland
This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.
Frostburg, Maryland
The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.
Cumberland, Maryland
This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Rocky Ridge, Maryland
First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.
Thurmont, Maryland
The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.
Cockeysville, Maryland
A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.
North East, Maryland
This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Holly Grove, Arkansas
A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Dyess, Arkansas
The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.