Places Nathan Boddy Wants to Go

This historic train depot transports visitors to an early 20th-century world before desegregation

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.

Near the state border, cars seem to defy the laws of physics by rolling uphill.

A popular supernatural horror film based in this quaint Maryland village made it a destination for paranormal pilgrimages, but unbeknownst to many, a real rise awaits on a lonely hill on the edge of town, steeped in local legend

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

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

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Residing quietly in suburban Maryland, this tree has a star-powered history and was grown from a seed that journeyed to space on Apollo 14.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.