Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Jefferson Rock
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Smithsburg, Maryland
A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Rocky Ridge, Maryland
First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.
Thurmont, Maryland
Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.
Thurmont, Maryland
The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.
Westminster, Maryland
Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.
Kolomyya, Ukraine
Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Danbury, Connecticut
Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.
Unger, West Virginia
Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Baltimore, Maryland
This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.
Baltimore, Maryland
America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.
Baltimore, Maryland
A miniature city within a city, complete with traffic signs, signals, and streets to teach Baltimore's youth traffic safety laws.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."