The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

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

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

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

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

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

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

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

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.