Places poortician Wants to Go

A rare 18th-century heating system tucked inside a historic colonial home.

Scary stories haunt this wooden bridge.

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

This small cemetery remains hidden behind a recreation center.

This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.

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.

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

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

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

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.

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