Places Pumpkinhead1313 Wants to Go

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

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Bizarre Cavern.

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

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

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

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

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

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

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

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.