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.

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

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

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

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

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

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

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

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.