Baltimore, Maryland
One Calvert Plaza
Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
Bethesda, Maryland
One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Alameda, California
After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Santa Rosa, California
Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
Baltimore, Maryland
One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Lorton, Virginia
A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.
Alexandria, Virginia
Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.
Vienna, Virginia
A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.
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.
Port Tobacco, Maryland
One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.
Ocean City, Maryland
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.
Lorton, Virginia
This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.
Brandy Station, Virginia
At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Cambridge, Maryland
This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.
Lorton, Virginia
This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.
Annapolis, Maryland
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
Elkton, Maryland
A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.
Ocean City, Maryland
One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.
Brandywine, Maryland
This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.
Alexandria, Virginia
Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.
Baltimore, Maryland
This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.