Places RoelV1978 Wants to Go

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.

Scary stories haunt this wooden bridge.

George Washington once stopped by this house for dinner.

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.

A massive white oak tree provides a beautiful canopy near a suburban shopping center and stood before the signing of the Constitution.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

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

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

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

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

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

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

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.