Places Ryshili Wants to Go

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.

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

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

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

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

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

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

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

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

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

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

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.