Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

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

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

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 headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

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

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, 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.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

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

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

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

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

The "Sultan of Swat" once attended a school at the site of this baseball field.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.