Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

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

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

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

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

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

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

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

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

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

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.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

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

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

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

This unassuming brick building has survived fires, storms, and more to bring entertainment to one Delaware town.