America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

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

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

A tribute to the forgotten origins of American religious freedom.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

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

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

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 controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

Designed to commemorate the founding of the first settlement in Delaware.

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

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.