Frederick, Maryland
Carroll Creek Covered Bridge
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
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Frederick, Maryland
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
Frederick, Maryland
This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.
Chestertown, Maryland
Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.
Bethesda, Maryland
This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.
Baltimore, Maryland
This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.
Baltimore, Maryland
This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.
Thurmont, Maryland
Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.
Greenbelt, Maryland
A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.
Germantown, Maryland
The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.
Baltimore, Maryland
This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.
Cockeysville, Maryland
Its diverse collection of computers and technology spans the ages.
Cabin John, Maryland
This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.
Silver Spring, Maryland
A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.
Ocean City, Maryland
One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.
Bowie, Maryland
The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.
Takoma Park, Maryland
A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.
Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland
A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.
Fort Washington, Maryland
A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.
Baltimore, Maryland
One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.