Ellicott City, Maryland
Enchanted Forest Theme Park
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
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Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Bethesda, Maryland
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Baltimore, Maryland
Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.
Cockeysville, Maryland
A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.
Baltimore, Maryland
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Alexandria, Virginia
America's first federal monument.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.