One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

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

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

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

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

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

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

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

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

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

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

The place where travelers of the Mohawk Trail forded the Deerfield River rather than pay the toll at the turnpike bridge.

A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.

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

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

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

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