This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

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

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

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

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.

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

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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

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

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

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.