This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

A miniature city within a city, complete with traffic signs, signals, and streets to teach Baltimore's youth traffic safety laws.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

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

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

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

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

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

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

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

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

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

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

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

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

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

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