A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

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

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

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

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

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

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

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

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

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

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

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

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

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

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

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.