The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

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

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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