A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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