A journey along this trail means indulging in a slice of nostalgia.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

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

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

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

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County, Maryland.

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

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

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

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

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."