A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

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

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.