The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

Bizarre Cavern.

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

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

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

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

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