The final resting place of a physician rescued during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.

Evidence of a long-ago crush remains scratched into the glass at this historic Maryland House.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

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

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

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

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.