Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

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.

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

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

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

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

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.

A local prank turned town icon.

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.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.