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

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

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

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

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

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

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

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

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

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

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.