The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

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

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

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

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

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

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

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

The final resting place of a miniature monkey.

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.