Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

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

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

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

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

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

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

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

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

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

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.