Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

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

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

The "Sultan of Swat" once attended a school at the site of this baseball field.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

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

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

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

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

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

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

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.