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

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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

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

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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

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

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.