Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This Georgian-style house built in 1746 is the oldest surviving structure in Bladensburg.

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

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

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

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

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.