The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

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

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

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

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

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

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

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.