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

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

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

This small cemetery remains hidden behind a recreation center.

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

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

The former home of the woman who successfully fought to integrate restaurants in Washington, D.C.

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

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

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

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

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

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

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

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

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

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

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