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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

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

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

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

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

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

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

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

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

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.