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

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

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

This small cemetery remains hidden behind a recreation center.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

One of the last schoolhouses constructed in the early 20th-century still standing in Montgomery County.

A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

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

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

Once the center of a thriving early Black community called Martinsburg.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.