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Annapolis, Maryland

John Paul Jones' Crypt

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

Annapolis, Maryland

U.S.S. Agerholm Model

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

Annapolis, Maryland

Banneker-Douglass Museum

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

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Crownsville Hospital Center

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

6 miles from Annapolis

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National Capital Radio & Television Museum

The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.

13 miles from Annapolis

Fort Meade, Maryland

Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

14 miles from Annapolis

Baltimore, Maryland

Fort Armistead

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

16 miles from Annapolis

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