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Ellicott City, Maryland

St. Mary's College

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

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Daniels

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

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Enchanted Forest Theme Park

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

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Columbia, Maryland

The Enchanted Forest Pine Tree Maze at Clark's Eliok Farm

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

4 miles from Ellicott City

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The Arbutus Oak

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

6 miles from Ellicott City

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Maryland's 3rd Congressional District

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

6 miles from Ellicott City

Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Urology Museum

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

7 miles from Ellicott City

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