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

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

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

The whole world in one water tank.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

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

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

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

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

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

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

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

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.