The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

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

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

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

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

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

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

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

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

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

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

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

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

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.