A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

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

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.