Opening in 1955 (a month after Disneyland), The Enchanted Forest was a roadside amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland that featured figures from nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Visitors... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Duck_Muscle and Rachel

On a ridge overlooking the Patapsco River and adjacent to the Ilchester Paper Mill sits the ruins of St. Mary’s College. The former religious school, which opened in the 1890s, prepared hundreds... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Duck_Muscle and atimian

It's a unique place that can create a sentimental feeling of "back in the day," for multiple generations. 85-year-old grandparents next to their college-aged grandchildren can both look back at... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by atimian

Since its founding in 1891, Glen Echo Park has undergone many transformations. The park initially served as a site for the National Chautauqua Assembly, which was an American cultural and... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson

In the early half of the 20th century, forensic science was non-existent. Police coroners did not have to be medically trained and crime-scene investigation was minimal. All this would be changed,... »

Strange Science, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Crime and Punishment, Miniatures | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

Opened in 1996 on the campus of the University of Maryland, home to the world's first dental school, the National Museum of Dentistry aims to show the world the history of dentistry. An affiliate... »

Medical Museums | Edited by CPilgrim, Dylan and 4 others

Located on the banks of the historic Susquehanna Flats, the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum houses a particular art form, one that most folks probably don't spend much time contemplating: fake birds.... »

Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Retro-Tech | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

The Earth wobbles slightly in its orbit, like a spinning top that draws ever-larger circles with its handle before it topples over. However, for our planet this process is extremely slow: the... »

Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by Trevor and Dylan

"Visionary art as defined for the purposes of the American Visionary Art Museum refers to art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose works arise from innate... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Outsider Architecture, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

Marking the site of the original "silver" spring, after which Silver Spring, Maryland was named, this giant acorn-shaped gazebo and surrounding .12-acre park are all that remains of Silver Spring... »

Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by sshistory