This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

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

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

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.

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

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

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.