Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

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

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

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

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."

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

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.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

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

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

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

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

Bizarre Cavern.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.