Mount Olivet Cemetery – Frederick Maryland
A very expansive cemetery with ornate stones and a turbulent past.
Tag: History
Self Walking Tour of Civil War Field Hospitals – Fredrick Maryland
You can really see what a town is made of when such large scale tragedy hits. Generations after the civil war we are still able to walk to all the churches that were used as field hospitals during nearby battles.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine – Fredrick Maryland
Possibly the most gruesome museum I have ever had the pleasure of visiting.
Busting out of New England! To Maryland I go!
It’s time for a road trip OUT of New England to the historic state of Maryland!
Dinosaur Footprints – Holyoke MA
There’s nothing more enticing than a giant roadside sign reading, “Dinosaur footprints!”
Eyrie House Ruins & Goat’s Peak Tower – Holyoke MA
My second trip to the Eyrie House ruins was a FAR happier trip and included a new bonus – a view from the Goat’s Peak tower!
Hopkins Hollows Cemetery – Coventry Rhode Island
We make a surprise visit to a random cemetery we drove by only to find it was filled with strange metal headstones…
Mount Hope Cemetery – Bangor Maine
A weird orb photo and a hawk perched on a stone were a delightful bonus in this trip.
The House of Seven Gables – Salem MA
It was two in the morning the night before when we both were lamenting that we hadn’t planned anything for the next day – our weekly excursion. I said we could always wing something before my companion said he really wanted to go to Salem to see the House of Seven Gables. I have been… Continue reading The House of Seven Gables – Salem MA
The “Viking Tower” and Other Walking Sights in Newport RI
Newport – where history, conspiracy theory, and the truly weird merge on this impromptu DIY walking tour.