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St. Mary's Seminary Chapel

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971, St. Mary's Chapel was constructed for the Suplician priests of St. Mary's Seminary, and is the oldest Roman Catholic Seminary in the United States. Built between 1806 and 1808 by the notable American ...

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Pascault Row

This handsome row of eight three-and-one-half story dwellings is Baltimore's last remaining example of early 19th-century townhouses. In 1819, wealthy merchant Louis Pascault built the rowhouses, now called Pascault Row. They represent an important phase in the evolution of the ...

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Old Pine Street Station

The Old Pine Street Station, or Western District Police Station was built between 1877 and 1878. Designed by Francis E. Davis, it is an elaborately decorated, High Victorian Gothic building. The Baltimore Police Department constructed the building to improve working ...

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Edgar Allan Poe House

"The little house in the lowly street with the lovely name," is how American author, Poet and critic Edgar Allan Poe described the two-bay, two-and-a-half story brick building where he resided from 1833 to 1835. Poe was born in Boston ...

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Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station

The National Historic Landmark Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station is a collection of three interrelated buildings standing on the oldest railroad terminal site in the country. The fledgling Baltimore & Ohio Railroad established its headquarters at ...

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St. Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum

For history buffs, there is a circa 1710 blunderbuss. For popular culture fans, there's Jack Sparrow's sword.

At the Pirate Museum in downtown St. Augustine, you can stand on the deck of a replicated pirate ship, light a reproduction of ...

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Kingsley Plantation

From a singular past that includes the story of one woman’s path from slave to slave owner, Jacksonville’s Kingsley Plantation now welcomes visitors to a place of solitude, retreat and reflection.

The two-mile-long, sandy dirt lane that leads visitors to ...

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Fort Mose Historic State Park

Discovered only 25 years ago, this remarkable landmark is now a museum and state park that reveals a glimpse into St. Augustine’s lesser known history.

St. Augustine, founded 42 years before Jamestown and 55 years before the Pilgrims arrived on ...

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Angell and Phelps Chocolate Factory

Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory shows off its inner workings for 500 to 1,000 visitors a day. Try the dark chocolate-covered potato chip.

"Would you like to try our chocolate?"

The offer comes from a beaming, apron-wearing woman greeting customers ...

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Biscayne National Park

Ever fancy yourself exploring sunken wrecks off a tropical island? Swimming past reefs and schools of snapper as the hull of an ancient clipper appears in the hazy blue? Now the Biscayne National Park service can make those Indiana Jones ...

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