Muppet High

We figure WMATA must really like Auntie Anne’s pretzels or something, because why else would they have five separate stations share their name with a shopping mall? Either way, if you do wind up at Prince George’s Plaza, you will be bound to see some students from Northwestern High School, and if you do, ask them about their school’s history because it’s quite interesting. (Note: don’t actually ask them, that would be weird.)

Established in 1951, Northwestern High School has been the home to music legends like John Fahey, sports stars like Len Bias, and most notably, Jim Henson. It was at NHS where Henson took his first class in puppeteering and discovered his love for it. The school now honors the original Muppeteer with The Jim Henson Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, encouraging high school students that playing with puppets may not be so lame after all.