Historic Sites

Historic Sites

From ancient dwellings to restored buildings to re-creations of villages, historic sites help us make sense of the past through seeing a sliver of it firsthand.
23
Sep
Crescent Hotel

Haunted by Eureka Springs

Discover the weird in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a Victorian village in the Ozarks with both gruesome ghosts and Wild West history.
7 min read
09
Jun
Jim Tate, Gettysburg Guide

Touring Gettysburg Battlefield

For a detailed tour of Gettysburg National Military Park, make sure you go with a Licensed Battlefield Guide from the oldest professional guide service in the United States, the Gettysburg Guides.
6 min read
29
May
Pedro Miguel Locks Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

A trip through the Panama Canal on a small ship lets you see the working operations of the century-old locks of one of the top engineering marvels of the world.
7 min read
12
May
The fortress of Ali Pasha

Byzantine Echoes in Ioannina

Founded by the Emperor Justinian in the 6th Century AD, the Greek city of Ioannina retains echoes of its Byzantine past in its historic sites and its artisans of the present.
5 min read
09
Apr
Ramble on the new Hinson Trail

Ramble on the new Hinson Trail

The newly opened Hinson Trail, a loop south of Marianna along the Chipola River Greenway, is truly scenic, rugged, unusual, and historic.
4 min read
01
Mar
Goodwood

Goodwood Museum and Gardens

Florida's antebellum charm shines at Goodwood Museum and Gardens, where the wealth of generations fills the home and the grandeur of heirloom gardens provides a peaceful setting.
7 min read
26
Oct
Cumberland Island

Backpacking Cumberland Island

Wander an offshore wilderness where wild horses roam: plan a backpacking trip to Cumberland Island, the southernmost of Georgia's famed Sea Islands.
5 min read
02
Sep
A living room straight out of the early 1950s with a wall of books, radio, TV, and toaster

Carl Sandburg's Home

Great authors, creative souls, artistic minds need time and space and a well to dip into for inspiration. Carl Sandburg found it in the mountains of North Carolina.
2 min read
25
Feb
Stone arch like a portal into a forest

Gateway to Gathland

At Gathland State Park in Maryland, this smaller stone arch is almost forgotten with the heavy significance of the War Correspondents Memorial arch nearby.
1 min read
08
Jan
Petroglyphs carved in stone face

Kinomagewapkong: Rocks that Teach

Hidden in deep woods in the rocky, lake-dotted landscape northeast of Toronto, a sacred treasure is etched in stone: the petroglyphs of Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Kinomagewapkong, the rocks that teach.
2 min read