Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
In New York Harbor, two of the icons of American history. Marilyn Jones recommends combining your trip to experience both.
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Mystic Seaport: A Walk Along the Shore
Take a step into the past with PHeymont at a museum of museums and living history in Connecticut
Goldfield, Nevada
Goldfield is an old gold-mining town, largely abandoned, but with some of its history on display.
Philipse Manor Hall: Colonial History on Display
Jonathan L visits a historic site in Yonkers, New York, with strong links to colonial history
Canada lists more historic lighthouses
Canada gives protected status to two 20th-century lighthouses that replaced 19th-century originals.
Haymarket Monument, Chicago
An unusual monument to a labor movement struggle in Chicago that sparked organizing around the world, still draws expressions of solidarity.
On Rue Galande, Paris
Two ancient houses survive, side-by-side on one of Paris's oldest streets.
History Lesson: Delaware's Brandywine Valley
Stephanie shares some of the delightful and interesting sites on a visit to the Brandywine Valley in Delaware.
Corning Museum: The World Through Glass
A museum of, for and about glass covers a wide range of time and purpose in a stunningly beautiful setting.
Cathedral of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon, Brussels (Where Gumbo was 396)
Gumbo was visiting a beautiful historic Cathedral in old Brussels, in the Sablon neighborhood of the city.
Gladewater: An East Texas Gem
A trip to a small East Texas town with Marilyn Jones, who finds it holds more attraction than one might think!
Ithaca Falls: Beauty and History
PHeymont enjoys a visit to Ithaca, New York's close-in falls and learns a bit of their history.
A Bevy of Churches, Elmira, New York
PHeymont explores the beauty and hidden history of a group of churches in Elmira, New York
Brooklyn's Lost City Hall
PHeymont explores the ups-and-downs of Brooklyn's iconic Borough Hall, built when Brooklyn was an independent city.
Air France: First and Last at TXL
Air France was the first to land a commercial flight at Berlin's then-new Tegel Airport, and it will be the last to take off.