Harry P. Leu Gardens features three miles of paved scenic walkways that take you through fifty acres of southern styled gardens including: America's largest Camellia collection outside California; three acres of idea gardens for weekend projects; the largest formal rose garden in Florida; a house museum dating from the 1880's; two acre tropical stream garden; vegetable and herb garden; butterfly garden; and palm, bamboo and cycad gardens.
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Ysleta Mission El Paso, Texas |
The church was partially destroyed during a disastrous fire in 1907, but was reconstruc |
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Christ Episcopal Church Napoleonville, Louisiana |
One of the oldest Episcopal churches west of the Mississippi River, Christ Episcopal Ch |
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Castillo De San Marcos National Monument St. Augustine, Florida |
Begun in 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos is the last 17th century fort left in the Uni |
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North Hill Preservation District Pensacola, Florida |
North Hill is one of the largest residential historic districts in the State of Florida |
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Fort Sam Houston Museum Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Exhibits at the Fort Sam Houston Museum depict the history of the installation in chron |
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Fort Washington Fort Washington, Maryland |
At this 180-year-old fort visitors explore the the outer defense for Washington, DC dur |
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Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of the Civil War, |
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Fort Douglas Fort Douglas, Utah |
The 1862 fort was built to protect telegraph and railroad lines from the Indian populat |
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First Territorial Capitol Fort Riley, Kansas |
Governor Andrew Reeder picked this location, away from the proslave |
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Fort Union National Monument Watrous, New Mexico |
Fort Union was established in 1851 as the guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. |
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Fort Negley Nashville, Tennessee |
At the Visitors Center, the film, "The Fall of Nashville" reenacts how the Union Army c |
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Battle Of Plattsburgh Center And War Of 1812 Museum Plattsburgh, New York |
The Battle of Plattsburgh Association runs the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Cente |
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Fort Dallas And The William Wagner House Miami, Florida |
Located in Miami's Lummus Park, Fort Dallas and the William Wagner House offer unique i |
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Scotchtown Beaverdam, Virginia |
Charles Chiswell obtained 9,976 acres on what was then the western part of New Kent Cou |
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Rippavilla Plantation Spring Hill, Tennessee |
The mission of Rippavilla Plantation, Incorporated is to preserve, restore and interpre |
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Historic Rosedale Plantation Charlotte, North Carolina |
The neighbors called it "Frew's Folly," though the reason remains obscure. |
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Riversdale House Museum Riverdale Park, Maryland |
This beautifully restored 19th century estate, which offers tours to the public, was ho |
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Brandywine Battlefield Park Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania |
On September 11, 1777, the Patriot army under George Washington came face to face with |
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Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Patriotism during the Civil War was deep-rooted, and over 6 |
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Fort Toulouse/fort Jackson Wetumpka, Alabama |
Nestled at the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers 15 miles north of Montgome |
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Fantasy Of Flight Museum Polk City, Florida |
The stunning art deco facility is a perfect setting to display this priceless collectio |
Famous writers including Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and the Alcotts turned Sleepy Hollow Cemetery into our country’s first conservation project.
Native American peoples and the lands they possessed loomed large for Washington, from his first trips westward as a surveyor to his years as President.
In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln embodied leading in a time of polarization, political disagreement, and differing understandings of reality.
A hundred years ago, America was rocked by riots, repression, and racial violence.
During Pres. Washington’s first term, an epidemic killed one tenth of all the inhabitants of Philadelphia, then the capital of the young United States.
Now a popular state park, the unassuming geological feature along the Illinois River has served as the site of centuries of human habitation and discovery.
The recent discovery of the hull of the battleship Nevada recalls her dramatic action at Pearl Harbor and ultimate revenge on D-Day as the first ship to fire on the Nazis.
Our research reveals that 19 artworks in the U.S. Capitol honor men who were Confederate officers or officials. What many of them said, and did, is truly despicable.
Here is probably the most wide-ranging look at Presidential misbehavior ever published in a magazine.
When Germany unleashed its blitzkreig in 1939, the U.S. Army was only the 17th largest in the world. FDR and Marshall had to build a fighting force able to take on the Nazis, against the wishes of many in Congress.
Roast pig, boiled rockfish, and apple pie were among the dishes George and Martha enjoyed during the holiday in 1797. Here are some actual recipes.
Born during Jim Crow, Belle da Costa Greene perfected the art of "passing" while working for one of the most powerful men in America.