History

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

A college in rural Kansas founded to prepare the country for an impending World War III.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

Where the oil industry began.

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.