History in the United States

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

This unique piece of land is home to a patented artificial lake and the remains of an old Girl Scout camp.

Visit a church sculpted from hardened lava.

The site of an improbable and ill-fated attempt to use dammed floodwaters for irrigation.

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.

The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.

Two stone markers honor the Nipmuc people who first settled here millennia ago.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.