History

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

Essential to the history of early American religious freedom and home to the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.

This 16th century church is Goa's fascinating connection with Croatia.

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.

This blue plaque memorializes the first person to be murdered on a railway train.

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.

Tampa’s most famous native royal comes alive in a duo of arresting bronze statues.

A well-preserved, 19th-century Irish workhouse recounts a grim time in the country’s history.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

Imitations of Chinese coins were minted here for foreign trade before Japan got its own currency.

Visit a section of the historic wall that once divided Berlin in the heart of Columbus, Ohio.