Native Americans

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.