History & Culture in the United States

This Art Deco movie palace turned performing arts center lets audiences experience the glamor of showbiz in its heyday.

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

A cemetery and stairs are all that remains of this former church

This historic train depot transports visitors to an early 20th-century world before desegregation

A farmhouse where soldiers left their marks on the walls and attic

The only remaining building from the original 1800 Isle of Wight Courthouse Complex

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.

Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.

This historic eatery pays tribute to the building’s earliest roots as a hardware store.

Celebrating the cultural heritage of Kansas’s premier cowtown.

This single-screen Art Deco theater in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania opened its doors in 1941.

A visionary oral narration project brought new life to Jonesborough.

At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.