Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield Schoolhouse Museum
This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
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Smithfield, Virginia
This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.
Gloucester, Virginia
One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
North Bethesda, Maryland
The location where the famed author and abolitionist began his journey to freedom.
Tacoma, Washington
Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.
Church Creek, Maryland
The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.
Berryville, Virginia
A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.
Baltimore, Maryland
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
Annapolis, Maryland
A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.
Seattle, Washington
Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.
Lynchburg, Virginia
The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.
Orlando, Florida
During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.
Hann. Münden, Germany
This cabinet of curiosities contains many special and fantastical objects from around the world.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A unique, playful portrayal of Jesus as a backpacking traveler.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
At this research institute, the chile is king.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Hong Kong
One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.
Seaside, Oregon
Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.
Nordkapp, Norway
This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.
Loja, Ecuador
Using primarily recycled materials, artists transformed this house into a colorful piece of art.
Tomba, Montenegro
One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.