Jacksonville, Florida
Grave of Laura Adorkor Kofi
The final resting place of "Mother Kofi," a Black minister who was assassinated in the middle of a sermon.
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Jacksonville, Florida
The final resting place of "Mother Kofi," a Black minister who was assassinated in the middle of a sermon.
Jacksonville, Florida
Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.
Jacksonville, Florida
This park commemorates the birthplace and legacy of the brothers who authored a song that has come to be known as the Black National Anthem.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Amelia Island’s oldest independent bookstore is a cozy oasis for literary exploration.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.
Jacksonville, Florida
This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.
Jacksonville, Florida
A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Rockville, Maryland
This library is designed to commemorate the work of the Human Genome Project.
North Bethesda, Maryland
The location where the famed author and abolitionist began his journey to freedom.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Morgantown, West Virginia
The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The legacy of the Ohio-founded Fostoria Glass Company lives on in West Virginia.
Bellaire, Ohio
Collectors keep the story of Ohio Valley glassmaking alive.
Wheeling, West Virginia
The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
Steubenville, Ohio
A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.
Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
New Cumberland, West Virginia
This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.
East Liverpool, Ohio
A storybook church made from a mesmerizing medley of multi-colored stones.
East Liverpool, Ohio
Housing the history of a small Ohio town that is known to some as the pottery capital of the United States.