San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Line in the Sand
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
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San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Austin, Texas
A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
St. Augustine, Florida
A market building entangled in St. Augustine's history of slavery and civil rights protest
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.
Mobile, Alabama
Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
This down-home diner has been serving up comfort foods for over 100 years.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.
Warm Springs, Georgia
FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This mobile theater show highlights the story of Hershey through fun facts, unique stories, and plenty of candy samples.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Seattle, Washington
This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.