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George Washington's Mount Vernon Saved by Association of Ladies
Mount Vernon was George Washington’s beloved home and sucessful business. While at war, or as the first President of the United States, he kept in touch with the managers about the details of the...
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Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon at her Amherst, Massachusetts Home
Emily Dickinson wrote 1789 poems, according to the Emily Dickinson Museum, and they will all be read in a daylong Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon. The annual marathon reading will begin at 7 am on...
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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco welcomes visitors to California
The Golden Gate Bridge is featured in films and television shows as the symbol of San Francisco, California, and even the United States. While local residents use the bridge for commuting, tourists go...
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Historic Pete's Tavern in New York City Operating Since 1864
Pete’s Tavern in New York City first opened in1864. A tavern has operated in this location every since, which gives them the claim to being the oldest continueously operating bar and restaurant in New...
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Peanuts Cartoons are naturally green and environmentally funny (Photos)
The Peanuts cartoons by Charles M. Schulz were environmentally friendly long before being green was fashionable. Snoopy was especially fond of getting out into the big outdoors, whether on his own, or...
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Free admission to museums across the country on September 25, 2010
Museums across the country will be participating in the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on Saturday, September 25, 2010. The magazine has been sponsoring this event for six years to encourage people...
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Happy 60th Birthday to the Peanuts comic strip gang
The first Peanuts comic strip was published in just seven newspapers on October 2, 1950. The Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California is planning a new exhibition to celebrate the...
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The Vietnam Experience, A Soldier’s Story in Petaluma, California
The Petaluma Historical Museum in California has a new exhibit, “The Vietnam Experience, A Soldier’s Story,” which will run through November 28.Petaluma has been considered a typical American hometown...
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The buck stops at Harry Truman’s Independence, Missouri
Harry Truman was proud of his Missouri roots, and talked about his home often. When his term as president ended, he and his wife, Bess, retired to their Missouri and lived in Independence. The city...
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Merchant House Museum in New York City ghosts, a funeral, and photos of the dead
The Merchant’s House Museum in New York City was built in 1832 at 29 East Fourth Street. This Federal-style brick row house was home to the family of Seabury Tredwell, a wealthy merchant, for 98...
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Casino Landmark in Avalon on Catalina Island, California
The Casino is the historic landmark at the end of the harbor in Avalon, the town on Catalina Island. This island of Catalina has long been a favorite summer getaway for the rich and famous, as well as...
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Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips for Grades 4-8
Colonial Williamsburg is offering and Electronic Field Trip series to explore the issues in American Politics. These field trips are part of the distance learning programs produced by Colonial...
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Oral histories from Ellis Island in New York Harbor now on Ancestry.com
Ellis Island is famous as the place where immigrants entered the United States. It was opened in 1892, and while it didn’t close until 1954, long before that most people were not being processed on...
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Has Ohio or Virginia produced the most presidents?
Virginia has long claimed that more presidents have come from Virginia than from any other state, but some people in Ohio have a different opinion. Who gets credit for William Henry Harrison.Many...
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Pittsburgh’s Clinton Furnace marks its history as a steel city
Pittsburgh is known as the steel city, and even calls its football team the Steelers. Today the city is now a beautiful riverfront city with universities, good restaurants, museums, and new...
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Walking tour of New York NoHo district including the city’s first skyscraper
In the 1800s the area north of Houston was a fashionable residential neighborhood. In 1832, the wealthy merchant Seabury Tredwell moved his family into the house at 29 East Fourth Street. The Tredwell...
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Matterhorn Mountain at Disneyland is a Southern California landmark
The Matterhorn is a landmark in Orange County, California. When Walt Disney came up with his plan for Disneyland, he decided to put it in the orange orchards far out of the usual Southern California...
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Colonial Williamsburg explores money with dollars, farthings and fables (Photos)
How much did the Dutch really pay for the island of Manhattan in 1626? Which river did George Washington throw a coin across, if he threw one at all? Could a coin protect you from witchcraft?The new...
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Holiday decorations at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia (Photos)
Colonial Williamsburg continues colonial traditions with their activities and decorations for the holiday season. This is a place to escape the tinsel trees and plastic world and enjoy a natural and...
View ArticleDine in historic places for New York’s Restaurant Week
New York City is one of the best places in the world for dining out, and restaurant week provides the opportunity for a bargain price. However, the city of New York provides historic places which are...
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