History

You can still go to the beach, even in Pennsylvania! Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania is a sandy peninsula on the coast of Lake Erie, with a beautiful…

Visiting St. Augustine, Florida, is like visiting a vibrant European city. There is nothing like it, or at least very little anyway, here in the United States. It is truly…

Maryland proclaimed 2022 as the “Year of Harriet Tubman,” to celebrate the 200th anniversary of her birth. The most famous Underground Railroad agent in our country’s history, Tubman was born…

By Shuan Butcher Delaware played a key role during the Revolutionary War and in the founding of our country. It got its nickname as “The First State” because it was…

By Gina Gallucci-White Prickett’s Fort was built in 1774 as a way to avoid Native American war parties. Nestled next to the merger of Prickett’s Creek and the Monongahela River…

by Gina Gallucci-White  The United States is a relatively young country and doesn’t have much of the historic architecture of older nations, such as castles (excluding Disney World and Disneyland).…

by Gina Gallucci-White  At Oconaluftee Indian Village in North Carolina, guests are transported back into the 1760s as they watch the Cherokee lifestyle and history come alive through interactive experiences.…

Photos and Words By Shuan Butcher The District of Columbia was not the nation’s first capital. Technically, there were eight cities carried the designation before that city, albeit most of…

Photo and Words By Shuan Butcher Historic hotels provide travelers with a great way to connect to the local community’s sense of place, the unique architecture and ambiance that is…

By Shuan Butcher Women have played a critical role in our nation’s history. And some significant women have lived and worked in the greater DMV region (District of Columbia, Maryland…