Radovljica's Medieval Old Town, Slovenia
DrFumblefinger is charmed by the well-preserved Medieval core of Radovlijica, Slovenia.
History
Shanghai Makes a Big Impression
Shanghai is China's most populous city and, as Barry Barford discovered, it is surprisingly cosmopolitan.
Railroad museum joins Underground Railroad
The physical railroads played a part in the Underground Railroad, which will be explored by new exhibits at the B&O Railroad Museum in Maryland.
New exhibit broadens Yosemite's history
A new Yosemite History Center is being developed, with the first step an exhibit highlighting Chinese laborers who helped build the park in the 1880s
Legacy Museum expands space and view of slavery
The Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama is re-opening with an expanded view of slavery and its legacy.
A Visit to the Ancient City of Anuradhapura
Gumbo visits the ancient city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. The city dates back to the time before Christ and contains some interesting historic sites.
Nature's Calendar: Tree Rings
An ancient Douglas fir in Mount Rainier National Park counts the years from the 13th century in its rings
Sforza Castle, Milan
DrFumblefinger visits the historic home of the wealthy and influential Sforza family in Milan, and is especially pleased to see Michelangelo's final work,,the Pietà Rondanini.
Mount Rainier's Trail of the Shadows
A short and easy trail in Mount Rainier National Park offers insights into a living environment as well as a small slice of human history.
The Four Saint Peters of Strasbourg
A long and curious history has left Strasbourg with four churches sharing the same name, two Protestant and two Catholic, and all worth seeing.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
Jonathan L takes a walk around the historic Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah
Harry S. Truman's "Little White House," Key West
DrFumblefinger visits the winter vacation/working residency of President Harry S. Truman, located in Key West.
Arbaer: Visiting Iceland's not-so-distant past
Reykjavik's open-air museum is on a farm that was worked for hundreds of years, but the museum's focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries.
Telfair Museum, Savannah, Georgia
Join Jonathan L for a tour of an unusual legacy and a fascinating museum that melds art and history.
A Merciful Man and a Hidden History
PHeymont's stroll through Philadelphia led him to an unusual, and seemingly uncommemorated, piece of American history.