History

Professor Abe shares the magnificent sights of Gwalior, including some magnificent temples and palaces.

In a city full of Roman buildings and Roman heritage, a new museum looks at the past and its influence on later centuries.

DrFumblefinger loves to visit old mining towns. Leadville, situated high in the Colorado Rockies, was once the second largest city in Colorado. Today it is a sleepy city whose Historic District offers an interesting window into the city's past

On a brief visit to Taos Pueblo and the town of Taos, PHeymont found both less and more than he expected.

Ian Cook shares a detailed history of the story of the Massacre in Glencoe Scotland, whose monument we visit in our Pic of the Day.

Marilyn Jones visits Hoi An, where traders from many cultures have met over long centuries, creating a unique local experience.

The Korean War Veterans' Memorial is an interesting monument in Washington DC. It has several distinctive areas and to DrFumblefinger, had an eerie quality.

The famed 'cabbage' dome of the Secession museum building is minus a few of its golden leaves.

An architectural landmark gets ready for its re-opening, after surviving a long closing and an aborted attempt to drastically change its face.

Ian Cook shares the history of Kilchurn Castle in the Scottish Highlands, along with some memorable monochrome images.

Ian Cook shares photos of a most unusual landscape. As he said, "The beck in Gunnerside Gill flows through a landscape that looks like something from the Lord of the Rings; an orcish encampment perhaps or the abandoned halls of some race of long-dead Men."

Ian Cook beautifully documents the remnants of a smelt mine in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.