After a long day in the laboratory in 1932, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering walked out into the chilly Michigan evening with specially prepared petri dishes, called cough plates, in tow. The two scientists were on a mission to collect bacteria in the wild: one by one, they ...read more

It was a normal, rainy Tuesday in 1912 when 18-year-old Elizabeth Foley found herself in the midst of an armed robbery. She had been walking home with a male colleague from the bank when someone came up behind them. In a flash, the robber swung his arms high and smashed her male ...read more

Location: Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital site, New York, New YorkExpert: Wendy Kline, Professor of History at the Purdue College of Liberal Arts Why It’s Worth a Visit No place in America better reflects the nation’s long history of immigration than New York’s Ellis Island. ...read more

Location: The open-access archives of the Southern California Library in Los Angeles, California.Expert: Cindy I-Fen Cheng, Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin The Southern California Library is more than just a library to its ...read more

Location: The A. Philip Randolph monument in Washington, D.C.’s Union StationExpert: Touré Reed, Professor of History at Illinois State University Why it’s worth a visit: Thousands of people pass by a significant historic monument every day at Washington D.C.’s Union Station ...read more

Location: The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago, IllinoisExpert:  Anya Jabour, Regents Professor of History at The University of Montana, Missoula Why It’s Worth a Visit Hull-House started out as a two-story brick house in Chicago’s 19th Ward in 1889. Within decades, ...read more

Location: Intersection of Main and Sixth Street in Covington, KentuckyExpert: Sharony Green, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama Why You Should VisitLocal shops and taverns, a tree-lined walkway and picnic tables surround this intersection in Covington, ...read more

Location: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene, KansasExpert: Michael Mayer, Professor of History at the University of Montana Why It’s Worth a VisitFor much of American history, presidents donated their papers to the Library of Congress, ...read more

Location: Ybor City Historic District in Tampa, FloridaExpert: Chris J. Castañeda, Professor of History at California State University Why it’s worth a visit Historic Ybor City has a past defined by entrepreneurship. Located in the northeastern corner of Tampa, Florida, this ...read more

Location: Forbes House Museum, in Milton, MassachusettsExpert: Anthony Sammarco, Author and Lecturer at Boston University Why It’s Worth a Visit Just south of Boston, this 1833 Greek Revival mansion sits atop a hill, holding an intriguingly varied mix of historic objects. ...read more

Location: Bear River massacre site in Preston, Idaho.Expert: Bob Goldberg, History Professor at University of Utah In 1863, a terrible event occurred at Bear River on the border of Utah and Idaho: the massacre of nearly 500 Shoshone men, women and children. California Volunteer ...read more

Location: The ancient Newark Earthworks in Newark, OhioExpert: Lucy Murphy, Professor of History at Ohio State University Why It’s Worth a Visit In the grassy hills of Newark, Ohio, you could almost walk by one of the American continent’s ancient wonders—if you didn’t know what ...read more