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 ArtsWhy 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 WisconsinThe Southern California Library is more than just a library to its community, ...read more

Location: The A. Philip Randolph monument in Washington, D.C.’s Union StationExpert: Touré Reed, Professor of History at Illinois State UniversityWhy 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, MissoulaWhy It’s Worth a Visit Hull-House started out as a two-story brick house in Chicago’s 19th Ward in 1889. Within decades, however, ...read more

Location: Intersection of Main and Sixth Street in Covington, KentuckyExpert: Sharony Green, Assistant Professor of History at the University of AlabamaWhy 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 MontanaWhy 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 UniversityWhy 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 UniversityWhy 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 UtahIn 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 UniversityWhy 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