In Newport, all that glitters is definitely gold….and marble. Once the summer playground of America’s wealthiest industrialists, this coastal Rhode Island enclave became the epicenter of the Gilded…
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A road trip is one of the most memorable ways to see the United States. When you’re in charge of your transportation, you have the freedom to design your trip to your exact preferences and pace. You…
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Three things in life will make a local defend their state to the death: sports, weather and food. And if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere that’s actually respected for the last one, that list…
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From stunning vistas to intimate and cozy restaurants, beautiful beaches, and more, there are many ways to define a romantic getaway. And one state has romantic appeal in droves. Small but mighty…
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The New England aesthetic is as quintessentially charming as they come. White steeple churches poking up from dense thicket, nautical lighthouses balanced on rocky coastlines, and red wooden bridges…
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Newport, Rhode Island, has a rich and compelling African American history that might come as a surprise to anyone who assumes the city's story begins and ends with its collection of Gilded Age…
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Journey around the nation with this interactive map, divided by region or category, and discover American history in a way you’ve never seen before “America is a land of wonders,” wrote Alexis de…
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America’s big Semiquincentennial is here, and the original 13 colonies will be partying like it’s 1776. There are the usual suspects like Philly with its cracked Liberty Bell and Boston with its brick…
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Rosie Rios, the chair of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, doesn’t yet know what she’ll be doing on July 4. “But here’s the beauty of it,” she said. “I have options.” Indeed, 50 years after the…
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With anticipated unveilings including the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, the Hip Hop Museum in New York City and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, 2026 is a great year for…
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