Carlsbad Caverns

The caverns in Carlsbad, New Mexico are one of the most renowned cave systems in the United States. 16-year-old Jim White discovered the caves in 1898, and in 1915, the first photographs of the caves by Ray V. Davis stimulated ...

San Xavier del Bac

Nine mile south of Tucson, Arizona, the Mission of San Xavier del Bac stands as a symbol of the blending of Native American and European cultures.

Construction of the church began in the late 17th Century, by Jesuit Father Eusebio ...

Bayside History Museum

Join us this year for three exceptional exhibits: 100-year celebration of scouting, featuring Maryland's first permanent Boy Scout camp, "Camp Theodore Roosevelt;" 100th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of North Beach; and the Celebration of Captain John Smith ...

Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary

This 100-acre ecological sanctuary includes the northernmost naturally occurring stand of bald cypress trees in America. A nature trail features an elevated boardwalk. The Nature Center houses live animals and exhibits. Classes, demonstrations, field trips and special programs are offered ...

Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory

Us versus Them!

In 1949, the Soviet Union successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon. American Physicists Ernest O. Lawrence and Edward Teller were both affiliated with the Manhattan Project and supported the creation of a second laboratory to facilitate the ...

House at Otowi Bridge

Follow the original train tracks out of Los Alamos, New Mexico to find the house at Otowi Bridge.

Owned by Edith Warner, the house served as the only place the community of scientists could get away to. Los Alamos, where ...

Bay Bridge

Although, the longest suspension bridge in the world when opened in 1936, the San Francisco Bay Bridge still loomed in the shadow of its iconic sister, the Golden Gate Bridge. Completed within 6 months of each other, the two structures, ...

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The Cabazon Dinosaurs are a roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, just off Interstate 10.

The two largest dinosaurs, Mr. Rex the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Ms. Dinny, the Apatosaurus, are both viewed by 12 million people each year as they travel ...

Escambia High School

Escambia High School opened in 1958 as an all-white high school to accommodate the southwestern portion of Escambia county. The school quickly grew in population exceeding enrollment of all other county schools with over 2000 students within Escambia's first five ...

Battle of Santa Rosa Island

In the early morning hours of October 9th, 1861, 1,200 confederate soldiers made their way across Pensacola Bay intent on capturing Union held Fort Pickens on the Western tip of Santa Rosa Island. This attack marked a culmination of tensions ...