Dripping Springs Natural Area

In the late nineteenth century, Colonel Eugene Van Patten, a former confederate soldier, homesteaded property in the Organ Mountains above Las Cruces, New Mexico. He built a two-story 14-room stone resort, complete with dining room and a concert hall. Originally ...

Charlestown Navy Yard

Established in 1800, the Charlestown Navy Yard served the American fleet throughout each of the nation’s wars until it’s closing in 1974. During this period, the navy yard produced more than two hundred warships and repaired thousands. From its inception ...

Archibald Smith Plantation Home

The Union gun fire echoed through the morning mist in the small southern town of Roswell, Georgia as the Smith family packed up their belongings, not knowing if they would ever return to their beloved home. The Archibald Smith Plantation ...

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum

A light that has guided St. Augustine for 137 years, this historic stie displays the varied lives that have been part of the town's history. This site not only includes a lighthouse but a museum with an array of tours ...

The Villa Zorayda

Built before the Ponce de Leon Hotel and the first poured cement building in St. Augustine, the Villa Zorayda is one of the hidden gems in the Historic Downtown area. Franklin W. Smith, a wealthy Bostonian, originally built the Villa ...

Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail

U.S. National Leprosarium Dormitories

These dormitories were built in 1940 at the site of the U.S. National Leprosarium, the only inpatient hospital for research and treatment of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy). The facility provided a home for 4,500 victims of Hansen's Disease, once considered to ...

Indian Camp (Woodlawn) Plantation

In 1857, during the period of Greek revival architecture (1820-1860), sugarcane planter Robert Camp built Indian Camp Plantation, deigned by architect Henry Howard. On Persac's map of the Mississippi, c1858, the tract of land is identified as "Woodlawn." The mansion ...

Toole Park - Salish Campground

The Salish Indians have a long and storied history in this valley. The area where you are standing was once used by the Salish to harvest bitterroot, a dietary staple for Indian tribes in the region. Every spring, the Salish, ...

Northern Pacific Railroad Depot

In the early twentieth century, railroads provided remote communities with a vital link to the outside world. The 1883 arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad provided reliable transportation for the people of Missoula and served as a commercial boon for ...