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History & heritage
Old towns, forts, memorials and the stories behind them. 825 picks across 322 destinations.
The best of the best
AshevilleBiltmore Estate
America's largest home — George Vanderbilt's 250-room Gilded Age château, set on 8,000 acres with magnificent gardens, a winery, and mountain views.
AtlantaMartin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
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BaltimoreFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
The star-shaped fort whose defense against the British in September 1814 inspired the Star-Spangled Banner, with a free visitor center and film, waterfront grounds and a modest pass for the historic fort itself.
CharlestonFort Sumter National Monument
The harbor fort where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861 — accessible only by ferry, with stunning views of Charleston's historic skyline.
Dallas & Fort WorthThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The former Texas School Book Depository, where the sixth floor tells the story of November 22, 1963 from the window it happened at.
Deadwood, Lead & Spearfish CanyonDeadwood Historic District
A whole gold-rush town preserved as a living Main Street: original brick storefronts, saloons with real history, free street shows, a free self-guided walking tour, and more than thirty casinos tucked behind the facades.
Egmont KeyEgmont Key Lighthouse & Fort Dade
A ghost town with a working heart — the 1858 lighthouse still guides Tampa Bay's ships while Fort Dade's brick streets, gun batteries, and powder magazines crumble around it, walked free once you're ashore and narrated by shorebirds.
Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale Water Taxi
The city's floating transit and its best tour in one ticket — all-day hop-on-hop-off boats working the New River and Intracoastal past mega-yachts and mansion rows, with narration that names the owners.