History

Baltasar Bachero became a hero after he saved the lives of two children nearly run over by an out-of-control mule-drawn carriage.

A fossilized pie discovered during renovations of a traditional English pub is now on display.

This interactive museum is dedicated to the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution” and founder of one of the nation’s earliest boomtowns.

A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.

Abraham Lincoln never visited Wabash, but his statue found a home there.

One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.

JFK's assassin rented a room in the boarding house in the weeks leading up to the 1963 shooting.

World War II Soviet Russian soldiers were buried on the Danish island after the war had ended.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

A trilingual monument marks the site of a Korean independence activist's assassination attempt on a Japanese prince in Taiwan.