Wheeling’s National Heritage Area celebrates Civil War history, West Virginia’s “illegal” statehood and a diverse, quirky industrial legacy.

Visitors say the partially restored factory center in southeastern Pennsylvania offers a fascinating story they never read in history books.

This Polish abolitionist never made it into American school history books, but he made significant contributions to America’s freedom.

The Oil Region National Heritage Area offers lots of history, as well as extensive hiking, biking, equestrian trails and water sports.

“The Great Meadows,” site of the first battle of the French and Indian War, is being restored to look more like it did in 1754.

The birthplace of American laws and way of life offers a complex of free sights for tourists visiting Philadelphia.

Founded by the Swedes in the mid-1600s, this church boasts one of the oldest continuous congregations in the U.S.

Rivers of Steel National Heritage site celebrates industrial and post-industrial history of Pittsburgh region in spray-painted color

The bucolic site in Gettysburg was not only a retreat for the 34th president, but also the site of important meetings with world leaders.

Small things stand out in telling the big story of the Continental Army’s winter encampment during the Revolutionary War.