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Florida is often overlooked in conversations about the Civil Rights Movement, but the state—specifically St. Augustine—played an integral role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

Follow paths once walked by Indigenous people, soldiers, enslaved Africans, and overshadowed women, from Georgia to New Hampshire.

Book a storied stay at one of these winners of the 2023 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence.

The Freedom House Museum was a former slave-holding pen for one of the country’s largest slave trading companies. Today, it’s a National Historic Landmark and a museum intent on sharing that difficult past.

From the Muhammad Ali Center to the Camp Nelson National Monument, it features more than 50 locations dedicated to the sometimes lesser-known histories of Black Kentuckians—making it easy to create a meaningful itinerary.

The 2026 expansion adds sites across the South, including a Virginia courthouse tied to the court case “Loving v. Virginia” and two music museums in Nashville.

Hop on a plane or crowd into a car: The history of Black liberation is a road trip away.

From Boston to Bristol, the nation’s birthplace leads the charge in celebrating 250 years of American independence.

From the arrival of the first slave ship through the civil rights era and into the present, Charleston’s Black residents have shaped the Holy City’s food culture, art, music, agriculture, faith, and reputation.

Meet the cooks and stories that keep the Charleston area’s food traditions strong.

In 2026, landmark anniversaries will bring rare exhibitions, heritage festivals, and once-in-a-generation cultural celebrations across Europe, Africa, and the U.S.

People may know this high-desert destination as a quirky art outpost, but a new national historic site underscores a lesser-known part of Marfa’s past.

The Equal Justice Initiative, the nonprofit organization behind Montgomery’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice, is now opening the Elevation Convening Center and Hotel.

Each year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation releases a list of the cultural sites facing the biggest threats in an effort to raise awareness about the risks they face and to protect their future.