Washingtonians in 1860 could take trains directly to Baltimore and from there to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, or the trans-Appalachian West. A journey from Alexandria to Richmond, however, required a ...

Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to ...

A private contractor this month is starting the $3.67 million job of creating a bike and pedestrian path between Town Line Road and Norton Park in Plainville as part of a bigger, more complex task to ...

Once worth millions, these abandoned mansions and castles around the world fell into ruin after fires, wars, and financial ...

Tucked away in the western reaches of South Dakota, approximately 50 miles east of Rapid City, Scenic stands as a time capsule that makes you feel like you’ve accidentally wandered onto a movie set ...

Police are asking for help in locating a 31-year-old man in Armstrong County who is said to be in danger. According to a post ...

Crews blew up the 94-year-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River, making way for a modern replacement.

A quiet Michigan road trip through reclaimed factory sites where nature softens history and slow wandering turns forgotten ...

People enjoy hiking for a variety of reasons, but the Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers an odd but intriguing one.

Removing pollution from former rail lines is helping residents near the Beltline bring new life to their neighborhoods.

Hudson, known as “Hudson the Railroad Puppy,” was three weeks old when he and two other puppies were found injured on ...

After a lost decade, he was saved by World War II, with work available in the Portland and Vancouver shipyards for almost ...