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Walla Walla, Washington

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Site of a tragedy on the Oregon Trail.
Mesa, Arizona

Park of the Canals

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.
The walls of the Octagon Earthworks in Heath, Ohio, form an enclosure large enough to fit four Roman Colosseums.
astronomy

These 2,000-Year-Old Mounds Trace the Path of the Moon

After spending the last century as a golf course, the Octagon Earthworks are now protected—and celebrated—for their ancient Native American origins.
Olivia Young March 5, 2025
Tampa, Florida

Princess Ulele Statues

Tampa’s most famous native royal comes alive in a duo of arresting bronze statues.
Itinerary

The Explorer’s Guide Wyoming’s Captivating History

Discover a world of hidden history in the Cowboy State.
The shallow waters of Windover Pond yielded rich archaeological finds from Florida's Early Archaic Period.
bog bodies

Bog Bodies Lay Hidden in a Florida Pond for More Than 7,000 Years

In the 1980s, archaeologists uncovered 168 ancient skeletons from the peat at the bottom of Windover Pond.
Nicky Nielsen January 22, 2025
Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Dodge Mining Camp Cabin

This 200-year-old cabin was the home of some of the first Wisconsin “badgers” and the site of the broken promises that led to their arrival.
Glenns Ferry, Idaho

Three Island Crossing State Park

At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.
Norton, Massachusetts

King Philip's Cave

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.
Bethany Beach, Delaware

Chief Little Owl

This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.
Cave Creek, Arizona

World's Largest Kachina Doll

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.
Maria Tallchief performing "Firebird" at the New York City Ballet on Sept. 19, 1963.
native americans

Maria Tallchief, America's First Prima Ballerina, Changed Ballet Forever

The first Native American to hold ballet's highest rank, she stunned audiences in "Firebird" 75 years ago.
Shannon Toll November 25, 2024
La Crosse, Wisconsin

'The Lacrosse Players'

This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.
Actress Virginia Gibson, photographed circa 1952, getting into the Thanksgiving spirit in a novel way.
food

7 Surprising Stories About Thanksgiving

Raccoon for dinner, the woman who pitched Thanksgiving, and why turkey isn't even that good.
Roxanne Hoorn November 22, 2024
Team Kwe's 2024 sculpture “Wenabozho and Dadibaajimad Journey on the River of Souls,” illustrating a traditional Ojibwe story of two figures—Wenabozho and his brother Dadibaajimad—on an otherworldly journey.
sculptures

5 Stories for Native American Heritage Month

Celebrating Indigenous artists, chefs, and conservationists this November and all year long.
Roxanne Hoorn November 8, 2024
View from the overlook on Kuwohi of the mountain peaks and ridges of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
mountains

The Tallest of the Great Smoky Mountains Is—Officially—Kuwohi

The return of the indigenous name of Tennessee's highest point has meaning beyond what's on a map.
Seth T. Kannarr and Derek H. Alderman November 4, 2024
List

Tour South Carolina's Living History, Storied Ruins, and Abandoned Haunts

Twice-destroyed churches and derelict mansions await.
North Rim, Arizona

Nankoweap Granaries

Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.