Imagine thousands of gallons of boiling water rushing forth from the earth. Shooting toward the sky, the water forms a…

Mount St. Helens is most famous for its catastrophic eruption in 1980. The active volcano is located in Washington State,…

In 1927, workmen with lively nicknames like “Whiskey Art”, “Palooka”, and “Hoot” quit their regular jobs. They were among the…

In the 1820s, when War of 1812 fighting had ceased in the Niagara Falls region, local hotel owners wanted to…

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky includes the most extensive cave system known in the world. More than 367 miles…

Independence Rock, a natural landmark along the old Oregon Trail, can be found near Casper, Wyoming. The rock was an…

Boston Common is the oldest city park in the United States. The eccentric William Blaxton settled the land, all alone…

Ellis Island in New York Harbor was once the main immigration station for people entering the United States. About a…

Devils Tower is a natural stone formation that rises 1267 feet in the Black Hills of northeastern Wyoming. President Theodore…

Boston’s Faneuil Hall, which has been nicknamed “The Cradle of Liberty”, hosted America’s first political town meeting. Since its construction…