Historic Sites

02
Apr
Gazebo at Oak Hill

Oak Hill

Designed by landscape architect Robert Cridland, the gardens surrounding Martha Berry's home at Oak Hill range from formal garden rooms to woodlands ablaze in spring blossoms.
8 min read
28
Mar
Bellingrath Gardens

Bellingrath Gardens

With stunning azalea blooms in season and carefully landscaped thematic gardens across 65 acres, Bellingrath Gardens enchants with its beauty and its location.
2 min read
21
Mar
Italianate Gardens at MacLay Gardens

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens

One of Florida's finest formal gardens, Alfred B. Maclay Gardens contains one of the most impressive and historic camellia collections in the South.
6 min read
21
Mar
Camellia allee, Middleton Place

Middleton Place

Laid out under a formal landscape architecture plan mirroring European gardens, the gardens of Middleton Place are the oldest of their style in America, started in 1741.
9 min read
17
Mar
Magnolia Gardens

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

At America's oldest public garden, the romantic gardens of Magnolia Plantation flow through natural woodlands and swamps, emphasizing azaleas and camellias.
9 min read
25
Jul
Perrys Monument at sunset

Puttering Around Put-in-Bay

Puttering around Put-in-Bay, Ohio, in a rented golf cart, I was able to explore this island in Lake Erie at a relaxed pace while learning about its history.
9 min read
19
Jul
Space center building framed by arc of sycamore leaves

Race to the Moon: Apollo and Saturn V

It's the Year of Apollo at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and nowhere is that more evident than in the renovations and additions at the massive Apollo/Saturn V Center.
9 min read
17
Jul
First footprints on the moon Apollo 11 NASA

First on the Moon

North of Dayton, surrounded by farms, the Ohio town of Wapakoneta celebrates its biggest claim to fame: it's the hometown of Neil Armstrong and home to the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.
8 min read
16
Jul
Apollo 11 earthrise

Apollo: To the Moon

Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the launch and landing on the moon by Apollo 11 at Kennedy Space Center, and what it means to American and world history.
8 min read
24
Apr
Biking on the Bartram Adventure Tour

On a Bartram Adventure Tour

On a guided Bartram Adventure Tour, we hiked, biked, and paddled to follow the travels of William and John Bartram along the St. Johns River on the newly designated Bartram National Recreation Trail, centered in Palatka, Florida.
12 min read