Investigators braved freezing temperatures to uncover the dark secrets of a historic prison and military tunnels where ...

Nestled in the border between Nebraska and Iowa is this gorgeous city with incredibly scenic adventures to be had, as well as ...

In the Spring of 1803, the United States acquired the Territory of Louisiana, a largely uncharted tract of wilderness stretching from Canada all the way down to New Orleans, over 800,000 square miles ...

Today, well follow the Lewis and Clark Expedition as they return to civilization. Well also discuss the lives of a few key figures post-expedition. Whatever happened to Sacagawea? Is it true she lived ...

Not perfect, not long-lived, and certainly not small, the Newfoundland is a breed that improves the year — and life — of ...

An initial assessment of the vandalism indicates a person likely used a paintbrush to paint over a portion of the existing ...

And it’s exactly what happened this year the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few bite-sized stories that capture both the ...

Just 25 miles west of Dillon lies Bannack State Park, Montana’s first territorial capital and now one of the best-preserved ghost towns in the country. Walking the main street of this abandoned gold ...

Willard H. Halloway was fined $500 after being found guilty by Justice Fred Bowman for “having 2,251 pounds of salmon during closed season.” Frank Swick, state fish inspector, made the initial ...

So it is worth studying the last time America took over 2m sparsely populated, richly endowed, strateg­ically located square kilometres. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson pulled off the Louisiana ...

St. Louis tends to draw in the biggest crowds of tourists to Missouri, but not far from that famous city is a charming town ...