Historic Sites - Page 25

October 4, 2021

Rare Mastodon tooth discovered by 6-year-old boy in Michigan creek

Six-year-old Julian Gagnon discovered a 12,000-year-old rare mastodon tooth in Michigan.

July 21, 2021

Massachusetts driver avoids squirrel, crashes into historic home built by Abraham Lincoln’s ancestor

A teenage driver in Massachusetts last week swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel before crashing into a historic home built by the ancestors of President Abraham Lincoln, according to authorities.

July 5, 2021

Open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings in UK becomes TikTok hit during lockdown

The Black Country Living Museum, an open-air exhibition hall of rebuilt historic buildings, in the United Kingdom got hit hard by the pandemic.

May 3, 2021

Gettysburg battlefield visitor trapped in porta-potty by downed tree

A tree fell on an occupied portable toilet in Gettysburg National Military Park on Friday, trapping a man who was using the john at the historic Civil War battlefield, authorities said. 

April 20, 2021

Harriet Tubman’s lost Maryland home found, archaeologist say

Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s father.

April 6, 2021

Princess Diana’s former apartment will receive English Heritage plaque

English Heritage announced it will be installing a London Blue Plaque at Princess Diana’s former Coleherne Court apartment later this year.

October 13, 2020

Tourist returns stolen artifacts from Pompeii after claiming to suffer curse: 'I was young and stupid'

A Canadian woman has decided to return a handful of artifacts she stole from Pompeii in 2005 in the hopes of ridding herself and her family of a “curse” that has allegedly plagued her ever since.

September 30, 2020

China's domestic tourists to Great Wall warned against climbing 'wild' sections during busy travel week

The Great Wall’s off-limits sections pose great dangers, officials say.

July 6, 2020

Louvre Museum reopens after 4-month coronavirus closure

The world’s most visited museum had been temporarily closed since March 13.

June 15, 2020

After coronavirus closure, Machu Picchu to limit number of tourists upon July reopening

Welcome to Machu Picchu – please wait your turn.