Illinois Department of Natural Resources grants funds for student field trips to state historic sites, fostering hands-on ...

Chris Ryder, of Le Claire, Iowa, is partnering with the Lincoln Monument Association on the project to mark the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's death. The association will sell copies of the ...

For a scenic adventure full of places to hike, fish, and enjoy history, visit this small town known for its marble in the ...

It’s spooky season! So we asked one local historian to tell us where the bones lie — specifically skulls. Adam Selzer is an ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. Naude, Virginia Norton, "Sculptural Monuments in an Outdoor Environment," Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of ...

A group of local students recently took a multiple-day field trip to our nation’s seat of democracy, Washington, D.C., to ...

Whitewater’s reputation as filled with legendary figures, curses and communicating with the dead, has real roots that grow ...

Lucknow's architecture showcases a rich tapestry of global influences, from Mughal grandeur and Nawabi elegance to French Gothic and British colonial styles. Claude Martin and Walter Burley Griffin ...

Only a few weeks after Halloween in 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh ...

Galesburg is a hidden gem in western Illinois that offers weekend travelers big value on a modest budget. The downtown area features beautiful brick buildings and wide streets that make you feel like ...

Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum ...

One of the largest tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of renovation. The huge tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 ...