We try to get out on a regular basis to tour historic houses, districts and cities around the country. Below are the results of our travels so far.
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St. Augustine: America's first city
Founded in 1565, this city has been inhabited ever since. A tour of its houses offers a window to our past.
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St. Augustine: America's first city (Part 2)
St. Augustine's oldest house
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St. Augustine: America's first city (Part 3)
More houses in America's oldest city
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St. Augustine: America's first city (Part 4)
The Ponce de Leon Hotel
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St. Augustine: America's first city (Part 5)
How to get there, where to stay, what to see.
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Touring Mr. Lincoln's House
A U.S. National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois, this is the only home Abe Lincoln ever owned.
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Touring Mr. Lincoln's House: Inside the home today
A room-by-room visual tour of the house restored to its 1860 appearance.
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Touring Mr. Lincoln's House: Photos through the years
Photographs and drawings from the 1850s onwardof Lincoln's only home.
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Touring Mr. Lincoln's House: Ways & Means
Information on visiting the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois.
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Touring Mr. Lincoln's House: Inside the home today (cont...)
A room-by-room visual tour of the house restored to its 1860 appearance.
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A postcard from the Indian River
Meandering along Florida's Indian River, avoiding a northern snow storm
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A spring postcard
Spring arrives in the North and the Mid-Atlantic ...
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Tigers and reindeer and hares, Oh my!
A postcard from the past: Glen Echo's famed Dentzel carousel, Art Deco buildings and more
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Postcard from the past
Now an cultural arts park, Glen Echo was once a popular trolley amusement park
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Postcard from the past
Glen Echo returns to its roots as a cultural arts park
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Old Fort Western
Along Maine's Kennebec River, this 1754 house and fort illustrates life on the New England frontier
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History reclaimed!
The "Painted Ladies" of Lafayette Square in St. Louis arise victorious for the third time
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The Victorians of Lafayette Square
St. Louis neighborhood an early victim of its own success
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Hard times for Lafayette Square
Age of blight follows devastating cyclone
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Lafayette Square
Rising victorious from the ashes -- for a third time
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Lafayette Square today
"One of the best Painted Ladies neighborhoods in the country..."
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Visit Lafayette Square
Annual Holiday Parlor Tour features "haunted" houses
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South of the Border
Betcha' can't drive past 200 miles of billboards without stopping in to see Pedro...
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''Nothing is plumb, level or square''
At the Smithsonian's folklife festival, master craftsmen talk about restoring -- and loving -- old buildings
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Florida's Kingsley Plantation
Part I: "Very comfortable habitation..." on the St. Johns River
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Florida's Kingsley Plantation
Part II: Anna and Zephaniah Kingsley
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The House of the Seven Gables
Hawthorne's famous domicile still evokes mystery, reverence
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Touring Historic Cape May
This Victorian seaside resort overcomes fire and blight to become a favorite of old house lovers
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Maine's Poland Spring
This source of famed bottled water was a legendary resort in years gone by
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The Maine State Building
This octagonal house was moved piece by piece to its current Poland Spring site. It's a Victorian gem.
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Maine's Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community
Members of this religious community keep the faith - and open their wonderful buildings to the public.
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Season by season
Capturing the essence of New England in photos
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Virginia Victorian Revival
Take a walking tour of Danville's grand mansions
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Postcard from Memphis
Wayside Victorian Village Worth the Walk
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Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Our third president's Virginia country retreat was no cabin in woods. It's a must-see for preservation fans.
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Summer camp at Jefferson's Poplar Forest
This field school caters to campers whose idea of heaven is hands-on training in museum quality research and restoration.