Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Agnes Kemp, who fought for equality, left marks on Harrisburg that are still visible today.

Some neighborhoods used to be independent communities. Others started out artificially. And some simply don't exist any more.

Monday is Harriet Tubman Day, and archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation found a way to bring her ...

The best outdoor adventure links of the past seven days, from the legend of Old Leatherman to a polar space flight to making ...

Here are three recent graphic novels that can help us to remember resistance against slavery. They follow in the footsteps of ...

Roaming the open road hits differently when your copilot's got floppy ears and a nose that sniffs out adventure before you ...

The Metropolitan line is the oldest underground railway in the world - here's a brief history of the route in four forgotten historic maps.

The bucolic region in southwest England is home to some of the country’s most characterful accommodation, from charming pubs ...

The bucolic region in southwest England is home to some of the country’s most characterful accommodation, from charming pubs ...

The rediscovery of “one of the rarest and most elusive amphibians” in Chile is quite a tale. Philibert Germain, a scientist studying insects, visited a large estate in southern Chile in December 1893.

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

Estimates of the bird population vary, but experts say between 300 to 500 species can be found at various times of the year ...