This living history museum is the heart of Portsmouth, New Hampshire's historic city center.

To understand why the Palmer House is so special, you need only enter the lobby.

Things to do and see in Mystic, Connecticut.

These mushroom houses will win you over.

On the water in historic St. Michaels, Maryland.

A stoic Federal in rural Maine, built circa 1790 and remarkably preserved, has a surprise inside.

Mount Gretna's wooded hills are home to the Pennsylvania National Guard's summer encampment, a church, a meeting camp, and the Pennsylvania Chautauqua.

Learn about the Parson Fisher House Museum in Blue Hill, Maine.

Visit colonial-era homes in the Old South of Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

An authentic stone house vernacular is still strong at this community of new old houses in Pennsylvania.

Explore early Dutch architecture and great estates curated by Delaware’s first family, the Du Ponts.

This idyllic town in northwest Connecticut boasts plenty of well-preserved old houses.

Visitors to Boston often head south to Cape Cod, but there’s year-round attraction to the North Shore with its art and maritime heritage.

A look into the rich history of Eastern Pennsylvania's stone houses and buildings.

With mild temperatures and a bevy of events, summer is an excellent time to visit Boston. Consult our guide to find this summer’s best history-minded happenings.

A local shares his favorite buildings from three centuries of history.

When you're trying to replicate period details in your kitchen, house museums offer a wealth of sleuthing opportunities.