The melting of glaciers and ice sheets is causing seawater levels to rise, threatening the now defunct structure of Alcatraz ...

Alcatraz Island is most famous for its 29-year operation as a prison. Now it's a popular tourist spot that Trump wants to ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Once home to the infamous Medellín cartel, Norman’s Cay is being reinvented as an unlikely outpost of one of the US’s ...

A line on the ground separates the Canadian town of Stanstead and the American town of Derby Line. A library stands right on ...

After the Civil War, 18 veterans of the United States Colored ... In time, 49 families called Unionville home. The village was an island of black self-determination in a sea of white resentment.

north-east of the island. The two volcanoes are not expected to erupt imminently, but it is only a matter of time. The expedition will create data sets and geohazard maps for Greece's Civil ...

At the turn of the twentieth century, some Jewish exiles dreamed of a homeland in Palestine. The Jewish Territorial ...

If you’re a history buff looking for a destination that offers a wealth of must-see historic landmarks, Michigan is the place ...

Sitting on a small, rocky island in the middle of San Francisco ... prison that housed prisoners from the Spanish-American War and Civil War, as well as the site of the West Coast's first ...

From the shores of Hilton Head Island to Charleston's historic district ... In South Carolina's most-visited city, Civil War history buffs can tour Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, shutterbugs ...

The peaks rise above thick mists and rain clouds, giving the mountain its local name—“island in the sky.” Thoko Chikondi The trek to Sapitwa includes rock slabs ... of World War I, poor ...