Casa Feliz: The 1933 ‘Happy House’ That Winter Park Moved to Save
At 656 North Park Avenue in Winter Park, a brick Andalusian farmhouse with tiled roofs, arched windows and a leafy courtyard welcomes visitors as Casa...
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Japanese Tea Garden: San Francisco’s Oldest Corner of Calm in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco has a quiet corner where the city slows down on purpose. Inside Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden is, in the words...
Inside the Molly Brown House: Denver’s 1889 Victorian Mansion of the Unsinkable Legend
On a leafy block of Capitol Hill stands one of Denver’s most beloved addresses: the Molly Brown House Museum, the 1889 Victorian home of Margaret...
Carkeek Park: Seattle’s Forest-to-Beach Escape With Salmon, Trains and Puget Sound Views
Some Seattle parks ask you to choose between forest and beach. Carkeek Park, in the Broadview neighborhood of northwest Seattle, happily refuses: its 216 acres...
The Hermitage: Andrew Jackson’s Mansion, Gardens and 1,120 Acres of Tennessee History in Nashville
Nashville is home to one of the best-preserved presidential homes in the United States: The Hermitage, the mansion and estate of Andrew Jackson, the seventh...
Walking Boston’s Black Heritage Trail: Beacon Hill’s Freedom Story, Step by Step
On the north slope of Beacon Hill, Boston tells one of its most powerful stories along a 1.6-mile route: the Black Heritage Trail, linking the...
Hermann-Grima House: A Federal-Style Jewel With a Sunlit Courtyard in the French Quarter
At 820 St. Louis Street, a few steps from the buzz of the French Quarter, the Hermann-Grima House opens its doors to a quieter, older...
Tudor Place: A Federal-Era Mansion and Garden Hidden in Georgetown
Behind a gate at 1644 31st Street NW, Georgetown keeps one of Washington’s most graceful secrets: Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, a model of...
Wooded Island: The Wild Green Heart of Jackson Park
Chicago has a green escape where the city seems to disappear, and it was designed for the whole world to see. Wooded Island, the forested...
Mastodon State Historic Site at 50: Walk Where Mastodons Roamed Near St. Louis
Just south of St. Louis, in Imperial, there is a place where you can walk the ground mastodons once roamed. Mastodon State Historic Site is...