Check out this video from Destin of Smarter Every Day with some beautiful slow motion video of Civil War era…
Swords are most people's favorite medieval weapon. But spears have been an important weapon for all of recorded history, and…
The Old Senate Chamber in Philadelphia. The US Senate met here during the first years of the republic. Many decisions…
When the Americans attacked the British Sherry at Germantown in 1777, some British troops barricaded themselves in Cliveden, this imposing…
These bones were sent to President and naturalist Thomas Jefferson by a friend. He first believed them to be the…
When the British captured Philadelphia, Congress fled to York, PA, a rough frontier town. This is a reconstruction of the…
This building, Christ Church in Philadelphia, was the tallest building George Washington ever laid eyes on. When the steeple was…
This baptismal font in Christ Church may be the oldest object in America continually used for the same purpose. William…
We highly recommend that you schedule a visit to Colditz Castle if you are in the area. You can see…
This chair was invented and used by Benjamin Franklin. The bottom flips up to become a step stool. This chair…