I am a huge history fan. I love going anywhere that has a lot of history that I can immerse myself into. So, when I found an article on USA Today that talked about where to go in the USA for some good ole American History, I thought THIS will be my next post.
Growing up, my family always took those typical family vacations where we grabbed our tennis shoes, loaded up the sunscreen and broke out the map. My dad is a huge history person as well, so we visited all of those historic cities full of a rich past of our foundations. We went to Williamsburg, Gettysburg, Washington, DC and more. Unfortunately, I was too young to understand the significance of Little Big Top, but I admire our parents for taking us and I have those memories none the less. Ok, so one thing that I have never done is explored any part of the Lewis and Clark Trail, but that is some important stuff! Covering America from East to West, they documented their travels with there hundreds of plants, animals and tribes they discovered. I could just imagine how neat it would be to make that same journey and think of how it has all changed since then. Their books of species looked like this: 
I talked in the last post about Washington DC and how I loved going to all the Smithsonian Museums. I got pretty excited when I saw Abe Lincoln's hat and even the gun that shot him. ( I know that's morbid...I just really like Abe.) The museums along the National Mall vary in subjects and are well worth the visit. And because they are free, you can spend little time in it and not worry about wasting your money! Below is a photo inside the Capitol I took last summer. 
There is another article that offers more cities from the Travel Channel. It suggests cites like Philadelphia, Boston and New York. Maybe I would like New York if I toured the history side of it... It has a lot of history in immigration and an array of cultures. Boston, home of the infamous Tea Party, has a story deep-rooted in America's political evolution. As a final note, all the history isn't in the north! In the south, you have cities like St. Augustine, Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans that all offer history, but of different origins. St. Augustine is very Spanish, Savannah is colonial, Charleston, I hear, is a bigger St. Augustine but less Spanish, and New Orleans has the jazz and voodoo Cajun history. In the west, Texas asks we remember the Alamo, and San Francisco is full of historic city life. 
