Located at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula, it commemorates the landing of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542.

Circular sandstone fort in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City.

Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico.

Unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site.

Modern reconstruction of colonial fort on original site.

Reminders of this earliest contact between Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonials: the ruins of four mission churches and the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas.

First shots of the American Civil War were fired here on January 9, 1861, and the Battle of Fort Sumter raged from April 12 to April 13.

Fort Erie is a major port of entry to Canada from Buffalo, New York, yet it also has a rich past, and this Fort Erie Tourism website reveals activities relating to the War of 1812's battle of Fort Erie.

A collection of maps of the state of New York, including links to city maps, historical city maps, and maps of National Parks, Monuments, and historical places.

A collection of city maps, historical city maps, and maps of national parks, monuments, and historic sites in North Carolina.

A full description of this superb project is given here, along with a link to the actual project website. It is basically a database of all significant Gothic monuments in France and includes over twenty thousand photographs and...

Take an online tour of Thailand, learning about the country's festivals, special events, and tourist activities. Great source for general information about Thailand, including facts about its history, religion, geography, economy, social...

The ancient city of Bosra, a World Heritage site, is located in Syria. It was the capital of Arabia under the Romans, and sits along the route to Mecca taken by ancient travelers. It has monuments from the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and...

A brief overview of the structures and monuments constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Features historical photographs of these men, as well as two of their major accomplishments.

A collection of West Virginia maps, including city maps and maps of national parks, monuments, and historic sites.

A collection of maps of the state of New Hampshire, including a few maps of cities and important national monument and historical areas.

A collection of state, city and historical maps of Ohio. Also includes maps of national parks and monuments in the state.

A map of Berlin, Germany in 1914, showing the inner city with major streets, canals and the River Spree, and a numbered reference key to embassies, museums, theaters, hospitals, monuments, and historical landmarks.

A plan from 1903 for city of modern Jerusalem, showing prominent churches, hospitals, and religious monuments. The map shows the Armenian Quarter, Jewish Quarter, Moslem Quarter, and Christian Quarter of the city within the walls,...

A road map of the Sieur de Monts National Monument in Maine, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the roads on Mt. Desert Island, Bar Harbor, and the coastal features of Frenchman's Bay and Blue Hill Bay.

A plan of the Battle of Concord, Massachusetts, at the opening of the American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775). Explanation of the Plan: (1) Lexington Road; (2) Hills and high land where the liberty pole stood; (3) center of the town,...

A map of a section of the Scioto Valley in south-central Ohio, in the vicinity of Chillicothe, showing the ancient monuments built by the Mound Builders of the Hopewell tradition. The letters A, B, C, etc. mark the ancient sites....

A pictorial map of Virginia from 1921, showing its capital, Richmond and other major cities and inland waters. It also gives the population for each city shown. It also contains pictorial representations of Houdon's Statue of Washington,...

A map from 1832 of the Niagara River between Queenston and Chippewa. During the War of 1812, the Niagara region became an important battleground. Fort Niagara was located on the American side and Fort George was located on the Canadian...