Historic Towns Of America - Travel Discovery Website
Historic Towns Of America is a premiere travel discovery website featuring America's most historic attractions, hidden gems, unique sites, oldest places and more.
We are cited by many reputable organizations and institutions including The New York Department of Economic Development, Wikipedia, The Historical Marker Database, SUNY New Paltz College , World Record Academy , Museum Odense and Arch Inform.
Established in 2019 by a small group of lifelong friends that have a passion for American history and travel, our website is ads free! This means you can enjoy reading through all the highly interesting content without those overly annoying pop up ads.
Our mission is to offer you the best vacation deals while increasing the education and awareness of our Nation's history. We personally document historic places while sharing our findings and experiences with the world.
What makes us stand out from all other travel discovery websites?
We have the unique distinction of personally visiting every one of the spectacular places presented on this site.
All content posted on our website is our own unique material to help you plan your unforgettable vacation destination!
We have also teamed up with the travel industry's top online booking agencies. This means we are able to, not only provide a first hand experience with compelling photos and content, but also offer you access to hotels, car rentals flights, events tickets and more.
We take pride in helping traveling enthusiasts plan trips to countless fascinating locations. Be sure to follow us as we continue to expand our ever growing list of historic towns, oldest places, America's firsts and honorable mentions for you to visit.
Historic Towns Of America Timeline:
October 2019 - Historic Towns
Historic Towns Of America was established in October 2019 during our very first historic excursion to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The idea of our travel discovery website came about when exploring Gettysburg and falling in love with its history.
We decided then and there, we wanted to do our part to help expand the education and awareness of American history.
March 2020 - Oldest Places
During our excursions of America's most historic towns, we discovered that these towns were also home to some of the oldest sites in the Nation.
As a result, we expanded our brand to include the oldest places in America.
The Pennypack Creek Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (America's oldest bridge) was officially the first oldest site we documented.
January 2021 - Notable Mentions
The Historic Towns Of America brand expanded once again. This time we added our Notable Mentions category.
While traveling to America's most historic towns and oldest places, we came across some unique sites that were certainly worthy of a notable mention.
Our first site listed as a Notable Mention was Walkway Over the Hudson (formerly named Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge). It is the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world.
August 2021 - YouTube Shorts
With the popularity of YouTube Shorts growing exponentially, we decided to create our YouTube Shorts account and post our archived videos.
Since then, we have created a YouTube Short whenever visiting a historic location. And as of 2024 we have well over 100 videos for our viewers to enjoy.
Our very first short video was taken during our visit to The Gettysburg National Military Park. That video was converted to a YouTube Short version and posted to the YouTube platform.
May 2023 - 100th Destination !
Historic Towns Of America visits our 100th destination!!
Our team of explorers reached an impressive milestone by visiting our 100th historic site! Quite the celebration.
Our 100th visited site was Old Oaken Bucket Pond Dam, the oldest dam in America, located in Scituate, Massachusetts.
April 2024 - America's Firsts
The Historic Towns Of America brand expands yet again. Our America's First category was added.
The first historical site to be added to our America's First category was The Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts.
It is was designated as the first National Historic Site in America on March 17, 1938.
October 2024 - Celebrating 5 years!
Our Historic Towns Of America brand celebrates 5 years in October of 2024!
Don't forget to support us as we continue to grow, adding many more historical sites on the way.
We are deeply honored and privileged to contribute to the spread of knowledge about American history!