The Olympics remain very much present, winter and summer in Lake Placid. Athletes come to the area to train at one of the nation's finest sports complexes. You can visit these facilities and even watch athletes in training.
..Read MoreRent a car and explore this neck of the woods. Forested lands that go on forever, it seems, often concealing secluded slices of heaven.
..Read MoreThey were a hardy bunch and they came looking for gold and silver. Some found it, most did not. Today, two miner's towns stand in mute testimony to what a miner's life was like back in 1881.
..Read MoreThe Sun Valley Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau has teamed together with area enthusiasts and organizations to celebrate the life of world-renowned writer Ernest Hemingway.
..Read MoreThe history of the Poconos come home in any one of the first-rate museums dotting the region. Trains, living history, or Houdini, take your pick.
Steamtown USA National Historic Site (888-693-9391, 570-340-5200; http://www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm) in Scranton. Renovated railroad stations and artifacts of the era when steam ruled transportation in the United States.
..Read MoreThe "Walking through Banff" History Brochure can be picked up free of charge at the Banff Town Hall, the Visitor Information Centre and many local businesses. It is an excellent way to experience the roots of Banff's unique community character.
..Read MoreHop on board the historical coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive that winds through the spectacular Animas River Valley from Durango to Silverton. Step back in time as you ride over the same tracks that settlers, miners, and cowboys rode 100 years ago.
..Read MoreJackson Hole is a natural arena of activities that have drawn people in search of a challenge or their own personal limits since the mountain men held their first rendezvous here. Spring thaw brings modern day mountain men down to the Teton County Fairgrounds for a reenactment of those early gatherings.
..Read MoreCome mid-October the mountain towns of Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho are the setting for The Trailing of the Sheep Festival. In keeping with the century-old tradition, sheepherders move their flocks from summer pastures in the mountains north of the resort towns of Ketchum and Sun Valley, south through the Wood River Valley to winter desert grazing areas.
..Read MoreLake Placid may be best known as a sporting center but there is history to be found here.
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