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Getaways shouldn’t come with guilt. If you're watching your spending, these destinations prove that you don’t need to spend big to make unforgettable memories.

Surrounded by mountains and forests, White Haven lets the terrain guide the experience. The pace is slow, and nature speaks without effort. Trails begin where the pavement ends in this town.

For centuries, the Melungeons remained a riddle in the hills of Appalachia, neither Black, white, nor Native, yet labeled all three. Historians guessed. But the truth? It runs deeper than any census could capture.

The American middle class has always been a mirror of the times by reflecting values and everyday choices. But what did life actually look like in the 1970s compared to today?

No bells rang when the land sank under the tides. Families simply packed, moved and left behind forgotten traces that now drift quietly along the lakebeds and coastlines.

More than two hundred years ago, a modest library opened its doors to Brooklyn's apprentices to offer little more than books and hope. Today, that same spirit fuels one of America's most vibrant museums.

History is full of unsolved mysteries, but sometimes, new technology leads historians to answers. Here are some historical mysteries that we’ve recently figured out.

Researchers found more than just fossils at the La Prele Mammoth Site—they also uncovered a mysterious bead that redefined what we know about prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

Medieval life was raw and sometimes downright bizarre. Beyond kings and cathedrals, the era brimmed with customs that seem unthinkable today, but they really happened.

The 1950s were a decade of routine, and family life followed a comforting rhythm. Yet, many of those customs have quietly slipped away. Today's youngins would've never guessed that these used to be the norm.

The "Missing Link" is the name given to a missing piece of anthropological history, between homo erectus and homo sapiens. In 2010, archaeologists uncovered bone fragments that may fill the gap in our ancestral history.

The Evenki are an Indigenous people native to Russia's far-flung region of Sakha. Their ancestors inhabited the vast tundra since the 5th century, with populations also in northern China. See how the Evenki live and survive, despite the pressure of outsiders and the intense northern climate.