Ayr Mount, a Federal-era plantation house, sits just outside town with beautiful grounds for exploring. The Poet’s Walk trail there offers a peaceful stroll through woods and fields. Perched where the ...

In 1590, a supply ship arrived at Roanoke Island to find the colony completely abandoned no bodies, no battle signs, only the ...

The lost colony of Roanoke, settled in the late 1500s, mysteriously vanished without a trace. What happened to these early American colonists remains one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries.

The National Park Service is accepting public comment through Aug. 20 on the proposed next steps in the effort to protect an erosion-threatened mile of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site’s shoreline.

History is full of strange, unexplainable events that can leave anyone scratching their head in wonder. From lost civilizations to unsolved murders, the ...

This year’s event takes place at the home of America’s first unsolved mystery, the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, at a legendary theater that dates back over a century. The festival features ...

I posed this question to the 12 students in my class on John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost.” Lots of sparkling answers came. It was a wonderful group. At the end, a young woman named ...

From unexplained phenomena to baffling disappearances, follow the clues while discovering our country’s treasured protected ...

NEW YORK — The idea that Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and ultimately shelved entire albums of music may seem odd to the casual listener. Why put yourself through all that work for nothing?

The long-lost bow of the USS New Orleans was found by researchers resting on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean -- nearly 83 years after it was blown off in a torpedo strike during World War II.

On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.