If you are here you are reading Travel and History and we are glad you visited. If you’d like to see a short article about any travel or history topic let us know and we’ll do it. Just send the request to jhunkins@gmail.com

Before the tragic explosion of the Hindenberg, Dirigible travel was poised to become a common mode, but safety concerns and other issues overwhelmed the Blimp business.

The Empire State Building’s spire was originally designed for docking of Dirigibles!
www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2538.html

Here at Online Highways / US History our mission is to bring travel and history information together. Our US History editors have assembled one of the best online resources for U.S. History anywhere. Our travel information is strongest for the Pacific Northwest but we feature city by city information for all of the USA, several countries in Europe, and even Uzbekistan, thanks to the contributions of our friend Marat who publishes that region’s top travel magazine.

Travel and History are a natural combination, and for most cities the history of the community features prominently in their appeal. Here in the Pacific Northwest we enjoy the historical and cultural benefits of the rich and colorful Native American experience in the region as well as the powerfully American traditions of early miners, loggers, and seafarers.

There are stories of heroism, tragedy, hardship, and triumph, and we hope to share some of those with you in the coming months. Also, we’d love to hear from you with any historical notes of interest to tourists and travelers. Post them in the comments or email me personally at this address: jhunkins@gmail.com

Happy travels, and Happy history!

Welcome to Online Highways

We’ve got TWO (count them!) great companion websites for this blog. They are Online Highways and U-S-History.com Online Highways is a very comprehensive travel resource that covers almost every city in the USA plus much of France, England, and Uzbekistan (we hosted a travel publisher who covers the amazing Silk Road region and he put together a great travel reference for us.

Here at the blog the approach will be different from the website. Most of the entries will be by region and will feature information about attractions, travel tips, travel news, and more.
We’ll try to post something here almost every day, and hope you join in with comments. Feel very free to add information here via comments or at the website (by clicking on the “post a review” note we have at many pages).

Thanks for travelling with Online Highways!