Explore the stories behind the places
Every place has a story.
Charles W. Morgan at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.
Browse the complete collection of Story Behind The Place stories — from the people and decisions that shaped a place to the history, science, and engineering that explain how it became what it is.
Each story starts with a place. What happened there is the story.
Groton, Connecticut
In 1781, America’s most infamous traitor returned to the state where he was born—and Groton would never forget what followed.
Today, a submarine rests along the town’s waterfront.
How those two stories came to belong to the same place is the story behind Groton, Connecticut.
Spokane Falls
Spokane Falls shaped the land, fed generations and powered a growing city. Follow the river’s history through the heart of downtown Spokane.