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.
Hilton Head Island
Most people know it for the beaches and the golf. What happened here in 1861 changed American history. Almost no one knows the story.
Season One
Story Behind The Place has a new home!
We're bringing the complete Season One archive with us. Until the move is complete, you can continue to read each of the original stories below.