Historian Beverly Gage hit the road to learn about our country's history. She visited more than 300 historic sites — from museums and battlefields to roadside attractions. What she learned about how America honors its history.

Beverly Gage, history professor at Yale University. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2023 for “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century.” Her latest book is “This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History."

Matt Anderson, curator of transportation at The Henry Ford.

Hermon Johnson Jr., director of the Mound Bayou Museum.

(Photo courtesy of Dana Attebery Photography)