Planning a summer vacation? Check out some of these places where the legacy of journalism was forever changed:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia was home to the Pennsylvania Packet, or the General Advertiser. This was the first successful daily newspaper in the United States and first to publish the U.S. Constitution.

Hannibal, Missouri
This city is the site of the Hannibal Journal where American author Mark Twain (then Samuel Clemens) got his start.

Washington, D.C.
The nation’s capital is full of fun museums and tourist destinations, including the Watergate Hotel. The Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward investigated a foiled burglary of the Democratic Party’s headquarters at the hotel in 1972. Eventually, their journalistic investigations revealed a scandal involving President Richard Nixon.

Washington, D.C., is also home to the Newseum, where visitors can explore how the news and the First Amendment shape and connect the world.

New York City, New York
There is plenty to see in the Big Apple, but some don’t know that the city was home to the Freedom’s Journal, the first African American owned and operated newspaper published in the U.S.

What historic site would you add to this list? Tweet us with your favorite journalism-related vacation spots at @youthjournalism, and check our feed to see what others have to say. For more historic places in journalism, check out the Society of Professional Journalist’s website. Each year, SPJ recognizes historic places that have played important roles in American journalism.