Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Big Cypress Reservation explores the history of the Seminole Indian tribe in southwest Florida.
Artifacts and exhibits attest to their historical legacy, while a living history Indian village at the end of a scenic nature trail vividly displays the culture of the...
Gaithersburg, Maryland
The American Heritage Archives contain thousands of original drawings, paintings, and photographs that touch upon every period of American history.
This online collection presents a carefully curated selection of records from the archives.
It includes depictions of Revolutionary soldiers in a...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The American Revolution Center (formerly the Valley Forge Historical Society) is dedicated to creating the first national museum to commemorate the entire story of the American Revolution and its enduring legacy.
Over the course of a century, the group has assembled a rich collection of several...
Appomattox, Virginia
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War on April 9, 1865.
The majority of the buildings, including the McLean House where the surrender took place, are original to the site.
Visitors can enjoy the vast history of this site and experience the monumental impact...
Arlington, Virginia
As the residence of Robert E. Lee and his family before the Civil War, Arlington House has a unique and interesting story, with connections to many important figures, issues and events in American History.
Built by George Washington Parke Custis and his slaves between 1802 and 1818, the house and...
Plattsburgh, New York
The Battle of Plattsburgh Association runs the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Center and War of 1812 Museum to preserve the memory of the soldiers of the War of 1812.
On September 11, 1814, American Gen. Alexander Macomb stopped the British advance into the northern states at Plattsburgh, New...
Beverly, Massachusetts
Founded in 1891, the Beverly Historical Society chronicles over 300 years of history since the city's founding in 1668. The site hosts lectures and living history demonstrations that cover colonial times, early American history, and modern events that affected Beverly. Hosting close to one million...
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston National Historical Park tells the story of the events that led to the American Revolution and the Navy that kept the nation strong.
Many of the historic sites that make up Boston National Historical Park can be found along the Freedom Trail. In downtown Boston, Old South Meeting House, Old...
Boulder, Colorado
The history of Colorado's iconic city, Boulder, is documented and preserved in its eponymous history museum.The museum exhibits artifacts from its collection of over 35,000 objects of historical significance donated by Boulder area families over the past sixty years. The Museum rotates its displays...
Cody, Wyoming
Today's Center encompasses five museums, a research library, a professionally developed Web site, and a vibrant, growing educational outreach program.The present-day Buffalo Bill Museum contains a wealth of material relating to the life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the pioneer culture of...
Charlotte, North Carolina
This site includes a regional history museum displaying artifacts from Charlotte, North Carolina, and the oldest house in Mecklenburg County, the 1774 Hezekiah Alexander Homesite.The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite comprise multiple venues on an eight-acre wooded campus...
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Through state-of-the-art museum technology, life-size dioramas, and interactive engaging exhibits, visitors travel back in history to the social, political and economic influences that contributed to the Civil War.The 15,000 square feet permanent exhibit gallery tells the stories of those whose...
Glen Echo, Maryland
The house of the famed Clara Barton served not only as her home, but also as the headquarters, warehouse, and living quarters for the American Red Cross.
This online collection includes a number of 19th-century objects from Barton's life, including a cannonball fragment, a Red Cross flag, a...
Sun City, Arizona
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of records and artifacts through carefully designed exhibits that chronicle the more than 50-year history of Sun City and the 25-year history of its sister city, Sun City West....
Washington, District Of Columbia
Dumbarton House is a fine example of Federal period architecture. Closely connected to the first years of the American Republic, the house has stood on the heights of Georgetown for over two centuries.
The property was built within a large tract of land patented in 1703 by an immigrant Scot, Ninian...
Fort Myers, Florida
These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovations of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.Nine National Register Historic buildings as well as the Botanical and Research Gardens. The historic research and contemporary gardens consist of approximately 20 acres of lush...
Salisbury, Maryland
The Center is open to all scholars, historians and genealogists of all skill levels with an interest in the region of the Eastern Shore of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Many historians and genealogists have traveled from all across the country to visit the Center to acquire a richer...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Located near Gettysburg Battlefield, this site was the home of the 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower.It served as the weekend retreat and meeting place with world leaders for President Dwight Eisenhower. Visitors can begin with a 15 minute orientation tour which shows how the site was used by...
Syracuse, New York
The 1850 Weighlock Building once served as the weighing center for boats as they traveled through Syracuse on the Erie Canal. It is now home to the Erie Canal Museum.A gallery full of participatory exhibits gives visitors a look at canal life and promotes hands-on learning. The museum has three...
Burlington, Vermont
A short drive from downtown Burlington, the Homestead offers hands-on history, spectacular scenery, and riverside picnic areas and walks. The Homestead provides a genuine slice of 18th century life, and an intimate look at Vermont's most colorful - and controversial - founder.
Washington, District Of Columbia
In 1861, theatre entrepreneur John T. Ford leased the First Baptist Church and converted it into a music hall. “Ford’s Athenaeum” grew in popularity and was poised for tremendous success when the building was tragically destroyed by fire. Undaunted, the entrepreneur immediately began reconstruction...
Hampton, Virginia
Completed in 1834 and named in honor of President Monroe, the entire stone fort is a historic site, but most visitors head straight for the Casemate Museum in the outer walls.
This active military installation was famed during the Civil War as the "Freedom Fort" by blacks escaping from...
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War.
Fort Necessity, a circular, palisaded fort, was built in 1754 by George Washington and his forces after a skirmish at Jumonville Glen, after which Washington expected another fight. On the...
Savannah, Georgia
The Battle for Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked a turning point in military history. It featured the first significant use of rifled cannons in combat.
These accurate, long-range weapons shattered Fort Pulaski's walls from over a mile away. After thirty-hours of bombardment, the fort surrendered....
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery opened fire on this Federal fort in Charleston Harbor.
Fort Sumter surrendered 34 hours later. Union forces would try for nearly four years to take it back.
At the Fort Sumter...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, from the time that slavery was universal in American states to the time it was becoming a memory. Douglass freed himself from slavery and through decades of tireless efforts he helped to free millions more.In 1877 Frederick Douglass purchased a...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863 ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North and ultimately turned the tide of war against the Confederacy.
Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy", it was the war's...
Muskegon, Michigan
The museum operates to honor the people who have served and are serving the naval and maritime traditions of our nation, through education and historic preservation.Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum invites visitors to step back into time aboard two historic vessels as well as the new state-of-...
Waukegan, Illinois
With special emphasis on the boot camp experience, the museum documents the Navy way of life.
The Naval Station Great Lakes Museum Exhibit is a government-owned and operated museum dedicated to telling the story of "boot camp" training in the United States Navy, and in particular, the...
Towson, Maryland
The mansion and grounds at Hampton tell the story of its past residents.Hampton is the story of people -- enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, industrial and agricultural workers, and owners. It is also the story of the economic and moral changes that made their lifestyles obsolete....
Norfolk, Virginia
This U.S. naval history museum spans from the time of the Revolution onward with a special focus on the USS Wisconsin, which is anchored nearby.The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is a museum operated by the United States Navy that celebrates the 220-year history of the fleet in the Hampton Roads region...
Columbia, South Carolina
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was home to many people for 150 years. The city residence of Columbia's Hampton and Preston elite planter-class families, this historic site featured gardens nationally renowned for their size and variety of plantings....
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Stroll the site of John Brown's historic 1859 abolitionist raid, complete with museums and hiking trails.
A visit to this quaint, historic community, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, is like stepping into the past. Stroll the picturesque streets, visit exhibits and museums,...
Tallahassee, Florida
This site marks the area where explorer, Hernando de Soto, arrived in Florida in 1539 sent to conquer the land.Today, there is no visible evidence of Hernando de Soto's occupation of this site centuries ago. Visitors may walk around outside Governor Martin's 1930s home, and plans are underway for...
Columbia, South Carolina
Historic Columbia Foundation serves as the steward of seven historic sites within the city center, including over 14 acres of landscapes featuring gardens that range from an expansive park-like setting with an elaborate formal garden to a traditional 19th-century African-American swept yard.
Follow...
Jamestown, Virginia
Founded by the Virginia Company on May 14, 1607, this historic site is the first permanent English settlement in the United States.
This is "the real Jamestown" -- the site of the original 1607 fort and the on-going archaeological excavations. Nearby, a fabulous new museum called the...
Pensacola, Florida
Managed by West Florida Historic Preservation Inc., the Historic Pensacola Village includes museums, historic buildings, and an archaeological trail. It provides excellent opportunities to learn about 400 years of history in one of Florida's oldest cities.
The T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State...
Borger, Texas
The Hutchinson County Museum is a regional history museum in the Texas Panhandle. Our stories are that of a wild Oil boomtown settled by Texas Rangers and National Guard after Martial Law was established. Prior to that were two Red River War battles at Adobe Walls in Hutchinson County between U.S....
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Visitors can explore the science, history and art of boats and boat building at the museum.
Climb into a boat that sits on a waterbed, put weights in different places on a model boat to study its center of gravity, or pull different shapes through a ten-foot tank of water to examine how drag...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The International Spy Museum opened in Washington, DC on July 19, 2002. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on an all-but-invisible profession that has shaped history and continues to have a...
Kennesaw, Georgia
It was a swelteringly hot and clear Monday, June 27, 1864, when some of the heaviest fighting of the Atlanta Campaign occurred here.
Preserved are historic earthworks, cannon emplacements and monuments. Interpreted here are the historic events where over 5,350 soldiers were killed in the battle...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
The Library's mission is to make its...
Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln left his home of seventeen years to serve as president of a nation on the verge of civil war.The Lincoln home has been restored to its 1860 appearance, revealing Lincoln as husband, father, and politician and is open to the public for guided tours.This online collection includes a...
Manassas, Virginia
In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the first major land battle of the Civil War. Confident that their foes would turn and run, neither side anticipated the smoke, din and death of battle.
Nearly one year later, both sides met again on this same...
Columbia, South Carolina
Although only one house stands today, the Mann-Simons site historically was a collection of commercial and domestic spaces owned and operated by the same African-American family from at least 1843 until 1970.Celia Mann, a free African-American, owned the house before the Civil War, and her...
Independence, California
Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II.Manzanar National Historic Site was established to preserve the stories of the internment of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II and...
Hannibal, Missouri
Discover how young Samuel Clemens grew up in the small village of Hannibal to become one of the world's most beloved authors, Mark Twain.The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties includes eight buildings; six historically significant buildings and two exciting, interactive museums whose...
Baltimore, Maryland
The Maryland Historical Society houses the most significant collection of Maryland cultural artifacts in the world. From 18th- and 19th-century paintings and silver to 20th- century objects of everyday life, the collection celebrates Maryland’s rich and diverse history.
The building also houses the...
Annapolis, Maryland
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use and is the only state house to have ever served as the nation’s capitol.
The Continental Congress met in the Old Senate Chamber from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784. During that time, George Washington...
Frederick, Maryland
At this field in 1864, Lew Wallace's Union forces clashed with Jubal Early's Confederates.The Visitor Center includes numerous interactive and multimedia exhibits, including electronic maps, vignettes about important locations during the battle, historical artifacts, and interpretive displays....
Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Big Cypress Reservation explores the history of the Seminole Indian tribe in southwest Florida.
Artifacts and exhibits attest to their historical legacy, while a living history Indian village at the end of a scenic nature trail vividly displays the culture of the Seminoles.
Museum exhibits and rare artifacts show how...
Gaithersburg, Maryland
The American Heritage Archives contain thousands of original drawings, paintings, and photographs that touch upon every period of American history.
This online collection presents a carefully curated selection of records from the archives.
It includes depictions of Revolutionary soldiers in a variety of uniforms, drawings and photographs of the...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The American Revolution Center (formerly the Valley Forge Historical Society) is dedicated to creating the first national museum to commemorate the entire story of the American Revolution and its enduring legacy.
Over the course of a century, the group has assembled a rich collection of several thousand objects, works of art, manuscripts, and...
Appomattox, Virginia
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War on April 9, 1865.
The majority of the buildings, including the McLean House where the surrender took place, are original to the site.
Visitors can enjoy the vast history of this site and experience the monumental impact of this important event.
Arlington, Virginia
As the residence of Robert E. Lee and his family before the Civil War, Arlington House has a unique and interesting story, with connections to many important figures, issues and events in American History.
Built by George Washington Parke Custis and his slaves between 1802 and 1818, the house and grounds have served many purposes over the last two...
Plattsburgh, New York
The Battle of Plattsburgh Association runs the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Center and War of 1812 Museum to preserve the memory of the soldiers of the War of 1812.
On September 11, 1814, American Gen. Alexander Macomb stopped the British advance into the northern states at Plattsburgh, New York. The on-site museum contains original works of...
Beverly, Massachusetts
Founded in 1891, the Beverly Historical Society chronicles over 300 years of history since the city's founding in 1668. The site hosts lectures and living history demonstrations that cover colonial times, early American history, and modern events that affected Beverly. Hosting close to one million artifacts and documents, it can be a valuable...
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston National Historical Park tells the story of the events that led to the American Revolution and the Navy that kept the nation strong.
Many of the historic sites that make up Boston National Historical Park can be found along the Freedom Trail. In downtown Boston, Old South Meeting House, Old State House, Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House...
Boulder, Colorado
The history of Colorado's iconic city, Boulder, is documented and preserved in its eponymous history museum.The museum exhibits artifacts from its collection of over 35,000 objects of historical significance donated by Boulder area families over the past sixty years. The Museum rotates its displays 2 or 3 times a year in hopes of providing new and...
Cody, Wyoming
Today's Center encompasses five museums, a research library, a professionally developed Web site, and a vibrant, growing educational outreach program.The present-day Buffalo Bill Museum contains a wealth of material relating to the life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the pioneer culture of the Western frontier. The exhibition in the museum...
Charlotte, North Carolina
This site includes a regional history museum displaying artifacts from Charlotte, North Carolina, and the oldest house in Mecklenburg County, the 1774 Hezekiah Alexander Homesite.The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite comprise multiple venues on an eight-acre wooded campus in east Charlotte. The oldest structure, and the...
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Through state-of-the-art museum technology, life-size dioramas, and interactive engaging exhibits, visitors travel back in history to the social, political and economic influences that contributed to the Civil War.The 15,000 square feet permanent exhibit gallery tells the stories of those whose lives were changed by the Civil War and how those...
Glen Echo, Maryland
The house of the famed Clara Barton served not only as her home, but also as the headquarters, warehouse, and living quarters for the American Red Cross.
This online collection includes a number of 19th-century objects from Barton's life, including a cannonball fragment, a Red Cross flag, a boardgame, and an early gramophone.
Visitors are invited...
Sun City, Arizona
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of records and artifacts through carefully designed exhibits that chronicle the more than 50-year history of Sun City and the 25-year history of its sister city, Sun City West.Following the publication in 1985 of a book chronicling...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Dumbarton House is a fine example of Federal period architecture. Closely connected to the first years of the American Republic, the house has stood on the heights of Georgetown for over two centuries.
The property was built within a large tract of land patented in 1703 by an immigrant Scot, Ninian Beall (that would become Georgetown in 1751)....
Fort Myers, Florida
These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovations of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.Nine National Register Historic buildings as well as the Botanical and Research Gardens. The historic research and contemporary gardens consist of approximately 20 acres of lush tropical botanical gardens, 500 unique plants,...
Salisbury, Maryland
The Center is open to all scholars, historians and genealogists of all skill levels with an interest in the region of the Eastern Shore of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Many historians and genealogists have traveled from all across the country to visit the Center to acquire a richer understanding of the greater Delmarva region and to examine...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Located near Gettysburg Battlefield, this site was the home of the 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower.It served as the weekend retreat and meeting place with world leaders for President Dwight Eisenhower. Visitors can begin with a 15 minute orientation tour which shows how the site was used by Eisenhower. Also available is a tour of the home on the...
Syracuse, New York
The 1850 Weighlock Building once served as the weighing center for boats as they traveled through Syracuse on the Erie Canal. It is now home to the Erie Canal Museum.A gallery full of participatory exhibits gives visitors a look at canal life and promotes hands-on learning. The museum has three special exhibits each year that draw on its...
Burlington, Vermont
A short drive from downtown Burlington, the Homestead offers hands-on history, spectacular scenery, and riverside picnic areas and walks. The Homestead provides a genuine slice of 18th century life, and an intimate look at Vermont's most colorful - and controversial - founder.
Washington, District Of Columbia
In 1861, theatre entrepreneur John T. Ford leased the First Baptist Church and converted it into a music hall. “Ford’s Athenaeum” grew in popularity and was poised for tremendous success when the building was tragically destroyed by fire. Undaunted, the entrepreneur immediately began reconstruction and opened Ford’s “New Theatre” in August 1863,...
Hampton, Virginia
Completed in 1834 and named in honor of President Monroe, the entire stone fort is a historic site, but most visitors head straight for the Casemate Museum in the outer walls.
This active military installation was famed during the Civil War as the "Freedom Fort" by blacks escaping from slavery. General Benjamin Butler, refusing to return...
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War.
Fort Necessity, a circular, palisaded fort, was built in 1754 by George Washington and his forces after a skirmish at Jumonville Glen, after which Washington expected another fight. On the morning of July 3, a force of about 600 French and 100...
Savannah, Georgia
The Battle for Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked a turning point in military history. It featured the first significant use of rifled cannons in combat.
These accurate, long-range weapons shattered Fort Pulaski's walls from over a mile away. After thirty-hours of bombardment, the fort surrendered.
The battle surprised military strategists...
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery opened fire on this Federal fort in Charleston Harbor.
Fort Sumter surrendered 34 hours later. Union forces would try for nearly four years to take it back.
At the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center, extensive museum exhibits tell...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, from the time that slavery was universal in American states to the time it was becoming a memory. Douglass freed himself from slavery and through decades of tireless efforts he helped to free millions more.In 1877 Frederick Douglass purchased a home in Washington, DC, and named it Cedar Hill....
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863 ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North and ultimately turned the tide of war against the Confederacy.
Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy", it was the war's bloodiest battle, with 51,000 casualties. It also...
Muskegon, Michigan
The museum operates to honor the people who have served and are serving the naval and maritime traditions of our nation, through education and historic preservation.Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum invites visitors to step back into time aboard two historic vessels as well as the new state-of-the-art museum facility. Berthed near the...
Waukegan, Illinois
With special emphasis on the boot camp experience, the museum documents the Navy way of life.
The Naval Station Great Lakes Museum Exhibit is a government-owned and operated museum dedicated to telling the story of "boot camp" training in the United States Navy, and in particular, the Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Although...
Towson, Maryland
The mansion and grounds at Hampton tell the story of its past residents.Hampton is the story of people -- enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, industrial and agricultural workers, and owners. It is also the story of the economic and moral changes that made their lifestyles obsolete. There is a tour of the mansion every hour, a 40...
Norfolk, Virginia
This U.S. naval history museum spans from the time of the Revolution onward with a special focus on the USS Wisconsin, which is anchored nearby.The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is a museum operated by the United States Navy that celebrates the 220-year history of the fleet in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Accompanying the battleship...
Columbia, South Carolina
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was home to many people for 150 years. The city residence of Columbia's Hampton and Preston elite planter-class families, this historic site featured gardens nationally renowned for their size and variety of plantings.This classical revival mansion was constructed by...
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Stroll the site of John Brown's historic 1859 abolitionist raid, complete with museums and hiking trails.
A visit to this quaint, historic community, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, is like stepping into the past. Stroll the picturesque streets, visit exhibits and museums, or hike our trails and battlefields. There's a wide...
Tallahassee, Florida
This site marks the area where explorer, Hernando de Soto, arrived in Florida in 1539 sent to conquer the land.Today, there is no visible evidence of Hernando de Soto's occupation of this site centuries ago. Visitors may walk around outside Governor Martin's 1930s home, and plans are underway for an interpretive display on the history and...
Columbia, South Carolina
Historic Columbia Foundation serves as the steward of seven historic sites within the city center, including over 14 acres of landscapes featuring gardens that range from an expansive park-like setting with an elaborate formal garden to a traditional 19th-century African-American swept yard.
Follow the people, places, and progress of Columbians...
Jamestown, Virginia
Founded by the Virginia Company on May 14, 1607, this historic site is the first permanent English settlement in the United States.
This is "the real Jamestown" -- the site of the original 1607 fort and the on-going archaeological excavations. Nearby, a fabulous new museum called the Archaearium puts these artifacts in their proper...
Pensacola, Florida
Managed by West Florida Historic Preservation Inc., the Historic Pensacola Village includes museums, historic buildings, and an archaeological trail. It provides excellent opportunities to learn about 400 years of history in one of Florida's oldest cities.
The T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum displays artifacts from the two...
Borger, Texas
The Hutchinson County Museum is a regional history museum in the Texas Panhandle. Our stories are that of a wild Oil boomtown settled by Texas Rangers and National Guard after Martial Law was established. Prior to that were two Red River War battles at Adobe Walls in Hutchinson County between U.S. cavalrymen and Southern Plains Indians. The museum...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Visitors can explore the science, history and art of boats and boat building at the museum.
Climb into a boat that sits on a waterbed, put weights in different places on a model boat to study its center of gravity, or pull different shapes through a ten-foot tank of water to examine how drag affects speed. Take on the role of boat builder in our...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The International Spy Museum opened in Washington, DC on July 19, 2002. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on an all-but-invisible profession that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events.The Museum...
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Kennesaw, Georgia
It was a swelteringly hot and clear Monday, June 27, 1864, when some of the heaviest fighting of the Atlanta Campaign occurred here.
Preserved are historic earthworks, cannon emplacements and monuments. Interpreted here are the historic events where over 5,350 soldiers were killed in the battle fought here from June 19, 1864 through July 2, 1864....
Washington, District Of Columbia
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the...
Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln left his home of seventeen years to serve as president of a nation on the verge of civil war.The Lincoln home has been restored to its 1860 appearance, revealing Lincoln as husband, father, and politician and is open to the public for guided tours.This online collection includes a number of Lincoln's household items, which evoke...
Manassas, Virginia
In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the first major land battle of the Civil War. Confident that their foes would turn and run, neither side anticipated the smoke, din and death of battle.
Nearly one year later, both sides met again on this same battlefield. Confederates forces won a solid victory...
Columbia, South Carolina
Although only one house stands today, the Mann-Simons site historically was a collection of commercial and domestic spaces owned and operated by the same African-American family from at least 1843 until 1970.Celia Mann, a free African-American, owned the house before the Civil War, and her descendants controlled it for over a century. The Calvary...
Independence, California
Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II.Manzanar National Historic Site was established to preserve the stories of the internment of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II and to serve as a reminder to this and future...
Hannibal, Missouri
Discover how young Samuel Clemens grew up in the small village of Hannibal to become one of the world's most beloved authors, Mark Twain.The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties includes eight buildings; six historically significant buildings and two exciting, interactive museums whose collections include fifteen original Norman...
Baltimore, Maryland
The Maryland Historical Society houses the most significant collection of Maryland cultural artifacts in the world. From 18th- and 19th-century paintings and silver to 20th- century objects of everyday life, the collection celebrates Maryland’s rich and diverse history.
The building also houses the Carey Center for Maryland Life, which showcases...
Annapolis, Maryland
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use and is the only state house to have ever served as the nation’s capitol.
The Continental Congress met in the Old Senate Chamber from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784. During that time, George Washington came before Congress to resign his commission as...
Frederick, Maryland
At this field in 1864, Lew Wallace's Union forces clashed with Jubal Early's Confederates.The Visitor Center includes numerous interactive and multimedia exhibits, including electronic maps, vignettes about important locations during the battle, historical artifacts, and interpretive displays. There are also trails available for self-guided tours...
Tallahassee, Florida
This comprehensive museum of Florida history offers visitors a cultural turn.Tallahassee's Musem of Florida History analyzes and interprets the state's history while also following its citizens through the historic national and international events in which they participated. The museum's focus turns to cultural and social history in its permanent...
Washington, District Of Columbia
This museum, which opened in 1976, maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world and is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.The Museum has two display facilities. The National Mall...
Easton, Pennsylvania
Featuring four galleries, this is the only museum dedicated to the history of America's towpath canals.
This extensive museum includes a 90-foot interactive canal to help children learn how boats navigated canals and how crucial they were to opening up the American interior to setlement. Built around the Lehigh Canal, the museum opened in...
Columbus, Georgia
Located in Columbus, Georgia, the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is the only museum in the country that features both the Union and Confederate navies. Inside the museum lay the remnants of two Confederate warships: the hull of the CSS Muscogee, destroyed in in Chattahoochee River by Union soldiers in April 1865, and the...
Frederick, Maryland
The museum tells the history of medical innovations during the Civil War.
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the premier center for the preservation and research of the legacy of Civil War medical innovation.
The Museum was established in 1990 by a group of scholars and medical professionals who desired to share their interest in Civil...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Opened in 2004, this museum is the first of its kind dedicated to preserving the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.Established by an act of Congress in 1989, the museum works in collaboration with the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster their cultures by...
Fredericksburg, Texas
The National Museum of the Pacific War is the only institution in the continental United States dedicated exclusively to telling the story of the Pacific Theater battles of World War II.
At the National Museum of the Pacific War, visitors become quickly engaged in the very personal stories of all kinds of Americans from all branches of the...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The U.S. Navy Museum includes exhibits covering the U.S. Navy's history from the Revolutionary War to the present day.A simulated submarine combat center contains a model of the one-man "Turtle" submarine invented in 1775 in Connecticut, a model of the late-1950s ballistic missile-equipped USS Patrick Henry, various submarine battle flags, a re-...
Pensacola, Florida
Some of the most technologically advanced airplanes to ever fly off an aircraft carrier reside in this naval aviation museum.In the National Naval Aviation Museum's 300,000 square feet sit 150 aircraft of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard origin. Its collection includes a number of A-4F Skyhawk jets that served in Vietnam and flew with the Blue...
Ridgecrest, California
China Lake, once a testing facility for military defense, now showcases U.S. Naval weapons alongside local and military history.
The museum's exhibits include AIM-54 Phoenix, the first operational radar-guided air-to-air missile that could be launched in multiple numbers against different targets from an aircraft, and the Laser Guided Bomb LGB-24B...
Keyport, Washington
The museum is dedicated to the science of the undersea and features an exhibit about submarines in the Pacific during WWII.The museum's 25,000 square feet of exhibit space incorporate a display about submarines in the Pacific during World War II, as well as a recreated submarine control room with a fully functional periscope. The museum grounds...
Newport, Rhode Island
Located in the former Newport Asylum for the Poor, a National Historic Landmark, the Museum's themes are the history of naval warfare, particularly as studied at the College, and the naval heritage of Narragansett Bay—a tale that begins with the nation's colonial roots. Its collection consists of items relating to these subjects that are perceived...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The Navy Art Collection contains over 15,000 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture which bring alive the history, legacy and traditions of the United States Navy. The Navy History and Heritage Command maintains it the historic Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.The Art Collection contains depictions of naval ships, personnel, and action from all...
West Bethesda, Maryland
The largest of the Navy's five systems commands, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) engineers build and support America's Fleet of ships and combat systems. Accounting for nearly one-fifth of the Navy's budget, NAVSEA manages more than 150 acquisition programs and has more than 53,000 civilian and military employees at 33 activities in 16...
Beaufort, North Carolina
All of the museum's programs and exhibits, both general and specialized, interpret the state's cultural maritime history and offer a larger national perspective on coastal environment.
The North Carolina Maritime Museum documents, collects, preserves, and researches the maritime history—and its corollary natural history—of...
St Francisville, Louisiana
The natural beauty found within this state park inspired artist John James Audubon during his residence here.
"The rich magnolias covered with fragrant blossoms, the holly, the beech, the tall yellow poplar, the hilly ground and even the red clay, all excited my admiration. Such an entire change in the fall of nature in so short a time seems...
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning over 200 acres with a working farm, 59 antique buildings, and three water-powered mills. In addition to its interactive exhibits that highlight New England life in the Early Republic era, the village contains impressive collections of firearms, pre-electric...
Petersburg, Virginia
Pamplin Historical Park is where Union troops finally broke through Confederate defenses, captured Petersburg, and marched on to Richmond and the end of the war.
The award-winning National Museum of the Civil War Soldier forms the Park's centerpiece. Here, the story of the 3 million common soldiers who fought in America's bloodiest conflict is...
Lexington Park, Maryland
The museum displays the aircraft and aircraft accessories associated with the operations of the U.S. Navy.The museum has an extensive collection of outdoor display aircraft, including an F-14A Tomcat and an S-3B Viking. Its indoor exhibits include model planes, propulsion systems, helmets, an A-7 Flight Trainer, an F-4 Flight Trainer, and two...
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Richmond, Virginia
This site's numerous battlefields include Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines' Mill, Glendale, and Malvern Hill, all of which served as fields of engagement during the 1862 Seven Days Battles and the 1864 battles of Cold Harbor and New Market Heights.
On these battlefields, 14 United States Colored Troops won Medals of Honor, making this site an important...
Columbia, South Carolina
One of only five National Historic Landmarks within Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, the Robert Mills House exemplifies the skill of the first architect born and trained within the United States who designed some of the nation's most prominent buildings, including the Washington Monument.
Today, the structure stands as a testament of...
Sandy Spring, Maryland
The Sandy Spring Museum's extensive artifact and document collection illuminates the rich 18th, 19th, and 20th century history that took place in this small Maryland town.The collection features a number of items relating to the War of 1812, such as objects and documents from James Madison's 1814 flight from the advancing British army, during...
Stillwater, New York
Here in the autumn of 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender—a crucial American victory that renewed patriots' hopes for independence.
Begin your visit at the Visitor Center, where you can pick up a park map & brochure and pay your entrance fee. The Visitor Center also has restrooms, a book and...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The National Museum of American History offers a collection of Americana as rich and diverse as the country that created them.It collects and preserves more than 3 million artifacts, from the original Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln’s top hat to Dizzy Gillespie’s angled trumpet and Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz.Exhibitions...
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
This museum details all aspects of the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.With 315,000 visitors a year, the museum attracts more visitors than any Pennsylvania tourist attraction except Gettysburg. Pennsylvania's history comes alive at the museum, which has both permanent and temporary exhibitions, notably its Civil War exhibit,...
East Providence, Rhode Island
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bringing together those amateur and professional historians interested in the history and development of steam navigation, past and present.Incorporated in the State of Virginia in 1950 as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational corporation, SSHSA is the oldest maritime...
Scranton, Pennsylvania
This historic district offers visitors a chance to experience life in a 19th-century industrial town.Steamtown offers a Technology Museum and History Museum. These modern buildings explore the people, history, technology and lore of steam railroading. The museums include images, artifacts, films, restored freight and passenger cars and a sectioned...
Dearborn, Michigan
The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan is a national historic landmark site and a multi-day, multi-venue destination that celebrates American history and innovation. With an unparalleled collection of authentic artifacts that changed the world and the stories of some of the greatest innovators that ever lived, The Henry Ford is a significant...
Charleston, South Carolina
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it the oldest public building in South Carolina. The structure was originally created to house Carolinas’ gunpowder in the early colonial period. Holding about five tons of gunpowder, this building was extremely dangerous. However, the gunpowder was needed to...
Lawton, Oklahoma
The U.S. Army Artillery Museum tells the story of Artillery from 1775 to the present with over 70 guns and artillery pieces and numerous other artifacts from head gear and ammo to small arms and uniforms.
The collection is housed in three galleries. The Central Gallery features the four principle components of Artillery: Guns, Rockets, Forward...
Annapolis, Maryland
The U.S. Naval Academy's campus features this museum, which chronicles American naval history since the Academy was founded.
The U.S. Naval Academy Museum serves as an educational and inspirational resource for the Brigade of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, other students of American naval history, and thousands of visitors each year....
Boston, Massachusetts
This naval museum is dedicated to the USS Constitution, the oldest warship still in commission.
The stories of USS Constitution and the people associated with her come to life in the Museum’s exhibits. Two “core” exhibits, “Old Ironsides in War and Peace” and “Sailors Speak: A Sailor’s Life for Me?...
Baltimore, Maryland
The last all sail ship built by the U.S. Navy, and the last Civil War-era vessel still afloat, the USS Constellation is now open as a museum in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.Launched in 1854 out of the Chesapeake Bay, the vessel served her country for 100 years before finally being decommissioned in 1955.Prior to the Civil War, the Constellation's main...
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
One of the most famous sites of the Revolutionary War, the name Valley Forge is synonymous with hardship.
Washington's troops endured freezing conditions, disease, and scarce food during their winter encampment, only to push through and rout the British in the following years.
Established in 1893, Valley Forge was Pennsylvania's first state park...
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Patriotism during the Civil War was deep-rooted, and over 600,000 enlisted men and officers would die in pursuit of two opposing dreams.
The Vicksburg battlefield includes 1,330 monuments and markers, a 16 mile tour road, a restored Union gunboat, and a National Cemetery.
Vicksburg National Cemetery encompasses 117.85 acres and includes over 18,...
Richmond, Virginia
Using a multi-media approach, this museum presents the most comprehensive display of Virginia artifacts as they fit into the larger American story.
At the museum's center is "The Story of Virginia, an American Experience," the state's only exhibition covering all of Virginia history from prehistoric times to the present. Throughout this...
Salisbury, Maryland
Through educational programs, exhibits and events the Ward Museum builds upon the legacy of Lem and Steve Ward in order to bring young and old to a greater understanding of the human relationship to the natural world.
The Ward Museum is a premier educational facility for the study of material culture, living traditions, and environmental concerns...
Richmond, Virginia
Built in 1753 for the family of William Randolph III, this plantation was originally the center of a 2,000 acre self-sufficent tobacco plantation on the banks of the James River in Varina.
Visitors can experience 18th century life at Wilton, Richmond's own Georgian plantation manor house. Moved and restored by The National Society of The...
Columbia, South Carolina
In this house, Wilson's father, Dr. Joseph Ruggles Wilson, and his mother, Jeannie Woodrow Wilson, raised the young man who would come to hold the United States executive office and guide the nation through World War I as the first modern world statesman.
Standing at the southeast entry to the Robert Mills Garden District the Woodrow Wilson...
Centreville, Maryland
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. Records show that the house stood before Queen Anne's County established Centreville as its county seat in 1782. It still has its original paneling and glass windows and is one room deep and two rooms wide with a central hallway and large fireplace. The interior wood...
St. Augustine, Florida
Welcome to the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, one of St. Augustine's most authentic historic properties. The museum complex is located on Aviles Street, America's first platted thoroughfare, in the center of the city's oldest community, the Old Town area South of the Plaza. The property includes a ca. 1798 coquina stone House, the region...
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