Wharton, Texas
Exhibits featuring technological developments such as electronic media, home appliances, aircraft, and medical devices are on display at this museum.While this may seem too recent a subject for a historical museum, with the rapid pace of technological change, items from the first half of the 20th...
Fayetteville, North Carolina
The main exhibit gallery moves the visitor through time, starting in 1940 with the conception of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon and ending with today's airborne and special operations units.The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will provide a unique educational experience on United...
Gainesville, Florida
The Alachua Co. Historic Trust offers several venues within its museum complex to explore the history of the greater Gainesville area.The Museum complex includes 4 sites: the Matheson Museum, housing the exhibit hall and research library, the Matheson House, the Tison Tool Museum, and Sweetwater...
Anchorage, Alaska
The collection of historic aircraft illuminates Alaska's aerial history and pays tribute to Alaskan pioneers of the skies.Visitors are able to inspect and observe a number of aircraft, including one of the four 1924 Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle" planes to attempt the first...
Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska's pioneer history coincided with advances and experiments in flight, and this Fairbanks museum chronicles the progression of both.Alaska's pioneer history coincided with advances and experiments in flight, and this Fairbanks museum chronicles the progression of both.Alaska's air history is...
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
Nestled in the woods of Central Pennsylvania, this mid-19th century railroad was considered a technological marvel of its day.Covering 1249 acres, the park serves as the site of what remains of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, the first incline railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in...
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
This museum features exhibits on the Manhattan project as well as local science discoveries.The museum opened in 1949 in an old wartime cafeteria. It was originally named the American Museum of Atomic Energy. Its guided tours took visitors through the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The present...
Windsor, Vermont
The museum chronicles the advancement of the mechanical arts with exhibits and interactive activities.The Museum preserves the heritage of the mechanical arts, celebrates the ingenuity of our mechanical forebears, and explores the effects of their work on our everyday lives. The American Precision...
Apopka, Florida
The Museum of the Apopkans is run by the Apopka Historical Society in an effort to preserve the local history of Northwest Orange County and central Florida.Mr. Edward Miner's exhibit of Early Apopka artifacts at the 1968 Folk Festival in Apopka inspired the formation of an Historical Society. He...
Milton, Florida
An early industrial operation of remarkable size, the mill was lost to history until researchers discovered its archaeological remains.The Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site in Milton bears witness to America's 19th century industrial rise and offers a glimpse into how the nation dealt with its large...
Idaho Springs, Colorado
A pillar of mining achievement, this mine stands nearly unchanged since its creation in 1859. Visitors can enjoy a guided tour and the museum with hands-on exhibits.The five-story Argo mill was renovated and opened to the public as a historic and educational tour. Most of the equipment used for...
Auburn, Indiana
Housed in the former headquarters of the Auburn Automobile Company, the museum features the story of the activities of the company through artifacts and literature.The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, a not-for-profit educational corporation, is committed, to interpret to an international public,...
Weirsdale, Florida
This museum is housed within the Florida Carriage Museum and Resort, which boasts a large collection of historical carriages on its 400 acre resort.The Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is home to one of the worlds finest collections of carriages. Step back into the past and enjoy more than 160...
Kokomo, Indiana
Showing around 100 antique and classic cars, the Automotive Heritage Museum displays the history and evolution of the automotive industry.The Pioneer Auto Club began showing cars in the early 1950's. Their early vision of an auto museum became reality in 1998. Visitors to the museum can wander...
Ellicott City, Maryland
The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in historic Ellicott City, Md.Housed in a 180-year-old railroad station that served as the terminus of the B&O Railroad, this museum explores the history of transportation and travel in early America. It does so...
Baltimore, Maryland
This museum devotes itself to preserving the industrial heritage of Baltimore, which developed into a "working man's town" during the Industrial Revolution, becoming part of the Rust Belt.Founded in 1977 and located now in the historic Platt Oyster Cannery building, this museum works to preserve...
Camp Smith, New York
When completed in 1924, the 1,641-foot-long edifice was the largest suspension bridge in the world. The Tudor-style tollhouse provides tourist information for Bear Mountain’s parks.As the oldest of NYSBA’s bridges, Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular river crossing between New York...
Alpena, Michigan
The museum is an educational institution dedicated to serving the public of all ages and abilities in art, history, and science.Through research, the museum collects, preserves, and interprets artifacts, specimens, and information concerning the 15 counties in Northeast Michigan. Through programs...
Boulder City, Nevada
Located in the Historic Boulder Dam Hotel, the museum focuses on the lives of those who witnessed and participated in the construction of the Hoover Dam.
Located in the Historic Boulder Dam Hotel, the museum focuses on the lives of those who witnessed and participated in the construction of the...
Brunswick, Maryland
This Brunswick, MD, museum extensively documents the beginnings and growth of the nation's extensive railroad network, as well as the society that developed alongside it.The town in which this museum is located was known during the Civil War as Berlin, and has been positioned on both the C&O...
Wellston, Ohio
This is the site of a reconstructed charcoal-fired iron blast furnace with original stack, typical of those operating in southeastern Ohio's Hanging Rock Iron Region more than a century ago.Visitors to this 270-acre site can see the furnace, originally built in 1852, which went out of blast for the...
Buffalo, New York
USS Little Rock, USS The Sullivans, and USS Croaker are among the historic ships on display at the naval park.Besides viewing exhibits and ships, creative use of the park has spanned an incredibly wide range. It doesn't matter whether it's a small intimate gathering or an event for 400 guests.
Bull Shoals, Arkansas
This museum interprets the history of Bull Shoals, Ark., "The Best Little Town by a Dam."
The Bull Shoals Historical Museum features displays on the Civil War, antique dolls, exhibits documenting the building of Bull Shoals Dam, old maps, photos and rotating private collections. The...
Troy, New York
The 19th-century iron works and industrial complex, wedged between the Hudson River and Wynantskil Creek, housed the Burden Water Wheel, the most powerful vertical water wheel of its kind ever built.An exhibit on Greater Troy's industrial history is housed in the former office of the Burden Iron...
Burton, Texas
The Burton Cotton Gin and Museum attempts to preserve the era when Burton was a farm town and the Burton Farmers Gin was a central part of community life.The Museum provides one of the best remaining examples of an early, automated systems gin still in its original historic setting. The gin and...
Wilmington, North Carolina
This museum tells the stories of the Lower Cape Fear region's history, science and cultures through exhibitions and educational programs.Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is the oldest history museum in North Carolina. Since its founding in 1898, the Museum has grown and changed. It began...
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This terminal was a major rail junction in the anthracite region, but closed in 1963 due to the discontinuance of passenger service. Listed in the National Register in 1976 the station now houses the Tourist Welcoming Center.Constructed in 1868, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was...
Plattsburgh, New York
The Champlain Valley Transportation Museum traces the history of transportation in the valley region from the earliest canoes to what was once the most expensive car in America.Located on the grounds of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, the museum contains examples of vehicles, boats, and...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This museum demonstrates that chemistry is not only they lab coats, Bunsen burners, and the cryptic periodic table, but it has a vast and exciting history.From chemistry’s origins to today, the museum brings to life the unexpected beauty of science outside the lab. Visitors can trace...
Hagerstown, Maryland
Preserving America’s colorful canal era and transportation history, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park is 184.5 miles of adventure.Originally, the C&O Canal was a lifeline for communities and businesses along the Potomac River as coal, lumber, grain and other...
St. Michaels, Maryland
Resting on an 18-acre waterfront, this expansive museum looks at the history of the Chesapeake Bay.Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has expanded from a two acre campus to an 18-acre waterfront. On permanent display are collections of Chesapeake Bay artifacts, visual arts, and...
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
This museum highlights the story of the Chesapeake Beach Railway. It includes exhibits of the railway's route and equipment.Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression, this museum tells the story of the railway in which the station was a part. Exhibits in...
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Focusing on Chippewa Falls's Robert Cray and his supercomputer, this museum explores the industries of the Chippewa Falls area.The museum has a large collection of supercomputers. This collection is representative of years of hard work at Cray Research, Inc., one of the first and foremost...
Cincinnati, Ohio
The observatory, founded in 1842, promotes the study and practice of astronomy among a broad audience and assists professional and amateur astronomers, and schools and universities.The Cincinnati Observatory was founded by Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, who, as a Professor at Cincinnati College in 1842,...
Germantown, New York
Clermont State Historic Site includes a visitor's center, carriage trails, formal gardens and exhibition galleries along with the renovated mansion, home to seven generations of the historic Livingston family.Clermont became the home of the historic Livingston family in 1728 when Robert Livingston...
Yuba City, California
This community museum explores the history and heritage of Sutter County.The museum has a number of permanent exhibits on the Maidu Indians, early Sutter County settlers, agriculture, the Sutter Buttes, and school life. Smaller displays include transportation, women, Lola Montez, local photographs...
Chester Township, New Jersey
The Cooper Gristmill, located in the Black River Park, reveals the history of the surrounding community.The Cooper Gristmill, located in the Black River Park, reveals the history of the surrounding community.
The stretch of the Black River on which the Cooper Gristmill is situated is well-suited...
Coplay, Pennsylvania
From 1893 to 1904, the nine vertical kilns of the Coplay Cement Company were used for the production of portland cement.The kilns were soon superseded by rotary kiln technology that required very little labor to operate. In 1904 the company shut down its vertical kilns and in the 1920s demolished...
Calumet, Michigan
This museum traces the history of mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula from prehistory to present.Michigan's Copper Industry began thousands of years ago when ancient miners chipped away at exposed veins of pure copper with huge hammer stones. Tools and techniques of mining advanced considerably in the...
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
This furnace's Gothic Revival architecture makes it unique, especially because it is so well-preserved. Cornwall Iron Furnace is a classic example of the early American iron industry.Cornwall Furnace is indeed a unique survivor of the early American iron industry. Originally built by Peter Grubb in...
Memphis, Tennessee
This museum exhibits the history of the cotton industry in Memphis.The mission of the Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange is to share the story of the cotton industry and its many influences on daily life, the arts, and the development of this region with students, residents, and visitors...
Bailey, North Carolina
Exhibits contain artifacts relevant to the practice of medicine between the late 18th century and the first half of the 20th century.The Country Doctor Museum invites people of all ages to visit and learn about the history of rural health care in the United States. Docents lead tours through three...
Central Point, Oregon
The museum was founded in 1954 by Frieda and Delmar Smith.The Smith's collection and the collections and donations of members and others has created one of the finest displays of rocks, minerals, and gems on the west coast.
Spearfish, South Dakota
Established in 1896, D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country dedicated to fish culture and resource management.The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming...
Dayton, Ohio
Three exceptional men from Dayton, Ohio, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar, found their creative outlet here through accomplishments and failures, and finally success.Dayton Aviation consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul...
Helena, Arkansas
This site uses two different locations to present the history of the delta region with exhibits including everything from early settlements, the Civil War, and "Delta Sounds" music exhibit.Split into two locations, the first main exhibit at The Depot, A Heritage of Determination, tells the story of...
Denver, Colorado
The building was constructed in 1909 for Engine Company No. 1 by Glen W. Huntington, noted Denver architect, as the largest firehouse ever built in Denver.The building served as a working fire station until 1974. Now it offers hands-on activities combined with the museum’s exhibits, provides...
Denver, Colorado
The museum, founded in 1900, is the Rocky Mountain region’s leading resource for informal science education.In 1868, pioneer and naturalist Edwin Carter arrived in Breckenridge, Colo., and devoted himself to his true love—the birds and mammals of the Rocky Mountains. Carter soon...
Albany, New York
During World War II 563 Destroyer Escorts battled Nazi U-Boats on the North Atlantic protecting convoys of men and material. Today, only one of these ships remains afloat in the United States: the USS Slater.Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an...
Baltimore, Maryland
This museum explores the history of dentistry in the United States and includes many famous artifacts.
Opened in 1996 and designated in 2003 by Congress as the official national dental museum, this site’s collection includes 40,000 objects pertaining to the history of dentistry. There is also...