Harrison, Nebraska
Nebraska, in the American heartland, has been occupied by a variety of animals and groups of people; this site takes a look back at the evolution of the land and it inhabitants, both animal and human.During the 1890s, scientists rediscovered what the Lakota Sioux already knew - bones preserved in...
Albany, Illinois
One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds contains evidence of continuous human occupation over the last 10,000 years.The Albany Mounds date from the Middle Woodland (Hopewell) period (200 BCE-CE 300), older than either the Cahokia or Dickson Mounds of the...
Dolores, Colorado
This museum explores the Ancestral Puebloan culture and other Native cultures in the Four Corners region; the starting point for visits to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.The museum features permanent exhibits on archaeology, local history, & Native American cultures, two 12th-century...
Boulder, Utah
The pre-Columbian Anasazi people inhabited this site, which has been partly excavated, and left behind numerous artifacts that today serve to educate visitors about their way of life.Visit the museum and partially excavated prehistoric Indian village at Anasazi State Park. The park is located in...
Blountville, Tennessee
Once inhabited by Native Americans and pioneers alike, these caverns feature archeological sites, walking tours, and nearby campgrounds.For many years the cavern lay in silence broken only by the sound of the water, the animals that called it home and the occasional human who made their way into it...
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...
Pensacola, Florida
Located near Fort Barrancas and Fort Pickens, the museum focuses on archaeological finds dating mostly from the Spanish colonial period.Besides functioning as an archaeological research facility, the Archaeology Institute at the University of West Florida offers a large exhibit space open to the...
Badin, North Carolina
Visitors can follow the history of Badin through a collection of permanent and temporary displays at this local museum.The story of Badin township begancirca 10,000 B.C. when Native Americans camped on the hill above the falls of our river and fashioned spearheads from outcroppings of rhyolite rock...
Marion, Kentucky
This museum displays a portion of the lifelong collections of prominent Kentucky miner, Ben E. Clement.From 1920 until his death in 1980, Ben E. Clement accumulated what has become known as the largest and finest collection of fluorite specimens in the world. The museum is also equipped with other...
Castalian Springs, Tennessee
This 80-acre historic park features walking tours and archaeological remains.Although the original building is no longer standing, the archaeological remains of Bledsoe's Fort are a major tourist attraction within this 80-acre park, as well as the restored Nathaniel Parker cabin. Walking tours are...
Buckeye, Arizona
The museum brings Buckeye’s past to life by preserving its local history.In 1877, the founder of the settlement that was to become the Town of Buckeye led a party of six men, three women and ten children, from Creston Iowa, bound for Arizona. The leader of this party was Thomas Newt Clanton...
Utuado, Puerto Rico
Over 700 years old, this park is one of the most important archaeological sites in Puerto Rico.When the first Spaniards arrived on the island more than 500 years ago, they encountered thousands of Taíno Indians-the most recent of a series of inhabitants that had populated the Caribbean...
Collinsville, Illinois
The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization designated Cahokia Mounds a World Heritage Site for its importance to our understanding of...
Solomons, Maryland
This museum interprets three maritime themes: regional Miocene paleontology, estuarine life in the Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River, and maritime history of nearby bodies of water.Established in 1970 and moved to its current location in 1975, the Calvert Marine Museum dedicates itself to the...
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
The ruins of Ponce de León's house are located at this site, as well as the small Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico.Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capital, La Ciudad de Puerto Rico (the city of Puerto Rico). Ponce de León, Puerto Rico's first...
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The caverns provide a historical look at 113 of some of the largest caves in North America, formed when sulfuring acid dissolved the surrounding limestone.The park’s cultural resources represent a long and varied continuum of human use starting in prehistoric times, and illustrating many...
Springerville, Arizona
Mysteriously abandoned in the early 15th century, Casa Malpais Archaeological Park is situated atop a rim of volcanic rock overlooking the Little Colorado River's Round Valley.The Mogollan people occupied Casa Malpais, which means "House of the Badlands," for almost 200 years before...
Nageezi, New Mexico
Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250.The Chacoan sites are part of the homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of the Southwest. The majority of the park and cultural sites are self-guided year-round...
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...
Addison, Vermont
For more than 7,500 years, the jutting shoreline known as Chimney Point has been a strategic settlement for peoples occupying the Champlain Valley. Chimney Point on Lake Champlain in Vermont is one of the earliest, mostly intensely settled, and most strategic sites in the Champlain Valley, with...
Chimney Rock, Colorado
Explore the ruins of a Pubeloan Indian village at this archeological site. A guided walking tour takes visitors through the different sites and explains their individual significance.Designated an Archaeological Area and National Historic Site in 1970, Chimney Rock lies on 4,100 acres of San Juan...
Willcox, Arizona
A “Wonderland of Rocks” is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument.This forest of rock spires was eroded from layers of ash deposited by the Turkey Creek Volcano eruption 27 million years ago. The 8 mile paved scenic drive and 18 miles of day-use hiking trails provide...
Memphis, Tennessee
The outdoor museum features an archaeological site and reconstructed Native American structures. Choctaw Indians act as guides and provide opportunities to view traditional craftwork activities.Located on the loess bluffs about 10 km south of downtown Memphis ,Tennessee, Chucalissa is a small Late...
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.
Cortez, New Mexico
The Center provides archaeological demonstrations and tours of Crow Canyon and the rich history of its ancestral Pueblo Indians.The Archaeological Center is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the ancestral Pueblo Indians (also called the Anasazi) who inhabited the canyons and mesas of the...
Crown Point, New York
During the French and Indian War, Ft. Fredric served as a critical French Bastion guarding against British invasions to the north. Destroyed by the retreating French in 1759, the British occupied the peninsula and eventually built a new and much larger fort adjacent to the old one. During the...
Greenwich, New Jersey
Native Americans settled in this region after the end of the Ice Age. The museum collects the archaeological remains of these ancient peoples, as well as prehistoric fossils and imprints from four time periods of the earth's geographical development.To visit the museum is to enter the world...
Dickinson, North Dakota
The 13,400-square-foot museum, which opened in 1994, provides a facility for preservation and display of geological and paleontological specimens for public review and education.The museum contains 11 full-scale dinosaurs displayed in a Triassic-Cretaceous time continuum and 3 full-scale dinosaurs...
Memphis, Tennessee
A remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area, this plantation also features a small archaeological mound and traces of old Indian trails.Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area. In addition to the house and grounds, a small archaeological...
Bradenton, Florida
The monument commemorates the spot where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto supposedly landed in 1539.The Monument marks the supposed spot where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in 1539. Nearby Camp Utiza, a living history site, recreates de Soto first setting foot, as well as a village of...
Dover, Delaware
Housed in the Old Presbyterian Church of Dover, the museum highlights more than 11,000 years of human habitation in the state of Delaware, beginning from the original Native American residents.Exhibited artifacts here range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools, to glass and...
Devils Tower, Wyoming
President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower the first national monument in 1906.Devils Tower rises 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River. Once hidden, erosion has revealed Devils Tower. This 1347 acre park is covered with pine forests, woodlands, and grasslands. Deer, prairie dogs, and...
Fairview, Utah
The museum presents historical data, artifacts pictures and artwork. The Natural History Building houses a full scale replica of a nearly fully intact Columbian mammoth.The mammoth was unearthed on the nearby Wasatch Plateau in 1988 while excavating the Huntington Reservoir. The quality of the find...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Trails, nature programs, skating, and reenactments are some of the many activities available at Fort Dupont Park, named for the Civil War earthworks located on the 376-acre grounds.A "park for all seasons" describes the 376 rolling wooded acres that make up one of the largest parks in all...
Capon Bridge, West Virginia
The Fort Edwards visitor center offers insight into the history of the fort and its role in the French and Indian War. In addition, the site is now home to several archaeological digs.The Fort Edwards site is located along the northern boundary of Capon Bridge, in what is now West Virginia just...
St. Simons Island, Georgia
Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony.In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida was known as the...
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Much of this site is geared toward young children. Kids can pretend to be soldiers by dressing up in military uniforms and wash laundry with a washboard and a tub.
Much of this site is geared toward young children. Kids can pretend to be soldiers by dressing up in...
Vancouver, Washington
Nestled in the Vancouver/Portland metropolitan area, this park illustrates its history through an archaeology collection and interpretive programs.Fort Vancouver NHS and the McLoughlin House unit offer a variety of opportunities for people of all interests and ages. Whether you prefer a...
Snow Hill, Maryland
The restored furnace and buildings of the 19th century village, Furnace Town, provide visitors with a living history of the community.
The Nassawango Iron Furnace was started in 1829 near Snow Hill, MD. The Village of Furnace Town developed in support of smelting iron. Today the Living Heritage...
Moundsville, West Virginia
The most impressive and largest Adena mound, this is the largest conical type of any of the mound builder structures.Construction of the mound took place in successive stages from about 250-150 B.C., as indicated by the multiple burials at different levels within the structures. A massive...
Hatteras, North Carolina
This museum explores the maritime history of North Carolina Outer Banks from 1524 to 1945.The waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks entomb thousands of vessels and countless mariners who lost a desperate struggle against the forces of war, piracy and nature. The Graveyard of the Atlantic, with...
Winnabow, North Carolina
This port was razed by British troops in 1776 and never rebuilt, however colonial foundations dot the present-day tour trail, which crosses over a Confederate fort site.In the late 1950s and early 1960s, archaeologists uncovered foundations from Brunswick's earliest days. The most visible structure...
Edgewater, Maryland
The site includes a 23-acre park, museum and archaeological site that was the colonial town of London.Within the boundaries of this park was once the late 17th/early 18th-century town of London. On the site are the William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark, and gardens. London Town also...
New Harmony, Indiana
This historic site is home to two of America’s earliest utopian communities, focused on living history and historical archaeology.New Harmony, Indiana, located on the banks of the Wabash River, is an experience like no other. A community that began almost two hundred years ahead of its time,...
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Located in the historic Entler Hotel, the museum features furnished Victorian rooms and displays of local and American Indian artifacts.The historic Shepherdstown Museum was founded in 1983 to make preserve artifacts that may otherwise have been lost forever. The first floor of the museum holds the...
Cortez, Colorado
Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border.Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead visitors to marvel at the skill and motivation of their...
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Run by the City of Fort Walton Beach, the Indian Temple Mound Museum houses a pre-Columbian mound. Despite being subject to over a millennium of erosion, the mound is 12 feet high and 223 feet wide at its base. Historians estimate that the mound was built around 850 AD by a Mississippian tribe as a...
St. Leonard, Maryland
In 1983, Mrs. Jefferson Patterson donated this 560-acre park, which is currently home to a Maryland state history and archaelogical museum.Seventy archaelogical sites have discovered 9,000 years of human habitation of this area. In modern times, it has served as the home to the first Attorney...
Tallahassee, Florida
Visitors can learn about the history of Florida's capitol and explore nature trails at this state park.The Native Americans who resided on the banks of Lake Jackson between 1200 and 1500 A.D. left monuments by which to remember them: three temple mounds, one of which stretches 26 feet towards the...
Monticello, Florida
This historical park offers a natural environment for trails, picnics, and wildlife viewing in one of Florida's most historic state parks.The 46 foot tall Letchworth-Love Mound, built between 100 and 900 A.D., is the tallest Indian mound in Florida and an important piece of the state's prehistory...