Van Buren, Maine
One of the largest historical sites in Maine, this village preserves the heritage of 18th century Acadian life.The Acadians were people from France who settled on Acadia, now known as Nova Scotia, in the 16-17th century. In 1755 they were deported by the English Goverment to all points of North...
Wall Township, New Jersey
Costumed interpreters throughout the Historic Village's homes offer visitors demonstrations in various aspects of 19th Century domestic life, such as hearth cooking, spinning, quilting and sewing, laundry, gardening and even proper etiquette.Discover the Historic Village at Allaire and all it has...
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
The purpose of this organization is to establish a museum in the Greencastle-Antrim area to preserve and display the history of the Borough of Greencastle and Antrim Township. The museum highlights the area's Scot-Irish heritage.The museum provides a home for the artifacts and history of the...
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Housed in the historic Nassau County jail, the Amelia Island Museum of History showcases the island’s 4,000 years of Florida history.Eight flags have flown over the shores of tiny Amelia Island since the French landed here in 1562. The Amelia Island Museum of History's numerous permanent...
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The Arthurdale Historic District was the first of FDR's "New Deal" towns, visited by Eleanor Roosevelt. The New Deal Homestead Museum is located on site.Arthurdale, WV, was first known as The Reedsville Project by the government employees who were sent here to establish the first New Deal community...
Lexington, Kentucky
The Athens Historic District contains the remaining buildings of an early 19th century village established in the southernmost part of Fayette County.The village is located in the heart of the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. In 1775 a fort was established by Daniel Boone one-half mile west of present...
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...
Dillon, Montana
Bannack was founded in 1862 when John White discovered gold on Grasshopper Creek.As news of the gold strike spread many prospectors and businessmen rushed to Bannack hoping to strike it rich. In 1864, Bannack was named as the first Territorial Capital of Montana. Remaining in Bannack for only a...
Annapolis, Maryland
This museum of African American culture and history in Maryland sits in the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in Annapolis' historic district.The Banneker-Douglass Museum is named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, and serves as the state's official repository of...
Miami, Florida
Developed over a period of more than 40 years, the residential buildings in this district reflect Miami's growth from a pioneer settlement to a significant metropolitan area.Comprised of four distinct subdivisions, Bayside mirrors the diversity and taste of its early, fashionable residents. Houses...
Beaufort, North Carolina
The Beaufort Historic Association is a private, non-profit, membership and volunteer-based organization founded in 1960 by a group of Carteret County citizens without the aid of grants and public funds. The organization owns and operates the Beaufort Historic Site, which depicts 18th and 19th...
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
This unique town boasts the country’s first pumped municipal water system (1762 Waterworks, a National Historic Landmark) and a history intertwined with Bethlehem Steel, which brought people from all around the world.The Central Bethlehem Historic District is historically important beyond its...
Miami, Florida
The 1920s, a decade of extravagance and luxury in American history, saw the construction of the resplendent apartment buildings that now comprise the historic district.Built at the height of the Land Boom in 1925, these Mediterranean Revival style apartment buildings are impressive reminders of...
Boca Raton, Florida
The society explores the history of this southeast Florida city and manages two neraby historic structures.For visitors looking for a comprehensive experience of Boca Raton's history, nothing will benefit them more than a stop at the Boca Raton Historical Society's offices. The Society's docents...
Brentwood, Tennessee
The Boiling Spring Academy is a restored 1830 one room school house located in Primm Historic Park on Moores Lane.The Boiling Spring Academy is a restored 1830 one room school house located in Primm Historic Park on Moores Lane.
On this site, prehistoric Native Americans lived and left their mounds...
Bonita Springs, Florida
The Bonita Springs Historical Society offers walking tours of the town as well as historical exhibits at the Liles Hotel.The Bonita Springs Historical Society was formed in 1984 by a small and dedicated group of individuals who shared an interest in discovering and preserving the unique heritage of...
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston African American National Historic Site is comprised of the largest area of pre-Civil War black owned structures in the U.S.It has roughly two dozen sites on the north face of Beacon Hill. These historic buildings were homes, businesses, schools, and churches of a thriving black community...
Canterbury, Connecticut
The society promotes appreciation and interest in Canterbury's past by working to restore historic buildings and maintaining local artifacts.The society meets monthly. All meetings are free and open to the public, and—following the business meeting—feature a speaker and refreshments....
Canterbury, New Hampshire
The village preserves the heritage of the Canterbury Shakers and has 25 restored original Shaker buildings, four reconstructed Shaker buildings, and 694 acres of forests, fields, gardens, nature trails, and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement.Canterbury Shaker Village was established...
Harkers Island, North Carolina
This well-known area is an exciting and fun historic district for North Carolina residents and visitors.From birding, to camping, to fishing, to learning about the rich history of Cape Lookout Light Station -- there is something for everyone. Take a boat trip three miles off-shore to the islands of...
St. Paul, Oregon
The site of was once an important pioneer town that was swept away in the great Willamette Flood of 1861.Visitors can camp overnight, picnic, play disc golf, ride a bicycle on a four-mile paved trail, watch the bluebirds, listen to the hawks and owls, stargaze, and much more. Stop at the Visitor...
Charlotte Amalia, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
This district included notable sites such as Fort Christian, Emancipation Garden, and Skytsborg.Charlotte Amalia, the first permanent European settlement on St. Thomas Island, was established in 1672 after the arrival of the Danish West India and Guinea Company. Platted in 1681, the town was named...
Chevy Chase, Maryland
The history of Chevy Chase, which was founded in 1725, is collected and preserved by this historical society.The history of Chevy Chase, which was founded in 1725, is collected and preserved by this historical society.
Chevy Chase Historical Society is a nonprofit membership organization whose...
Sanibel, Florida
This historical village has ben restored with pioneer buildings.
Sanibel Historical Village and Museum was founded in 1982 as a tribute to the early pioneers on Sanibel Island. Each building has been restored to its original state. Volunteer docents guide visitors through this mystical place.This...
Clarksburg, West Virginia
This historic district in the birthtown of Stonewall Jackson has been on the National Register of Historic Places for over a quarter of a century.Clarksburg was the birthplace of Stonewall Jackson. The 16-block area includes the Neo Classical Goff Building, the Gothic style Municipal Building and...
Collierville, Tennessee
Enjoy the many shops and restaurants in the historic ambiance of downtown Collierville, Tennessee.The Historic District Merchants Association was founded in 1996 by the many independent retailers and restaraunteurs who enjoy the privileges of owning businesses in this beautiful historic setting....
St. Augustine, Florida
The only living history museum in St. Augustine looks back to the city's legacy of colonial Spanish rule.As St. Augustine's sole living history museum, the Colonial Spanish Quarter offers a rare glimpse of the city under Spanish rule. Reenactors fill a number of occupations common in 1740, from...
Williamsburg, Virginia
In Colonial Williamsburg's 301-acre Historic Area stand hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings. Costumed interpreters tell the stories of the residents of the era.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the world’s largest living history museum in...
Scobey, Montana
35 historic buildings have been restored to depict a town in the early 1900's, including a museum depicting the history of Daniels County.The Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town is located on 20 acres just west of Scobey, Montana. Held the last weekend in June are Pioneer Days with...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
During the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on the second floor of this house.The Declaration House, located on the southwest corner of 7th and Market Streets, was reconstructed in 1975. The exhibit is open year round, though hours vary by season.The house...
Deerfield Beach, Florida
The society offers tours of a historic school, house, and cottage.The Deerfield Beach area saw significant development and growth in the wake of World War I. The city's Historical Society offers tours of three of the period's most prominent landmarks: the 1920 Old Deerfield School, the 1923...
Mystic, Connecticut
Established in 1930, the society studies all aspects of the Denison family's history as well as organizing special programs and guided tours of the property.This historic Denison house, Pequotsepos Manor, was the home for six generations of one American family before it became a museum in 1948. Ann...
Hershey, Pennsylvania
The historical society preserves the local Hershey history and holds over 50,000 artifacts and photos of the area.The society runs an oral history program, in which it records testimonies from long time residents of their memories of Hershey and surrounding regions. Other projects run by the DTHS...
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
The district is contains the finest collection of buildings from the pre-Civil War era to 1933 to be found in any of the Mississippi River parishes above New Orleans.The Donaldsonville Historic District is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River and encompasses an area of about 50 blocks...
St. Augustine, Florida
The nine houses in the Dow Museum of Historic Homes, dating from 1790 to 1910, are accompanied by five exhibit galleries that elaborate on the history of the area.The nine houses in the Dow Museum of Historic Homes, dating from 1790 to 1910, are accompanied by five exhibit galleries that elaborate...
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Dubbed Eagle Rock, this ferry crossing on the Snake River led to a bridge there in 1865 and the settlement that grew up around it eventually became Idaho Falls.The name was changed in 1891 despite the fact that there was no waterfall there at the time. A walking tour of historical buildings in...
Edenton, North Carolina
The home of James Iredell, a member of the first U.S. Supreme Court, is located in Edenton. The house is seen as a part of the Historic Edenton Tour, which begins at the nearby visitor center.Edenton, North Carolina, is a storybook place. The view across Edenton Bay and the Albemarle Sound from the...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A living, breathing historic neighborhood in the heart of Historic Philadelphia, Elfreth's Alley was opened in 1702 and has been home to thousands of ordinary Philadelphians for more than 300 years.The Alley is a place where you can learn about what life was like for the working people that built...
Ellicott City, Maryland
Constructed in 1880, this one-room schoolhouse was the first public school for black children of Howard County.This schoolhouse was built in 1880 and was the first public school for African American children in the county. The building was used as a school until the early 1950s. In 1995, the county...
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
This society tells the story of Fort Lauderdale history throughout the centuries.Located on the New River, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society tells the story of our community’s history from the Pioneers of Fort Lauderdale to the present day through its four historic structures: 1905 New...
Fort Smith, Arkansas
At this site, visitors can walk where soldiers drilled, pause along the Trail of Tears, and stand by the remains of two frontier forts and the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas.A visit to the Fort Smith National Historic Site begins at the Visitor Center, located in the former...
Arrow Rock, Missouri
The Friends of Arrow Rock gather, preserve, and interpret the history of Arrow Rock, Missouri, and surrounding areas. Since 1959 the society has grown from a small group of committed people to a membership of over 800, all in a village with a population of 70! Unsure of their future when they...
San Diego, California
The Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation celebrates the founding of modern San Diego from the earliest attempts to the current successes.In telling the stories of the land, the buildings, and the people, visitors can gain insight into an ever-evolving city where the past and the future come...
Wendover, Utah
Located deep in Utah’s west desert near the Nevada border is the famous mining camp of Gold Hill, established in 1892.The town established in 1892 was named after a gold bearing mountain just east of the town. Gold Hill became famous for its location of many minerals including silver, gold,...
Petersburg, Virginia
Visitors to the site will find a memorial to Grant's headquarters during the siege of Petersburg. The actual building was torn down for supplies.From June 1864 to April 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant directed the 10-month siege of Petersburg from City Point. During this period, City Point served as...
Lexington, Kentucky
This charming and affluent neighborhood consists of 16 buildings including the Hunt-Morgan House, the Bodley-Bullock House, the Carnegie Library, and several other private residences.The Gratz Park Historic District is one of the most beautiful areas in downtown Lexington, comprised of a city park...
Greenbelt, Maryland
This museum looks at the history of Greenbelt, a planned community developed under the New Deal in 1937.This museum includes 2 sites as well as guided tours of the town. The sites are a historic home open for drop in tours and the Community Center Exhibit Room. Guided tours can be specially...
Dearborn, Michigan
The historic district boasts 83 authentic structures, everything from Noah Webster's home to Thomas Edison's laboratory.Entering Greenfield Village is like stepping into an 80-acre time machine. It takes you back to the sights, sounds and sensations of America’s past. There are 83 authentic,...
Annapolis, Maryland
This museum highlights Maryland colonial life during the 1770s.This museum highlights Maryland colonial life during the 1770s.
The Hammond-Harwood House was built for the 25-year-old tobacco planter Matthias Hammond of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The young Hammond had inherited not only a great...
Hancock, Massachusetts
This historic village offers a window into the lives of this unique and fascinating early American religious sect.The Shakers trace their beginnings to Manchester, England, in 1747. They called themselves The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. They soon became known as...