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Museum membership guide
Top 50 Historic Site locations in United States
byShiry
Live update: Updated February 15, 2022Copy link
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ShiryThe Museum of Sonoma County engages and inspires our diverse community with art and history exhibitions, collections, and public programs that are inclusive, educational, and relevant.
2. New Castle Historical Society Historic Houses
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe New Castle Historical Society (NCHS) operates the Amstel and Dutch House Museums in addition to the Old Library (exhibit space) and the New Castle Visitor Center at The Arsenal. As the historical society for the City of New Castle, DE, the NCHS preserves and interprets the history of the town that started as a Dutch Fort in 1651.
3. Edison & Ford Winter Estates
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4. The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
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5. Johnson County Historical Society
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Johnson County Historical Society is a private, non-profit group committed to serving the public by furthering an appreciation of the historical and cultural heritage of the Johnson County community through education, preservation and interpretation. We maintain a museum location with exhibits and a collection of over 10,000 artifacts. The Johnson County Historical Society also maintains 4 historic sites, 3 of which are on the National Register of Historic Places and 1 interpretive site. We provide quality programming for all generations.
6. Dorchester County Historical Society
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7. Historic Newton: Jackson Homestead
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Jackson Homestead and Museum displays rotating and permanent exhibits about the history of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Underground Railroad. The Homestead is also home to the archives of Historic Newton.
8. National Churchill Museum
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9. Hanford Mills Museum
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10. Joel Lane Museum House
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11. Har-Ber Village Museum
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12. Historic Deepwood Estate
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13. Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Shelton McMurphey Johnson House is an Eugene, OR Victorian House Museum. It is open for tours and available for rentals. On display are period furniture, glassware, and photos of historic Eugene, as well as changing exhibits. Experience the elegance of an Afternoon Tea or rent the House for a beautiful Victorian themed wedding!
14. Friends of Valley Forge
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryRecommended this place!
15. Adams Museum & House
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Adams Museum is the Black Hills’ oldest history museum. In 1930 pioneer businessman W.E. Adams founded the Adams Museum in downtown Deadwood with the purpose of preserving and displaying the history of the Black Hills. He donated the building to the City of Deadwood and placed the operation of the organization in the hands of a board of directors.
16. The Heritage Society
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Heritage Society maintains ten historic structures, houses dating from 1823 to 1905 with guided tours and educational programs designed to promote awareness of Houston’s diverse history. “Founded in 1954 by a number of public-spirited Houstonians to rescue the 1847 Kellum-Noble House from demolition, The Heritage Society has since saved an additional nine historic buildings, moved them from various locations to join the Kellum-Noble House in Sam Houston Park, and restored them to reflect their respective eras. These ten buildings, along with the Museum Gallery, serve as historic reference points and exhibition spaces for more than 23,000 artifacts that document life in Houston from the early 1800s to the mid-1900s.”
17. Neill-Cochran House Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryBuilt less than 20 years after Austin was founded, the Neill-Cochran House Museum is a window on some of the earliest years of Austin’s architectural, social, and political history. Lived-in room displays and interpretive exhibits are designed to allow visitors an opportunity to reflect on an ever-growing Austin through careful consideration of the past.
18. Bainbridge Island Historical Society & Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Bainbridge Island Historical Museum comprises a 1908 schoolhouse, home to long term exhibits, and an annex building housing our extensive research library, office space, amenities and a rotating exhibit gallery. An atrium lobby, gift shop and reception desk joins the one-room schoolhouse to our modern annex building.
19. History Museum at the Castle
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryFrom local history to Harry Houdini, The History Museum at the Castle offers a glimpse into Appleton and the Fox Cities. The stories told here have local and national significance and are sure to amuse, provoke and inspire.
20. Hagley Museum and Library
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryRecommended this place!
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