List of open air and living history museums in the United States
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Living history
Living history is an activity that incorporates historical tools, activities and dress into an interactive presentation that seeks to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time. Although it does not necessarily seek to reenact a specific event in history, living history is...
museums in the United States.
Farm museums
Alabama- Landmark Park
California
- California Citrus State Historic ParkCalifornia Citrus State Historic ParkCalifornia Citrus State Historic Park is an open air museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry. The story of the citrus industry's role in the history and development of California is told in the visitor center...
- Orcutt Ranch Horticulture CenterOrcutt Ranch Horticulture CenterThe Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center, formally known as Rancho Sombra del Roble, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument located in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, California, USA.-William Orcutt's vacation home:...
- Stein Family Farm / National City Living History Farm Preserve
Florida
- Morningside Nature Center
Kentucky
- Mountain HomeplaceMountain HomeplaceThe Mountain Homeplace is a living history museum located within Paintsville Lake State Park, in Staffordsville, Kentucky. The museum is a recreation of a mid-nineteenth century farming community and includes a blacksmith shop, one room schoolhouse, church, cabin, and a barn with farm grounds...
, Staffordsville, KentuckyStaffordsville, KentuckyStaffordsville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community was originally named Frew and the first post office was established on July 14, 1882, with Millard F. Rule as postmaster But in 1893, postmistress Jessie Stafford changed the post office's name... - Shaker Village of Pleasant HillPleasant Hill, KentuckyPleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination...
, Mercer County, KentuckyMercer County, KentuckyMercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 20,817. Its county seat is Harrodsburg. The county is named for General Hugh Mercer...
Georgia
- Westville (Georgia)Westville (Georgia)Westville is an open air museum recreating an 1850 working town in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States.A citizens group supported creation of the living history museum. More than 30 authentically furnished, restored antebellum buildings were moved here to create the village...
Plantation, Lumpkin, GeorgiaLumpkin, GeorgiaLumpkin is a city in, and the county seat of, Stewart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2000 census.-History:This area of Georgia was inhabited by indigenous Native Americans for thousands of years before European contact... - Agrirama, Tifton, GeorgiaTifton, GeorgiaTifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.-Major highways:* Interstate 75* U.S. Highway 41* U.S. Highway 82* U.S...
Hawaii
- Kona Coffee Living History FarmKona Coffee Living History FarmKona Coffee Living History Farm depicts the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants to Hawaii during the period of 1920-1945.It is located on the Daisaku Uchida Coffee Farm historic Kona coffee farm first established in 1900....
Illinois
- Naper SettlementNaper SettlementNaper Settlement, established in 1969, is a , open air museum accredited by the American Association of Museums that consists of a collection of thirty historical buildings from the Naperville, Illinois area. Many buildings were moved here from their original locations and refurbished in a style...
- Kline Creek FarmForest Preserve District of DuPage CountyThe Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is a governmental agency headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. Its mission is to acquire and hold lands containing forests, prairies, wetlands, and associated plant communities or lands capable of being restored to such natural conditions for the purpose...
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic SiteLincoln Log Cabin State Historic SiteThe Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre history park located eight miles south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S.A., near the town of Lerna. Its centerpiece is a replica of the log cabin built and occupied by Thomas Lincoln, father of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln...
Indiana
- Buckley Homestead Living History Farm
- Conner PrairieConner PrairieConner Prairie is an Interactive History Park, or living history museum, in Fishers, Indiana, USA, that preserves the William Conner home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and recreates part of life in Indiana in the 19th century on the White River.-History and...
, Fishers, IndianaFishers, IndianaFishers is a town located in Fall Creek and Delaware townships, Hamilton County, Indiana, with a population of 76,794, according to the 2010 census. A suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980, and only 7,200 as recently... - Lincoln Boyhood National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial, a National Historic Landmark District in present-day Lincoln City, Indiana. It preserves the farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a...
- Prophetstown State ParkProphetstown State ParkProphetstown State Park, named after Tenskwatawa , a religious leader and younger brother of Shawnee leader Tecumseh, is located near the town of Battle Ground, Indiana, about a mile east of the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Established in 2004, it is Indiana’s newest state park...
Iowa
- Living History FarmsLiving History FarmsLiving History Farms is a 500-acre open air museum located in Urbandale, Iowa. The museum's mission is to educate visitors and demonstrate the past 300 hundred years of Iowa's agricultural history...
, Urbandale, IowaUrbandale, IowaUrbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008...
Maryland
- Carroll County Almshouse and FarmCarroll County Almshouse and FarmCarroll County Almshouse and Farm, also known as the Carroll County Farm Museum, is a historic farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland. It consists of a complex of 15 buildings including the main house and dependencies. The 30-room brick main house was originally designed and...
- National Colonial FarmPiscataway ParkPiscataway Park, located southwest of downtown Washington, D.C., near Accokeek, Maryland, protects Marshall Hall and the National Colonial Farm. The park is located across the Potomac River from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate....
, Accokeek, MarylandAccokeek, MarylandAccokeek is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located about 8.5 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. The population was 7,349 at the 2000 census. It is home to Piscataway Park.... - Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill FarmOxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill FarmOxon Cove Park and Oxon Cove Farm is a national historic district that includes a living farm museum operated by the National Park Service, and located at Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland...
Massachusetts
- Old Sturbridge VillageOld Sturbridge VillageOld Sturbridge Village is a living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, which re-creates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s. It is the largest living museum in New England, covering more than 200 acres . The Village includes 59 antique...
, Sturbridge, MassachusettsSturbridge, MassachusettsSturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques.The population was 9,268 at the 2010 census... - Plimoth PlantationPlimoth PlantationPlimoth Plantation is a living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts that shows the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by English colonists, some of whom later became known as Pilgrims. They were among the first people who emigrated to America to avoid religious...
, Plymouth, Massachusetts - Spencer-Peirce-Little FarmSpencer-Peirce-Little FarmThe Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a Colonial American farm located at 5 Little's Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA, in the midst of of open land bordering the Merrimack River and Plum Island Sound...
- Waters FarmWaters FarmWaters Farm is a historic farm at 53 Waters Road in Sutton, Massachusetts.The farm was built in 1757 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985....
Minnesota
- Oliver H. Kelley HomesteadOliver H. Kelley HomesteadThe Oliver H. Kelley Farm is a historic farmstead once owned by Oliver Hudson Kelley, one of the founders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. The farmstead is a U.S. National Historic Landmark, which also places it on the National Register of Historic Places. The farm is currently operated as a...
- Murphy's Landing, 2187 East Highway 101
Shakopee, MN 55379
Nebraska
- Wessels Living History Farm
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Farm MuseumNew Hampshire Farm MuseumNew Hampshire Farm Museum is a farm museum in Milton, New Hampshire, USA.Three centuries of New Hampshire rural life are presented in the historic farmhouse. The museum includes a three-story great barn with collection of agricultural machinery, farm tools, sleighs and wagons. There are also live...
New Jersey
- Howell Living History FarmHowell Living History FarmThe Howell Living History Farm is a farm that is a living museum in Titusville, New Jersey. The museum shows farm life from the year 1900.-External links:*...
New Mexico
- New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage MuseumNew Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage MuseumThe New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum is a interactive museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching. The museum is part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.- Facility :...
New York
- Farmers' MuseumFarmers' MuseumThe Farmers' Museum is located in Cooperstown, New York, and is probably the second-best-known attraction in the town, after the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum....
- Muscoot FarmMuscoot FarmMuscoot Farm is an early 20th century interpretative farm museum near Somers, New York in the United States. The farm is owned and operated by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.-History:...
- Queens County Farm MuseumQueens County Farm MuseumThe Queens County Farm Museum is located on of the New York City neighborhood of Glen Oaks, Queens; the address is 73-50 Little Neck Parkway,...
- Storm King Art CenterStorm King Art CenterThe Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York is an open air museum which has extended the concept of a "sculpture garden" to become a "sculpture landscape." Founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as a museum for Hudson Valley painters, it soon expanded into a major sculpture venue with the...
- Tilly Foster Farm MuseumTilly Foster Farm Museum-Heritage animals:The museum is notable for rare farm animals including Randall Cattle, donkeys, American rabbits, Pilgrim geese, Indian Runner ducks, and Narragansett turkeys.-Other attractions:...
North Carolina
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located near Hendersonville in Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara Farms, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg...
- Historic Latta Plantation, http://www.lattaplantation.org/
- Horne Creek Living Historical Farm
North Dakota
- Frederick A. and Sophia Bagg Bonanza FarmFrederick A. and Sophia Bagg Bonanza FarmFrederick A. and Sophia Bagg Bonanza Farm, also known as Bagg Bonanza Farm or F. A. Bagg Farm, is a bonanza farm in Richland County, North Dakota.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005....
Ohio
- Heritage Village MuseumHeritage Village MuseumHeritage Village Museum is a living museum or open air museum of twelve nineteenth-century structures from in and around the Cincinnati, Ohio area. It is located in Sharon Woods Park in Sharonville, Ohio....
- Malabar Farm State ParkMalabar Farm State ParkMalabar Farm State Park is a state park in Richland County, Ohio, United States, located near Lucas and the Mohican State Park.Nestled in the hills of Pleasant Valley, Malabar Farm was built in 1939 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield and was his home until his death in 1956...
- Hale Farm and Village
Oregon
- Dorris Ranch Living History Farm
- Dufur Historical Society Living History Museum
- High Desert MuseumHigh Desert MuseumThe High Desert Museum is located near Bend, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1982, it brings regional wildlife, culture, art and natural resources together to promote an understanding of natural and cultural heritage of North America’s high desert country...
- Schreiber Log Cabin
- Sherwood Heritage Center
Pennsylvania
- Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, http://www.colonialplantation.org/
Rhode Island
- Casey FarmCasey FarmCasey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, USA, is a historic farm established around 1750.-History:This mid 18th-century farmstead overlooking Narragansett Bay was the center of a plantation that produced food for local and foreign markets...
- Coggeshall Farm Museum
- Watson FarmWatson FarmWatson Farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA, was established in 1789. Job Watson purchased a piece of the farmland, and for the next two centuries, five successive generations of the Watson family cultivated the land, changing their crops and practices as needed to adapt to the evolving...
South Carolina
- Kings Mountain State ParkKings Mountain State ParkKings Mountain State Park is a South Carolina state park located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.This large hilly park includes the Living History Farm, which is representative of a typical early 19th century Piedmont farm...
Tennessee
- Exchange Place - Gaines Preston Farm
- Museum of AppalachiaMuseum of AppalachiaThe Museum of Appalachia, located in Norris, Tennessee, north of Knoxville, is a living history museum that interprets the pioneer and early 20th-century period of the Southern Appalachian region of the United States...
, Norris, TennesseeNorris, TennesseeNorris is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,446 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Texas
- Barrington Living History FarmWashington-on-the-Brazos, TexasWashington-on-the-Brazos is an unincorporated area along the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas, United States. It was founded when Texas was still a part of Mexico, and the settlement became the site of the Convention of 1836 and the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence...
Virginia
- Chippokes Plantation State ParkChippokes Plantation State ParkChippokes Plantation State Park is located at 695 Chippokes Park Road, Surry, Virginia. It is in a rural, agricultural area off the James River and Route 10 in Surry County, and is protected under the state park system....
- Claude Moore Colonial FarmClaude Moore Colonial FarmThe Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run is the only privately run park in the U.S. National Park Service . The Friends of Claude Moore Colonial Farm, a privately funded foundation, pays for all activities on the farm, while the land is owned by the NPS...
, McLean, VirginiaMcLean, VirginiaMcLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census.... - Frontier Culture Museum of VirginiaFrontier Culture Museum of VirginiaThe Frontier Culture Museum, located in Staunton, Virginia is a living history museum that tells the story of the people who migrated from the Old World to America and the life they created in the Shenandoah Valley...
, Staunton, VirginiaStaunton, VirginiaStaunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County.... - Matthews Living History Farm Museum
Utah
- This Is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City, Utah
Washington
- Pomeroy Living History FarmPomeroy Living History FarmThe Pomeroy Living History Farm is a 501 non-profit farm museum on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Yacolt, Washington, the site is an interactive recreation of a 1920s working farm, based on the original Pomeroy family's 1910 home and outlying structures and occupying 60 of the...
West Virginia
- Watters Smith Memorial State ParkWatters Smith Memorial State ParkWatters Smith Memorial State Park is a historical park and national historic district with a pioneer homestead and museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia...
Wisconsin
- Old World WisconsinOld World WisconsinOld World Wisconsin, the largest outdoor museum of rural life in the United States of America, is located near Eagle, Wisconsin, 35 miles southwest of Milwaukee, in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Opened in 1976, this open-air museum encompasses nearly 600 acres of rolling wooded hills and...
, Eagle, WisconsinEagle, WisconsinEagle is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,707 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Eagle.-Museums:...
Living transportation museums
- California State Railroad MuseumCalifornia State Railroad MuseumThe California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the role of the "iron horse" in connecting California to the rest of the nation. It is located in Old Sacramento at 111 I Street....
- Old Rhinebeck AerodromeOld Rhinebeck AerodromeThe Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a museum of World War I aircraft and antique automobiles that is located in Red Hook, New York, USA.-History:The aerodrome was the creation of Cole Palen, who was partially inspired by the Shuttleworth Collection in England. He regularly flew many of the aircraft...
- San Francisco Cable Car Museum
- Steamtown National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . The museum is built around a working replica turntable and a roundhouse that is...
- Railtown 1897 State Historic ParkRailtown 1897 State Historic ParkRailtown 1897 State Historic Park, and its operating entity, the Sierra Railway, is known as "The Movie Railroad." Both entities are a heritage railway and are a unit of the California State Park System. Railtown 1897 is located in Jamestown, California...
- Travel Town MuseumTravel Town MuseumTravel Town Museum is a transport museum within Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.Travel Town was dedicated on December 14, 1952. There is no charge for museum admission or parking...
- Western America Railroad MuseumWestern America Railroad MuseumThe Western America Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Barstow, California.The museum collects, preserves and shares the history of railroading in the Pacific Southwest...
- Western Railway MuseumWestern Railway MuseumThe Western Railway Museum, in Solano County, California is located on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun. The museum is built along the former mainline of theSacramento Northern Railway...
Military forts and posts
The List of forts lists both historical, preserved and currently-operational military posts. Not all will be open to the public. Some of those open to the public will have living historyLiving history
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Other open-air and living history museums
Arizona- Pioneer Living History VillagePioneer Living History VillageThe Pioneer Living History Village, sometimes called the Pioneer Living History Museum, is a living museum in Phoenix, Arizona.Plans for the living museum were first made in 1956 by a group of Arizona history enthusiasts who formed the "Pioneer Arizona Foundation, Inc"...
, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... - Sharlot Hall MuseumSharlot Hall MuseumThe Sharlot Hall Museum is an open air museum located in Prescott, Arizona. Opened in 1928 by Sharlot M. Hall as the Old Governor's Mansion Museum, it is dedicated to preserving the history and folklore of Yavapai County, Arizona...
Arkansas
- Ozark Folk CenterOzark Folk CenterThe Ozark Folk Center is an Arkansas living history state park located in scenic Mountain View, Arkansas dedicated to preserving and presenting Ozark cultural heritage and tradition to the public.- History :...
California
- Bodie State Historic ParkBodie, CaliforniaBodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe. It is located east-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 8379 feet . As Bodie Historic District, the U.S. Department of the...
- Calico Ghost Town
- Casa del HerreroCasa del HerreroCasa del Herrero is a home and gardens located in Montecito near Santa Barbara, California. It is an estate designed and constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and made a National Historic Landmark on January 16, 2009...
- Columbia State Historic ParkColumbia State Historic ParkColumbia State Historic Park, also known as Columbia Historic District, is a California state park and National Historic Landmark District located in Columbia, California. It includes almost 30 buildings built during the California Gold Rush, most of which remain today...
- Fort Ross State Historic ParkFort Ross State Historic ParkFort Ross State Historic Park is a protected historic site in the U.S. state of California. It includes Fort Ross, the former Russian settlement, with the surrounding area comprising the immediate coastline and the native Coast Redwood forests extending inland.-Fort Ross:Fort Ross was founded by...
- Empire Mine State Historic ParkEmpire Mine State Historic ParkEmpire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Grass Valley, California. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places and a federal Historic District. Since 1975, California State Parks has administered and maintained the mine...
- Hearst Castle State Historic ParkHearst CastleHearst Castle is a National Historic Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. In 1957, the Hearst Corporation donated the property to...
- Heritage Square MuseumHeritage Square MuseumHeritage Square Museum is a living history museum located in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that tells the story of the development of Southern California through architecture. Eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolly car were all saved from demolition...
- La Purísima Mission State Historic ParkLa Purísima Mission State Historic ParkLa Purísima Mission State Historic Park is a California State Park located near Lompoc, California, United States, and it is considered to be the most completely restored mission in California, with ten of the original buildings fully restored and furnished, including the church, shops, quarters,...
- Leonis Adobe MuseumLeonis AdobeLeonis Adobe, built in 1844, is one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the San Fernando Valley. Located in what is now Calabasas, California, the adobe was occupied by the wealthy rancher, Miguel Leonis, until his death in...
- Los Angeles Plaza Historic DistrictLos Angeles Plaza Historic DistrictThe Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, also known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park, is a historic district located at the oldest section of Los Angeles, known for many years as "El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles"...
- Los Encinos State Historic ParkLos Encinos State Historic ParkLos Encinos State Historic Park is located near the corner of Balboa and Ventura Blvd. in Encino, California. It was the hub of Rancho Los Encinos...
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkMarshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkMarshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a California state park near Placerville, California, USA. It marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848...
& Old Sacramento State Historic ParkOld Sacramento State Historic ParkOld Sacramento State Historic Park is the historic region of Sacramento, California, which has been designated as a state park. It is generally referred to as Old Sacramento, or Old Sac, and since the 1960s has been restored and developed as a significant tourist attraction. All of it is... - Monterey State Historic ParkMonterey State Historic ParkMonterey State Historic Park is a historic state park located in Monterey, California. It includes part or all of the Monterey Old Town Historic District, a historic district which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark...
- San Dieguito Heritage MuseumSan Dieguito Heritage MuseumSan Dieguito Heritage Museum is a history museum in Encinitas, California in the United States. Founded in 1988, the museum displays historical photographs and artifacts from Encinitas and the entire San Dieguito area....
, Encinitas, CaliforniaEncinitas, CaliforniaEncinitas is a coastal beach city in San Diego County, California. Located within Southern California, it is approximately north of San Diego in North County and about south of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518, up from 58,014 at the 2000 census. Encinitas is... - San Juan Bautista Plaza State Historic ParkSan Juan Bautista PlazaSan Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District, also known as San Juan Bautista State Historic Park is a historic district in San Juan Bautista, California that is a National Historic Landmark and a California state historic park. It includes the Mission San Juan Bautista, the Jose Castro House , and...
- Santa Susana Pass State Historic ParkSanta Susana Pass State Historic ParkSanta Susana Pass State Historic Park is a California State Park of approximately located on the boundary between Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, between the communities of Chatsworth and Simi Valley. Geologically, the park is located where Simi Hills meet the Santa Susana Mountains...
- Virginia Robinson GardensVirginia Robinson GardensThe Virginia Robinson Gardens are the period landscape, historic mansion, and botanical gardens located at the Virginia Robinson Estate in Beverly Hills, California, United States.-History:...
- Watts TowersWatts TowersThe Watts Towers or Towers of Simon Rodia in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet . The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time over a period of...
- Will Rogers State Historic ParkWill Rogers State Historic ParkWill Rogers State Historic Park is the former estate of American humorist Will Rogers. It lies in the Santa Monica mountains in Los Angeles, in the Pacific Palisades area.-Geography:...
Colorado
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic SiteBent's Old Fort National Historic SiteBent's Old Fort is an 1833 fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, USA. William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the fort to trade with Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Plains Indians and trappers for buffalo robes...
- Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum
- Garden of the Gods/Rock Ledge Ranch
- South Park CitySouth Park CitySouth Park City is an open air museum located at the west end of Front Street in the town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado. The museum is a historic reconstruction of a mining town from the days of the Colorado Gold Rush and the later Colorado Silver Boom in South Park in the late 1850s through...
, Fairplay, ColoradoFairplay, ColoradoThe Town of Fairplay is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous town of Park County, Colorado, United States. Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of . The town is the fifth-highest incorporated place in the State of Colorado. The population was 610 at the...
Connecticut
- Mystic SeaportMystic SeaportMystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, in Mystic, Connecticut, is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of crafts and fabric of an entire 19th century seafaring village...
Florida
- Bellevue PlantationBellevue Plantation (Florida)Bellevue Plantation was the U.S. home of Catherine Willis Gray Murat, located in Tallahassee, Florida. It was purchased in 1854 after Catherine's husband Prince Achille Murat died in 1847.-Plantation home:The home was named after the Hotel de Belle-Vue in Brussels, where Catherine and Achille had...
- Castillo de San MarcosCastillo de San MarcosThe Castillo de San Marcos site is the oldest masonry fort in the United States. It is located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. Construction was begun in 1672 by the Spanish when Florida was a Spanish territory. During the twenty year period of British possession from 1763 until 1784, the...
- Cracker CountryCracker CountryCracker Country, a rural Florida living history museum, was established in 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Carlton, Jr. so future generations might better understand and appreciate Florida's rural heritage. From the rustic cypress log corn crib to the grand old two-story Carlton house, Cracker Country...
- Fort Clinch State ParkFort Clinch State ParkThe Fort Clinch State Park is a Florida State Park, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. Its include the 19th century Fort Clinch, sand dunes, plains, maritime hammock and estuarine tidal marsh...
- Lake Kissimmee State ParkLake Kissimmee State ParkLake Kissimmee State Park s a 5,930 acre Florida State Park located on State Road 60, east of Lake Wales. It contains floodplain, forest, prairie, hammock, flatwoods and Lakes Kissimmee, Tiger, and Rosalie...
- Mission San Luis de ApalacheeMission San Luis de ApalacheeMission San Luis de Apalachee was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1633 in the Florida Panhandle, two miles west of the present-day Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida. It was located in the descendent settlement of Anhaica capital of Apalachee Province...
- Silver River MuseumSilver River MuseumThe Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center is located in the Silver River State Park, near Silver Springs, east of Ocala in Marion County, Florida, USA...
Georgia
- WestvilleWestville (Georgia)Westville is an open air museum recreating an 1850 working town in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States.A citizens group supported creation of the living history museum. More than 30 authentically furnished, restored antebellum buildings were moved here to create the village...
, Lumpkin, GeorgiaLumpkin, GeorgiaLumpkin is a city in, and the county seat of, Stewart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2000 census.-History:This area of Georgia was inhabited by indigenous Native Americans for thousands of years before European contact...
Hawaii
- Kona Coffee Living History FarmKona Coffee Living History FarmKona Coffee Living History Farm depicts the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants to Hawaii during the period of 1920-1945.It is located on the Daisaku Uchida Coffee Farm historic Kona coffee farm first established in 1900....
- Polynesian Cultural CenterPolynesian Cultural CenterThe Polynesian Cultural Center is a Polynesian-themed theme park or living museum located in Laie, on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Dedicated on October 12, 1963, the PCC occupies owned by nearby Brigham Young University–Hawaii....
, Lā'ie, Hawai'iLa'ie, Hawai'iLaie is a census-designated place located in the Koolauloa District on the island of Oahu in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. In Hawaiian, lāie means "ie leaf" . The population was 4,585 at the 2000 census.-History:Historically, Laie was a puuhonua, a sanctuary for fugitives...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Illinois
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic SiteLincoln Log Cabin State Historic SiteThe Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre history park located eight miles south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S.A., near the town of Lerna. Its centerpiece is a replica of the log cabin built and occupied by Thomas Lincoln, father of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln...
- Macktown Living History Education Center
- Naper SettlementNaper SettlementNaper Settlement, established in 1969, is a , open air museum accredited by the American Association of Museums that consists of a collection of thirty historical buildings from the Naperville, Illinois area. Many buildings were moved here from their original locations and refurbished in a style...
- Lincoln's New SalemNew Salem (Menard County), IllinoisNew Salem is the historically recreated townsite of Abraham Lincoln's, 19th century, frontier village in Menard County , Illinois, United States. During his 20s, in the 1830's, this was the homestead of the future U.S. President...
, Menard County, Illinois
Indiana
- Conner PrairieConner PrairieConner Prairie is an Interactive History Park, or living history museum, in Fishers, Indiana, USA, that preserves the William Conner home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and recreates part of life in Indiana in the 19th century on the White River.-History and...
- Lincoln Boyhood National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial, a National Historic Landmark District in present-day Lincoln City, Indiana. It preserves the farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a...
- Spring Mill State ParkSpring Mill State ParkSpring Mill State Park is a state park in the state of Indiana. The park is located to the south of Bloomington, about east of the town of Mitchell on Indiana Highway 60....
Iowa
- Living History FarmsLiving History FarmsLiving History Farms is a 500-acre open air museum located in Urbandale, Iowa. The museum's mission is to educate visitors and demonstrate the past 300 hundred years of Iowa's agricultural history...
Kansas
- Old Cowtown MuseumOld Cowtown MuseumOld Cowtown Museum is a living history museum located in Wichita, Kansas along the Arkansas River. It focuses on life in Wichita and the southern plains of Kansas during the last part of the 19th century. The museum contains over twenty-six historic buildings, including a blacksmith, saloon, and ...
Kentucky
- AdsmoreAdsmoreAdsmore is a living history museum located on North Jefferson Street in Princeton, Kentucky. It is the only living home museum in Kentucky. Its name is believed to be derived because of numerous additions and renovations over one-hundred and fifty years....
- My Old Kentucky Home State ParkMy Old Kentucky Home State ParkMy Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation built by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795. During Rowan's life, the mansion became a meeting place for local politicians and hosted several visiting...
- Shaker Village of Pleasant HillPleasant Hill, KentuckyPleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination...
, Mercer County, KentuckyMercer County, KentuckyMercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 20,817. Its county seat is Harrodsburg. The county is named for General Hugh Mercer...
Louisiana
- LSU Rural Life MuseumLSU Rural Life MuseumThe LSU Rural Life Museum is a museum of Louisiana history in Baton Rouge, USA. It is located on the Burden Plantation, a agricultural research experiment station...
Maine
- Washburn-Norlands Living History Center
- Willowbrook Museum VillageWillowbrook Museum Village19th Century Willowbrook Village is a U.S. museum on approximately with 34 buildings including two historic houses covering of the property. The museum is located in the town of Newfield, Maine. It is open 10 a.m...
Maryland
- Button Farm Living History Center
- Jerusalem Mill, Kingsville, MarylandKingsville, MarylandKingsville is a semi-rural, unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a close-knit and rustic community bounded by the Little Gunpowder Falls river and the Big Gunpowder Falls river which join to form the Gunpowder...
Massachusetts
- Historic DeerfieldHistoric DeerfieldHistoric Deerfield is an open-air living history museum dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. Its historic houses, museums and programs provide visitors with an understanding of New England's historic villages and countryside...
, Deerfield, MassachusettsDeerfield, MassachusettsDeerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,750 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area in Western Massachusetts, lying only north of the city of Springfield.Deerfield includes the... - Old Sturbridge VillageOld Sturbridge VillageOld Sturbridge Village is a living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, which re-creates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s. It is the largest living museum in New England, covering more than 200 acres . The Village includes 59 antique...
, Sturbridge, MassachusettsSturbridge, MassachusettsSturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques.The population was 9,268 at the 2010 census... - Hancock Shaker VillageHancock Shaker VillageHancock Shaker Village is a National Historic Landmark District in Hancock, Massachusetts that was established by Shakers in 1791. It was the third of nineteen major Shaker villages established between 1783 and 1836 in New York, New England, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana under the leadership of Joseph...
, Hancock, MassachusettsHancock, MassachusettsHancock is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 717 at the 2010 census.- History :...
Michigan
- Greenfield VillageThe Henry FordThe Henry Ford, a National Historic Landmark, , in the Metro Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, USA, is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex...
, Dearborn, MichiganDearborn, Michigan-Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the... - Historic Mill Creek State ParkHistoric Mill Creek State ParkHistoric Mill Creek State Park is a state park, nature preserve, and historic site in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is run by Mackinac State Historic Parks, the operating arm of the Mackinac Island State Park. 625 acres in size, the park is located 5 miles southeast of Mackinaw City, Michigan...
Minnesota
- The Landing (previously known as Historic Murphy's Landing), Shakopeehttp://www.threeriversparks.org/parks/the-landing.aspx
Missouri
- Shoal Creek Living History Museum
- Faust Park Historic Village
Montana
- Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town
- Nevada City Living History Museum, Virginia City, Montana
New Hampshire
- New London Historical Society
- Strawbery BankeStrawbery BankeStrawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth...
, Portsmouth, New HampshirePortsmouth, New HampshirePortsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
New Jersey
- Allaire VillageAllaire VillageAllaire Village is a living history museum located within New Jersey's Allaire State Park in Wall Township, New Jersey. The village was originally established as a bog iron furnace known as the Howell Works, which the company's owner, philanthropist James P. Allaire, endeavoured to turn into a...
, Wall Township, New JerseyWall Township, New JerseyWall Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 26,164.Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851... - Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May, New JerseyCape May, New JerseyCape May is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States...
New York
- 1812 Homestead Farm and Museum
- Amherst MuseumAmherst MuseumAmherst Museum is a historic house museum located in Amherst, NY. The Museum is dedicated to preserving the the Town of Amherst, the Village of Williamsville and the Niagara Frontier...
- Erie Canal Village
- Fort KlockFort KlockFort Klock, a fortified stone homestead in the Mohawk River Valley of New York State, was built c.1750 by Johannes Klock. On October 19, 1780, the Battle of Klock's Field was fought just to west-northwest of the fort. The fort is located at 7203 Route 5 roughly two miles east of the Village of St...
homestead - Genesee Country Village and MuseumGenesee Country Village and MuseumThe Genesee Country Village and Museum is a 19th-century living history museum covering more than located in small hamlet of Mumford, New York, about from Rochester, New York, USA. On the museum property is the 19th-century village , the John L...
, Mumford, New YorkMumford, New YorkThe hamlet of Mumford lies on the west side of the Town of Wheatland, south of Oatka Creek on NY 36 and south of the terminus of NY 383.-History:The story of Mumford has been written by several local historians... - Hanford Mills Museum
- Historic Richmond TownHistoric Richmond TownHistoric Richmond Town is a living history village and museum complex in the neighborhood of Richmond, Staten Island, in New York City. It is located near the geographical center of the island, at the junction of Richmond Road and Arthur Kill Road....
- Museum Village at Old Smith's Clove
- Old Bethpage Village RestorationOld Bethpage Village RestorationThe Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a recreated living museum village in Old Bethpage, New York. The village opened in 1970 with dozens of historic structures that had been saved from demolition by Nassau County. Costumed actors provide demonstrations of 19th century life. Major funding...
, Old Bethpage, New YorkOld Bethpage, New YorkOld Bethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP was 5,523 at the 2010 census.It is served by the Old Bethpage Post Office, ZIP code 11804.... - Old Stone FortOld Stone Fort (Schoharie, NY)Located in the village of Schoharie, Schoharie County New York, the Old Stone Fort was originally built as a Reformed Dutch Church in 1772. With the coming of the American Revolutionary War, the church was enclosed by a log stockade in 1777....
- Weeksville Heritage CenterWeeksville Heritage CenterThe Weeksville Heritage Center is a historic site in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that was an important 19th century free black community, whose residents established schools, churches and benevolent associations and were active in the abolitionist movement.Weeksville is a historic...
North Carolina
- Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage CenterMountain Gateway Museum and Heritage CenterThe Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center focuses on Southern Appalachian heritage, and the culture and history of western North Carolina. The museum is located in Old Fort, North Carolina, and is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the...
- Old SalemOld SalemOld Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings earlier...
, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaWinston-Salem, North CarolinaWinston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... - Roanoke Island Festival Park
North Dakota
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic SiteFort Union Trading Post National Historic SiteFort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is the site of a partially reconstructed trading post on the Missouri River and the North Dakota/Montana border twenty-five miles from Williston. It is one of the earliest declared National Historic Landmarks of the United States...
Ohio
- Hale Farm & VillageHale Farm & VillageHale Farm and Village is a historic property of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, United States. It is within the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Hale Farm was the original homestead of Jonathan Hale a Connecticut farmer who migrated to...
, Bath, Ohio - Heritage Village MuseumHeritage Village MuseumHeritage Village Museum is a living museum or open air museum of twelve nineteenth-century structures from in and around the Cincinnati, Ohio area. It is located in Sharon Woods Park in Sharonville, Ohio....
, Sharonville, OhioSharonville, OhioSharonville is a city in Butler and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharonville is located at .It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.... - Ohio VillageOhio VillageOhio Village is a living history museum in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is operated by the non-profit Ohio Historical Society.The village, intended to provide a firsthand view of life in Ohio during the American Civil War, opened July 27, 1974 on adjacent to the Ohio Historical Center in...
, Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... - Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio)Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio)Roscoe Village, located in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, is a restored Ohio and Erie Canal town operated by the non-profit Roscoe Village Foundation. The goal of the Foundation is to maintain the historic buildings of Roscoe Village and promote education with regard to life along the Ohio and...
, along the former Ohio and Erie CanalOhio and Erie CanalThe Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed in the 1820s and early 1830s. It connected Akron, Summit County, with the Cuyahoga River near its mouth on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Scioto County, and then...
Pennsylvania
- Conrad Weiser HomesteadConrad Weiser HomesteadConrad Weiser Homestead is the historic home of Johann Conrad Weiser, who enlisted the Iroquois on the British side in the French and Indian War. The home, a designated National Historic Landmark, is administered as a historic house museum by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission near...
- Daniel Boone HomesteadDaniel Boone HomesteadThe Daniel Boone Homestead, the birthplace of American frontiersman Daniel Boone, is a museum that is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission near Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located on nearly and is the largest site administered by...
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic SiteHopewell Furnace National Historic SiteHopewell Furnace National Historic Site in southeastern Berks County, near Elverson, Pennsylvania, is an example of an American 19th century rural "iron plantation"...
- Landis Valley MuseumLandis Valley MuseumLandis Valley Museum is a nationally significant living history museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. It collects, conserves, exhibits, and interprets Pennsylvania German material, culture, history and heritage from 1740 through 1940. The museum was founded by the Landis brothers--Henry K...
- Oliver Miller HomesteadOliver Miller HomesteadOliver Miller Homestead is a public museum that commemorates pioneer settlers of Western Pennsylvania. It is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's South Park about south of downtown Pittsburgh near Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.The house was built on the site of the Oliver Miller Homestead,...
, South Park Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Park Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Park Township is located in the southern part of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Pittsburgh. The population was 13,416 at the 2010 census.A large portion of the township is covered by a county park of the same name... - Somerset Historical CenterSomerset Historical CenterThe Somerset Historical Center is a rural history museum for the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Pennsylvania and is 4 miles north of Somerset. The museum is part of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.-References:*...
Rhode Island
- South County Museum
Tennessee
- Historic CollinsvilleHistoric CollinsvilleHistoric Collinsville, located in south Montgomery County, Tennessee near Southside, Tennessee is a recreated village/museum that offers a glimpse into mid 19th century life. It contains era specific implements of the early European and African American settlers to the area. Each year there is a...
- Rocky Mount Museum
Texas
- Gonzales Pioneer Village Living History Center
Vermont
- Shelburne MuseumShelburne MuseumShelburne Museum is a museum of art and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont, United States. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds...
, Shelburne, VermontShelburne, VermontShelburne is a town in southwestern Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, along the shores of Lake Champlain. The population was 7,144 at the 2010 census.-History:...
Virginia
- Colonial WilliamsburgColonial WilliamsburgColonial Williamsburg is the private foundation representing the historic district of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. The district includes buildings dating from 1699 to 1780 which made colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of the original shires of Virginia —...
, Williamsburg, VirginiaWilliamsburg, VirginiaWilliamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city... - Frontier Culture Museum
- Henricus Historical Park, Chesterfield County, Virginia
- Jamestown SettlementJamestown SettlementJamestown Settlement is a name used by the Commonwealth of Virginia's portion of the historical sites and museums at Jamestown. Jamestown was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America...
, Jamestown, VirginiaJamestown, VirginiaJamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke... - Pamplin Historical Park
Washington
- Camlann Medieval VillageCamlann Medieval VillageCamlann Medieval Village is a year-round recreation of England in 1376, located in Carnation, Washington; it is run by the Camlann Medieval Association, a 501 nonprofit educational corporation...
, Carnation, WashingtonCarnation, WashingtonCarnation is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,786 at the 2010 census.-History:Settled in 1865, Carnation was officially incorporated on December 30, 1912, as Tolt. The name was changed to Carnation in 1917, back to Tolt on May 3, 1928, and finally back to... - Fort Walla WallaFort Walla WallaFort Walla Walla is a fort located in Walla Walla, Washington. It was established in 1858. Today, the complex contains a park, a museum, and a hospital.Fort Walla Walla should be distinguished from Fort Nez Percés or Old Fort Walla Walla ....
, museum and pioneer village
West Virginia
- Prickett's Fort State Park
Wisconsin
- Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
- Galloway House and Village
- Heritage Hill State Historical ParkHeritage Hill State Historical ParkHeritage Hill State Historical Park, also called Heritage Hill State Park, is a open air museum of 25 historical structures in Allouez in metropolitan Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is listed as a Wisconsin state park, but the site is managed by a non-profit organization called the Heritage Hill...
, Allouez, WisconsinAllouez, WisconsinAllouez is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 15,443. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... - Little NorwayLittle Norway, WisconsinLittle Norway is a tourist attraction and living museum of a Norwegian village located in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. Little Norway consists of a fully restored farm dating to the mid-19th century. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, Blue Mounds, WisconsinBlue Mounds, WisconsinBlue Mounds is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 708. The population was estimated at 766 in 2009. The village is adjacent to the Town of Blue Mounds and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Blue... - Old World WisconsinOld World WisconsinOld World Wisconsin, the largest outdoor museum of rural life in the United States of America, is located near Eagle, Wisconsin, 35 miles southwest of Milwaukee, in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Opened in 1976, this open-air museum encompasses nearly 600 acres of rolling wooded hills and...
, Eagle, WisconsinEagle, WisconsinEagle is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,707 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Eagle.-Museums:... - Ozaukee County Pioneer Village
- Pinecrest Historical Village
- Schumacher Farm County Park
- Waswagoning Re-Created Ojibwe Village
Wyoming
- Museum of the American West
See also
- List of tourist attractions providing reenactment
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
Museum Name | Town | State | Type | Summary |
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Alabama Constitution Village Alabama Constitution Village The Alabama Constitution Village is a historical open air museum in Huntsville, Alabama that reenacts life in 1819. The eight buildings include a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence.... |
Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census.... |
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland... |
Living | 1819 life, includes a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence |
Landmark Park | Dothan, Alabama Dothan, Alabama Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County... |
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland... |
Living | 1890s living history farm and village |
Pioneer Living History Village Pioneer Living History Village The Pioneer Living History Village, sometimes called the Pioneer Living History Museum, is a living museum in Phoenix, Arizona.Plans for the living museum were first made in 1956 by a group of Arizona history enthusiasts who formed the "Pioneer Arizona Foundation, Inc"... |
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
Living | Late 19th century town |
Sharlot Hall Museum Sharlot Hall Museum The Sharlot Hall Museum is an open air museum located in Prescott, Arizona. Opened in 1928 by Sharlot M. Hall as the Old Governor's Mansion Museum, it is dedicated to preserving the history and folklore of Yavapai County, Arizona... |
Prescott, Arizona Prescott, Arizona Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
Open air | Includes special living history programs for mid 1860s |
Ozark Folk Center Ozark Folk Center The Ozark Folk Center is an Arkansas living history state park located in scenic Mountain View, Arkansas dedicated to preserving and presenting Ozark cultural heritage and tradition to the public.- History :... |
Mountain View, Arkansas Mountain View, Arkansas Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 2,998. The town's name comes from its location in a valley surrounded by the eastern Ozark... |
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River... |
Living | State park with traditional crafts and music |
Columbia State Historic Park Columbia State Historic Park Columbia State Historic Park, also known as Columbia Historic District, is a California state park and National Historic Landmark District located in Columbia, California. It includes almost 30 buildings built during the California Gold Rush, most of which remain today... |
Columbia, California Columbia, California Columbia is a former California Gold Rush boomtown located in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The central portion of the town is preserved as a California state historic park and a National Historic Landmark that preserves the original, gold-rush-town flavor of the town, once dubbed the "Gem of the... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Living | mid-to-late 19th century Gold Rush town |
Empire Mine State Historic Park Empire Mine State Historic Park Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Grass Valley, California. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places and a federal Historic District. Since 1975, California State Parks has administered and maintained the mine... |
Grass Valley, California Grass Valley, California -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Grass Valley had a population of 12,860. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Grass Valley was 11,493 White, 46 African American, 208 Native American, 188 Asian, 9 Pacific Islander, 419 from other... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Living | Late 19th century living history tours, gold mine complex |
Heritage Square Museum Heritage Square Museum Heritage Square Museum is a living history museum located in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that tells the story of the development of Southern California through architecture. Eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolly car were all saved from demolition... |
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California Montecito Heights is a small district in Northeast Los Angeles formerly known as an original East Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. The 2000 population is estimated at 16,768.-Geography and transportation:... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Living | Covers different periods, includes eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolley car |
Leonis Adobe Leonis Adobe Leonis Adobe, built in 1844, is one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the San Fernando Valley. Located in what is now Calabasas, California, the adobe was occupied by the wealthy rancher, Miguel Leonis, until his death in... |
Calabasas, California Calabasas, California Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Living | 1880s California ranch |
San Dieguito Heritage Museum San Dieguito Heritage Museum San Dieguito Heritage Museum is a history museum in Encinitas, California in the United States. Founded in 1988, the museum displays historical photographs and artifacts from Encinitas and the entire San Dieguito area.... |
Encinitas, California Encinitas, California Encinitas is a coastal beach city in San Diego County, California. Located within Southern California, it is approximately north of San Diego in North County and about south of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518, up from 58,014 at the 2000 census. Encinitas is... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Local history | Offers family living history programs on special days |
Stein Family Farm | National City, California National City, California National City is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 58,582 at the 2010 census, up from 54,260 at the 2000 census. National City is the second oldest city in San Diego County and has a historic past.-History:... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Farm | website, focus is rural life from 1900–1920 |
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Bent's Old Fort is an 1833 fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, USA. William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the fort to trade with Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Plains Indians and trappers for buffalo robes... |
Otero County, Colorado Otero County, Colorado Otero County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for Miguel Antonio Otero, one of the founders of the town of La Junta and a member of a prominent Hispanic family. The county population was 20,311 at U.S. Census 2000... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
Living | Reconstructed 1840s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail |
Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum | Delta, Colorado Delta, Colorado The City of Delta is the county seat and the most populous city of Delta County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8,915 at the 2010 census... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
Living | website, 1820s fur trading post |
Garden of the Gods/Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site | Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
Living | Depicts life in four time periods: American Indian area in 1775; 1860s Galloway Homestead; 1880s Chambers Home and Ranch; 1907 Edwardian Country Estate |
South Park City South Park City South Park City is an open air museum located at the west end of Front Street in the town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado. The museum is a historic reconstruction of a mining town from the days of the Colorado Gold Rush and the later Colorado Silver Boom in South Park in the late 1850s through... |
Fairplay, Colorado Fairplay, Colorado The Town of Fairplay is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous town of Park County, Colorado, United States. Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of . The town is the fifth-highest incorporated place in the State of Colorado. The population was 610 at the... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
Open air | mid-19th-century recreated mining town |
Mystic Seaport Mystic Seaport Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, in Mystic, Connecticut, is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of crafts and fabric of an entire 19th century seafaring village... |
Mystic, Connecticut Mystic, Connecticut Mystic is a village and census-designated place in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. A historic locality, Mystic has no independent government because it is not a legally recognized municipality in the state of Connecticut... |
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately... |
Living | 19th century maritime village with historic ships and buildings |
Bellevue Plantation Bellevue Plantation (Florida) Bellevue Plantation was the U.S. home of Catherine Willis Gray Murat, located in Tallahassee, Florida. It was purchased in 1854 after Catherine's husband Prince Achille Murat died in 1847.-Plantation home:The home was named after the Hotel de Belle-Vue in Brussels, where Catherine and Achille had... |
Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Farm | Part of the Tallahassee Museum Tallahassee Museum The Tallahassee Museum is a privately funded, non-profit corporation in Tallahassee, Florida.The stated purpose of the Tallahassee Museum is "to educate the residents of and visitors to the Big Bend area about the region's natural and cultural history, from the nineteenth century until the... |
Castillo de San Marcos Castillo de San Marcos The Castillo de San Marcos site is the oldest masonry fort in the United States. It is located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. Construction was begun in 1672 by the Spanish when Florida was a Spanish territory. During the twenty year period of British possession from 1763 until 1784, the... |
St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Living | Colonial fort |
Cracker Country Cracker Country Cracker Country, a rural Florida living history museum, was established in 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Carlton, Jr. so future generations might better understand and appreciate Florida's rural heritage. From the rustic cypress log corn crib to the grand old two-story Carlton house, Cracker Country... |
Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Open air | Late 19th to early 20th century rural life, include thirteen original buildings dating from 1870 to 1912 |
Fort Clinch State Park Fort Clinch State Park The Fort Clinch State Park is a Florida State Park, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. Its include the 19th century Fort Clinch, sand dunes, plains, maritime hammock and estuarine tidal marsh... |
Fernandina Beach, Florida Fernandina Beach, Florida Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America and on Amelia Island. It is a part of Greater Jacksonville and is among Florida's northernmost cities. The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian tribe... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Living | 19th century fort with period re-enactors |
Lake Kissimmee State Park Lake Kissimmee State Park Lake Kissimmee State Park s a 5,930 acre Florida State Park located on State Road 60, east of Lake Wales. It contains floodplain, forest, prairie, hammock, flatwoods and Lakes Kissimmee, Tiger, and Rosalie... |
Lake Wales, Florida Lake Wales, Florida Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,194 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,802 . It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Living | Includes Cow Camp, an 1876 cattle camp |
Mission San Luis de Apalachee Mission San Luis de Apalachee Mission San Luis de Apalachee was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1633 in the Florida Panhandle, two miles west of the present-day Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida. It was located in the descendent settlement of Anhaica capital of Apalachee Province... |
Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Living | Reconstructed 17th century Spanish mission and Apalachee village |
Morningside Nature Center | Gainesville, Florida Gainesville, Florida Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Farm | Includes 1870s farm |
Silver River Museum Silver River Museum The Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center is located in the Silver River State Park, near Silver Springs, east of Ocala in Marion County, Florida, USA... |
Silver Springs, Florida Silver Springs, Florida Silver Springs is a U.S. populated place and spring in Marion County, Florida, just to the east of the city of Ocala. It is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Open air | Includes restored or "newly-built" 19th century farm buildings with a special living history event |
Agrirama | Tifton, Georgia Tifton, Georgia Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.-Major highways:* Interstate 75* U.S. Highway 41* U.S. Highway 82* U.S... |
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... |
Farm | website, include five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, Peanut Museum, and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture Center |
Westville Westville (Georgia) Westville is an open air museum recreating an 1850 working town in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States.A citizens group supported creation of the living history museum. More than 30 authentically furnished, restored antebellum buildings were moved here to create the village... |
Lumpkin, Georgia Lumpkin, Georgia Lumpkin is a city in, and the county seat of, Stewart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2000 census.-History:This area of Georgia was inhabited by indigenous Native Americans for thousands of years before European contact... |
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... |
Living | Recreates an 1850 working town with over 30 buildings |
Kona Coffee Living History Farm Kona Coffee Living History Farm Kona Coffee Living History Farm depicts the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants to Hawaii during the period of 1920-1945.It is located on the Daisaku Uchida Coffee Farm historic Kona coffee farm first established in 1900.... |
Captain Cook, Hawaii | Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
Farm | Depicts the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants during the period of 1920-1945 |
Polynesian Cultural Center Polynesian Cultural Center The Polynesian Cultural Center is a Polynesian-themed theme park or living museum located in Laie, on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Dedicated on October 12, 1963, the PCC occupies owned by nearby Brigham Young University–Hawaii.... |
Lā'ie, Hawaii | Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
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Kline Creek Farm | Winfield, Illinois Winfield, Illinois Winfield is an incorporated village located in Milton and Winfield Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,718 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 9,984 in 2008.... |
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Farm | Late 19th century farm |
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre history park located eight miles south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S.A., near the town of Lerna. Its centerpiece is a replica of the log cabin built and occupied by Thomas Lincoln, father of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln... |
Lerna, Illinois Lerna, Illinois Lerna is a village in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Living | 1840s farmstead with 3 historic houses |
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site | New Salem, Menard County, Illinois | Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Living | 1830s village |
Macktown Living History Education Center | Rockton, Illinois Rockton, Illinois Rockton is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States located on the banks of the Rock River. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Living | website, 1830 - 1846 village |
Naper Settlement Naper Settlement Naper Settlement, established in 1969, is a , open air museum accredited by the American Association of Museums that consists of a collection of thirty historical buildings from the Naperville, Illinois area. Many buildings were moved here from their original locations and refurbished in a style... |
Naperville, Illinois Naperville, Illinois Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,... |
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Living | 19th century museum village |
See also
- Category: Historic districts in the United States by state