Historical Sites In America

The Alamo

Small, shrinelike fortress & monument to Texas history with a museum, artifacts, gardens & more.

300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Historic fort offering self-guided tours (from the drawbridge to the gun deck) & Matanzas Bay views.

11 S Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32084, United States

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Family-friendly destination with hiking trails & museums, plus living history presentations.

171 Shoreline Dr, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, United States

Santa Fe Plaza

Historic city plaza with benches, a bandstand & ethnic markets, plus festivals & community events.

63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States

Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Recovered cliff structures dating to 1200 with museum of prehistoric Native American life on-site.

10 Cliff Rd, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, United States

Yorktown Battlefield

Site of a George Washington-led, 1781 victory over the British, with fortifications & exhibits.

1000 Colonial Nat'l Historical Pkwy, Yorktown, VA 23690, United States

Gettysburg National Military Park

Sprawling park includes Gettysburg Battlefied & more historic land, plus a Civil War museum.

Gettysburg, PA 17325, United States

Crazy Horse Memorial

Started in 1948, this vast, unfinished mountain carving shares a site with a Native American museum.

Crazy Horse, SD 57730, United States

Historic Jamestowne

Reconstruction of the first English settlement includes a fort, village & characters in costume.

1368 Colonial Nat'l Historical Pkwy, Jamestown, VA 23081, United States

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

1300s-era Hohokam compound in the desert comprising a 4-story house, ballcourt & irrigation canals. · Dogs allowed

1100 W Ruins Dr, Coolidge, AZ 85128, United States

Minute Man National Historical Park

This historic bridge in a national park marks the spot of the first Revolutionary War battle.

Lincoln, MA 01773, United States

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site

Estate of the former president, featuring a historic, federal-style home, library & museum.

4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538, United States

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

Historic park boasts Native American ceremonial earth mounds & a museum with artifacts on display.

1207 Emery Hwy, Macon, GA 31217, United States

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Preserved 19th-century fortress complex chronicling Indian history & law & order in the Old West.

301 Parker Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901, United States

Old Fort Jackson

Georgia's oldest standing brick fort, with river views, daily cannon firings & interactive programs.

1 Fort Jackson Rd, Savannah, GA 31404, United States

Cliff Palace

Guided tours are offered of this big cliff dwelling built by Ancestral Puebloans from 1190 to 1260.

Cliff Palace Loop, Mesa Verde National Park, CO 81330, United States

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Remote network of ruins offering a glimpse into ancestral Puebloan life, plus camping & stargazing.

New Mexico, United States

U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site

Italianate mansion built in 1859 & given to President Ulysses S. Grant, featuring exhibits & tours.

500 Bouthillier St, Galena, IL 61036, United States

Cove Fort

UT-161, Beaver, UT 84713, United States

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Reconstruction of an adobe fort from 1833 that served as a trading post for buffalo robes.

35110 CO-194, La Junta, CO 81050, United States

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Historic 19th-century home of Ulysses S. Grant, with guided tours & a museum on site.

7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123, United States

Fort Anne National Historic Site

Historic grounds of a 17th-c. fortress, with a history museum, guided tours & interpretive signs.

323 St George St, Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0, Canada

Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument

Small Utah monument known for its rock panel carved with a large collection of petroglyphs.

UT-211, Monticello, UT 84535, United States

Fort King George State Historic Site

Oldest English fort on Georgia's coast, reconstructed for tours with a museum & nature trails.

302 McIntosh Rd, Darien, GA 31305, United States

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Greek revival house & museum marking the site of Theodore Roosevelt's oath of office in 1901.

641 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202, United States

Fort Union National Monument

Wagon-wheel ruts on the site of 3 successive forts, designated a national monument in 1954.

3115 NM-161, Watrous, NM 87753, United States

Palatki Heritage Site

Archaeological site in a red sandstone canyon, home to ancient cliff dwellings with pictographs.

Sedona, AZ 86336, United States

Fort Concho National Historic Landmark

Pioneer defense post & former home to Buffalo Soldiers, now housing exhibits & re-created barracks.

630 S Oakes St, San Angelo, TX 76903, United States

Culp's Hill

Culps Hill, Gettysburg, PA 17325, United States

Honanki Heritage Site

Remains of cliff dwellings dating from the 12th–14th centuries, with Ancient Pueblo rock art.

11450 N Loy Butte Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336, United States

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Restored, mid-1800s army post, with ranger-led tours, living history events & a leafy picnic area.

1767 KS-156, Larned, KS 67550, United States

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

Remnants of a 1700s plantation, with indoor & outdoor exhibits on Charles Pinckney's life & times. · Dogs allowed

1254 Long Point Rd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, United States

Fort Loudoun State Historic Area

338 Fort Loudoun Rd, Vonore, TN 37885, United States

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

3500 Apache Pass Rd, Bowie, AZ 85605, United States

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

1013 Old Post Rd, Kinderhook, NY 12106, United States

Fort Washita Historic Site

3348 OK-199, Durant, OK 74701, United States

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

Adobe Territorial home of a pioneering multicultural family, now open for house & garden tours.

1120 Magoffin Ave, El Paso, TX 79901, United States

Nicodemus National Historic Site

304 Washington Ave, Bogue, KS 67625, United States

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

A stone memorial & signage mark the site where US cavalry killed Cheyenne & Arapaho people in 1864.

55411 County Rd W, Eads, CO 81036, United States

Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site

1009 Truman St, Lamar, MO 64759, United States

Fort Mandan State Historic Site

Reconstructed fort dating back to Lewis & Clark & now housing a state-of-the-art history attraction.

838 28th Ave SW, Washburn, ND 58577, United States

Staatsburgh State Historic Site

This 65-room Gilded Age mansion in Mills-Norrie State Park hosts guided tours, events & concerts.

75 Mills Mansion Drive, US-1, Staatsburg, NY 12580, United States

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

1510 5th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, United States

Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site

12-acre complex of 19th-century buildings with Native American exhibits, plus living history events.

3403 W 53rd St, Fairway, KS 66205, United States

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

18555 OK-47 Alt, Cheyenne, OK 73628, United States

New Philadelphia National Historic Site

Broad Street, 2159E Cty 2, Barry, IL 62312, United States

United States Custom House

701 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX 77002, United States

Names Hill Historic Site

US-189, Kemmerer, WY 83101, United States

Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site

Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277, United States

Fort Dilts State Historic Site

Fort Dilts Rd, Rhame, ND 58651, United States