The Benton County Historical Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Benton County, and the history of the settlement of Oregon and the Willamette Valley. The museum is located in the 1867 Philomath College building, an important local historic landmark that was kept standing by the advocacy of local citizens.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, field trip programs, and special presentations. The website offers visitor information, online exhibits, and a calendar of events.

The Tinker Swiss Cottage was built in the 1860's, based on owner businessman Robert Hall Tinker's trip to Switzerland and love of Swiss architecture. Today it is one of the few remaining examples of 19th century Swiss architecture in America.

School tours are offered and education packets are available with pre and post tour activities. A hands-on activity may also be included with a tour of the Cottage.

Historic St. Mary's Mission is located in the Bitterroot Valley under the shadow of St. Mary's Peak, which rises over 4,000 feet from the valley floor. The mission dates from the early 1840s, and was created by three Jesuit Missionaries for the purpose of enlightening the local American Indian population.

The mission offers guided tours. The website offers a history of the mission, brief biographies of the founders of the missionary, a photo tour of the mission, and visitor information.

The Ryerss Museum and Library served as the home of Joseph Ryerss and his family during the second half of the 19th century. The Ryerss were great collectors of international art and the home today includes an Asian gallery, a European gallery, as well as many of the Ryerss' personal items and restored living rooms.

The Museum offers group tours free of charge and a library for student and teacher research.

Fort Steilacoom (active 1849-1868) actively protected the Pacific Northwest, promoting migration to Washington state. The fort's military history primarily involved disputes with local Native American populations; although twice the majority of the fort's men were re-deployed, once for the San Juan Island "Pig War, a boundary dispute, and again for active involvement in the Civil War.

The fort offers exhibits and period rooms.

The Century House, also known as the Snyder Estate, is the former home of Andrew Snyder, and was a small family farm until the discovery of natural cement in the region in 1825. The area experienced impressive industrial growth up to the 1970s, and was the United State's largest producer of cement during that time.

The estate offers guided tours of the Century House, Widow Jane Mine, and Cement Industry Museum. The estate also offers field trip programs, outreach programs, and special events. The website offers visitor information, a history of the estate, and information regarding upcoming events.

The Almanzo Wilder Home is the birthplace and childhood farm home of Almanzo Wilder, husband of the famous children’s' author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her book Farmer Boy is set at this site. The site is set during the years the Wilder family would have lived there, from 1857-1875.

The farm offers tours and the Wilder Farm School Tour Program, in which students tour the house, barn, and grounds. The tour assumes the students have read Farmer Boy and is geared towards an older elementary school level.

This site preserves a military post built in 1867 and used continuously as a military reservation until 1890 when it became a boarding school for Indian children. The brick buildings, which replaced an earlier log fort, appear much as they did when built of locally made brick in 1868. Original buildings are now being used to house museum exhibits. Fort Totten served American Indian policy from 1867 to 1959. Constructed as a military post, it became an Indian boarding school, Indian health care facility, and a reservation school.

The site offers a short film, exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.

The Monitor Engine Co. Firehouse Museum contains a collection of antique firefighting equipment from the mid-1800's used in Wolfeboro County. The collection consists of wheeled hand-tubs, an Amoskeg horse drawn fire engine, and two restored hose carriers.

The Museum is open for self-guided visits.

The Acadian Village presents daily life and society within 19th-century Acadian Southern Louisiana. Seven of the 11 site structures are restored historic residences containing local period furnishings. Exhibit topics include Cajun music; spinning; weaving; medicine; and Senator Dudley J. LeBlanc (1894-1971), who strove to preserve Cajun culture. Replica period settings include a blacksmith shop, chapel, home, and schoolhouse; while the LeBlanc exhibit is located within the senator's birth home.

The village offers exhibits, period rooms, and self-guided tours. Reservations are appreciated for group visits. Picnics are encouraged. Tour brochures are available in English and French. The village is open January through October.