Black Hawk State Historic Site commemorates Native Americans of the area, particularly the Sauk and Mesquakie (Fox) Indians, who lived here from about 1750 to 1831. The Watch Tower Lodge, built between 1934 and 1942 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the State of Illinois, houses Works Progress Administration murals and basement "nature rooms" are available for science activities with school groups. Exhibits in the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life depict the daily life of the Sauk and Mesquakie Indian nations. Dioramas show the four seasons with a full-sized winter house, a replica of a summer long house, an authentic dugout canoe, and other objects relating to the Sauk and Mesquakie. Another exhibit describes the importance of the fur trade to the Native Americans. Also located in the Lodge is an exhibit outlining the 1934–1942 activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps in developing Black Hawk Park. Outside the lodge is a large statue of Black Hawk executed in 1892 by sculptor David Richards. The Lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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

The Northbrook Historical Society maintains a local history museum in its headquarters, the 1894 Northfield Inn. The lower level contains permanent exhibits, the main floor changing exhibits, and the top floor a recreation of an 1890s home.

The museum offers exhibits, a video tour, programs for school groups (grades 2-4), and research library access.

The Museum at Warms Springs is devoted to exhibiting the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, a Native American reservation in Oregon. The Museum rotates its exhibits once a year but focuses on showcasing the culture of the tribes, including tribal song and language, craftsmanship, and daily life.

School groups are welcome to tour the museum's gallery and its outdoor portion of the museum containing information on the museum's traditional architecture.

Genesee Country Village and Museum's 68 buildings recreate a 19th-century rural village, from the pioneer years, beginning in 1795, to the 1920s. Depending on when they visit, visitors may watch period baseball games and foodways, crafts, and other living history demonstrations, and participate in hands-on activities. The village also houses the John L. Wehle Art Gallery, displaying sporting and wildlife art as well as a changing exhibit on 19th-century life.

The museum offers exhibits, living history demonstrations, period baseball games (on some weekends), classes, summer camps, family pioneer experience weekends, nature trails, and other recreational and educational events.

The Broome County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the Broome County area, New York. Collections include more than 100,000 artifacts. The society contributes to the Local History and Genealogy Center in the Broome County Public Library.

The society offers exhibits, research center access, and research assistance. A fee is charged for research conducted on request.

Visitors to the Museum can step back in time and take a guided tour through the hotel's eight fully furnished period rooms. Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and converted into a hotel in 1826, the Museum transports the visitor back to the Mount Vernon Hotel, a country escape for New Yorkers living in the crowded city at the southern tip of Manhattan.

The museum offers tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

The Fort William Henry Museum and Reconstruction presents the history of England's Fort William Henry in use along the southern edge of New York's Lake George between 1755 and 1757. Particular focus is given to warfare and weaponry.

The museum offers an introductory film, exhibits, tours led by costumed interpreters, group tours, student tours, student fort and Lake George history tours, Scout tours, ghost tours, musket and cannon firing, musket ball molding, Native American craft demonstrations, hands-on children's activities, and self-guided tours. Groups must consist of at least 15 people. Boxed lunches are available with advance notice. The website offers a scavenger hunt.

The Stevens-Crawford Heritage House is a historic house museum which depicts the lives of the Stevens and Crawford families in Oregon circa 1908. These two families were instrumental to area settlement and politics.

The house offers period rooms.

The Coopersville Area Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Coopersville, MI. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history. The museum is housed within two structures, one of which is an early 20th-century railway depot. Exhibit topics include sawmills, settler lifestyles, rock music, logging, and business. Period settings include an early 20th-century school room and an 1880s drugstore. The museum contains a memorial to rock and roll singer Del Shannon (1934-1990).

The museum offers exhibits, period rooms, and group tours. Reservations are required for group tours.

The Rosemount Museum is an 1893 Richardsonian Romanesque mansion largely furnished with pieces original to the site. The first owner, John A. Thatcher, co-founded the First National Bank of Pueblo.

The museum offers period rooms, tours, and a restaurant. The site is closed every January for routine maintenance.