Visit the home of George Mason, the author of the Virginia Bill of Rights (the basis of the Constitution's Bill of Rights). Completed in 1759, Gunston Hall is a fine example of Virginia's colonial architecture in the Georgian style. The mansion's grounds and gardens were surveyed and designed by Mason himself and are available for visiting today.

The site welcomes field trips and offers school tours based on Virginia SOLs and on-site programs for all grades. Outreach programs are also available if a visit is impossible. Teacher resources and curriculum guides are available for purchase in the museum shop. Teacher workshops and lectures are also featured as well as an on-site research library.

The Flavel House is located in Astoria, Oregon, and is one of the best preserved examples of Queen Anne architecture in the Northwest. The house was built in 1885 for Captain George Flavel and his family. Captain Flavel had made his fortune through real estate investments and his job as a river bar pilot. Today, the Flavel House serves as a historic house museum, and is furnished to accurately portray the elegance of the Victorian period and the history of the Flavel family.

The home offers guided tours. The website offers a detailed history of the home as well as visitor information.

The Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the early history of human habitation in Carson Valley. In addition, the museum focuses on Carson Valley's role as the first area in Nevada settled by people of European descent.

The society offers exhibits, guided tours, and frequent special presentations. The website offers visitor information and a calendar of events.

The Philip Foster Farm was one of the first settlements in Oregon in the 1840's and served as a part of the Oregon Trail, the "last leg" for many westward travelers. The farm is an excellent example of 19th century agricultural life in Oregon. The site includes the farmhouse, a log cabin, an 1860's barn, gardens, etc.

The site offers on-site school tours for grades K-8 (Pioneer Life or Winter Traditions) as well as homeschoolers tours. Educational programs and educational outreach options are also available.

Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site is located in Warm Springs, Georgia, where then Governor of New York Franklin Roosevelt came in order to help heal his polio. Today, the home serves as a historic house museum, and is preserved in much the same way as it was during Roosevelt's time in the home. The house is also home to the "Unfinished Portrait," which was being painted when Roosevelt died.

The home offers guided tours and exhibits, including the famous "Unfinished Portrait." The website offers a brief history of the home, a photo gallery,and visitor information.

Dedicated as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial in 1968, the Kennard House is the oldest standing structure in Lincoln's original plat. At the 1869 Italianate home of Nebraska's first Secretary of State, Thomas P. Kennard, visitors will learn about the excitement of creating a new state capital, and see the formality of Victorian lifestyles. The oldest residence in Lincoln has been restored to the 1870s with tours available year round.

The site offers tours and occasional recreational and educational events.

Built circa 1748, the Noah Webster House is the restored birthplace and childhood home of the lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843). Today, the museum building includes the historical house, library, archives, and a modern exhibition gallery.

The house and society offer exhibits, tours, reference library access, educational programs, and recreational and educational events.

The Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home preserves the residence in which famed author Flannery O'Conner (1925-1965) lived between 1925 and 1938. The interior has been restored to appear much like it did during that period of time. While O'Conner lived on site, the residence consisted of the first floor only. O'Conner's short stories and novels were often Southern Gothic in style, and favored grotesque characters.

The home offers period rooms.

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.

Fendall Hall is one of Alabama's outstanding Italianate houses and contains elaborate and rare interior decorative painting dating from the 1880s. Completed in 1860 by Edward and Anna Young, it was home to five generations of the Young family. Among its many treasures are family and period furnishings, marble mantles, and a black and white marble tiled entry. The five-acre site includes gardens and archaeological features.

The site offers tours and occasional recreational and educational events.