The 217-acre Olmstead Place State Park contains a working pioneer farm. Structures include an 1875 log cabin, a 1908 farmhouse, and numerous outbuildings.
The park offers exhibits, tours, interpretive activities, and a picnic site.
The Historic Sheridan Inn opened in 1893. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917), leased the interior shortly thereafter. Important figures who stayed at the inn include Herbert Hoover and Ernest Hemingway.
The inn offers guided tours of all three floors and self-guided tours of the first floor. The website offers architectural plans and elevations.
The Traverse des Sioux location was a meeting place and crossroads for centuries, and was frequented by American Indians and European fur traders and farmers. In 1850, with the passing of a treaty in 1851 the land at Traverse des Sioux became open to the public. Within a year, a booming town was located on the site, with a population of over 300. Less than two decades later, another town was chosen as the county seat, and nothing was left of Traverse des Sioux.
The Historic Site offers self guided tours and hiking. The website offers a brief history of the location and visitor information.
The Johnston County Heritage Center is both a museum and historical archive located in downtown Smithfield, North Carolina. The museum offers exhibits showcasing the history of Johnson County, and is open to the public free of charge from Monday through Saturday.
The Heritage Center offers guided tours, seven exhibits, and occasional special events including educational workshops and guest lectures. The website offers visitor information and library access.
The Wayne County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The society owns and operates three museums, the 810 Main Street Museum which focuses on local history, the JB Parks Farm Museum, which is open during the county fair and showcases the history of Wayne County agriculture, and the Bethel School, which is a historic one room schoolhouse.
The 810 Main Street Museum offers guided tours while the J.B. Parks Farm Museum and the Bethel Schoolhouse both offer self-guided tours. The society also offers special events including periodic speakers, and offers speakers which will lecture on a variety of topics. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of the area, and an events calendar.
Cobb County Landmarks and Historical Society works to preserve important structures and landmarks throughout the whole of Cobb County, and focuses on both preservation and education. The society also owns and operates two museums, the Root House Museum and the Power Cabin. Both a fully restored historic homes, and play host to school field trips and visitors.
The society offers traveling trunk exhibits and lectures, tours designed for both school and home-schooled groups, and special classes for children. The website offers visitor information and an events calendar.
The San Francisco Plantation is located along the banks of the Mississippi River and, from the plantation website, "is a galleried house of the Creole open suite style and is nestled under centuries old Live Oaks and contains one of the finest antique collections in the country." The home is open from November until March, and offers individual and group tours and also plays host to many weddings throughout the year.
The home offers individual and group tours. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the home. In order to contact the plantation by email, use the "contact us" link located at the top of the webpage.
Oconee Station State Historic Site is located on the western frontier of South Carolina and served as a military post against attack by the Cherokee Indians and later became a trading post.
Currently, the historic site offers a 1.5 mile nature trail, a .5 mile trail which takes visitors to the base of the Station Cove Falls waterfall, one of the prettiest waterfalls in South Carolina. The site also offers tours on the weekends. The website offers basic visitor information.
The Pardee Home Museum is the centerpiece of Oakland's Preservation Park Historic District, and is a phenomenal piece of 19th century architecture. The home was built by California Governer Enoch Pardee who became famous for his handling of the enormous earthquake in 1906. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and today stands as a historic house museum.
The home offers tours and an educational curriculum for fourth through sixth graders. The curriculum corresponds to collections inside the home. The website offers visitor information and basic historical information regarding the home.
The Chemung County History Museum presents the history of the Chemung River Valley, New York and Pennsylvania. Library highlights include information on celebrated author Mark Twain's (1835-1910) life in Elmira, New York and research, official documentation, and personal accounts of the Elmira Prison Camp. The camp was in use between 1864 and 1865 and housed Confederate prisoners of the Civil War.
The museum offers exhibits, educational programs, guided walking tours, outreach programs, traveling trunks, a National History Day competition, an annual Civil War lecture series, and research library access. Library access is free to members and students. The website offers historical photographs.