Vanderbilt Mansion, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems, and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.

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

The Governors Island National Monument presents the history of Governors Island, New York. The island started as a colonial outpost in 1776, and last served as an U.S. Army and Coast Guard regional administrative center until 1996.

The monument offers 90-minute guided walking tours, children's programs, lectures, living history events, and Junior Ranger activities. Visitors are welcome to bring picnic lunches. The website offers Web Ranger activities.

Franklin D. Roosevelt loved Springwood and considered the estate home. The first U.S. Presidential Library was started by FDR here. Visitors to the Home of FDR and Presidential Library and Museum can learn about the only President elected to four terms.

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

Ellis Island operated as an immigration station between 1892 and 1954, entering more than 12,000,000 individuals into the U.S. legal system. At least one ancestor of more than 40 percent of U.S. citizens entered the United States through this port. A museum of station and immigration history is located on Ellis Island with the Hearing Room having been restored to its 1908 through 1911 appearance. Topics addressed include the immigration process, island history, immigration hearings, health, and current circa 1900 immigration law. France gifted the U.S. with the Statue of Liberty circa 1886 as a symbol of freedom and democracy. Statue of Liberty exhibits address the icon's history and present the original torch.

Ellis Island offers exhibits, a 45-minute presentation and film, a 30-minute dramatization of the immigrant experience, a one-hour Ferry Building tour, an interactive living history program, self-guided tours of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, guided tours, audio tours, immigrant manifest database access, Junior Ranger activities, a monthly genealogy workshop, curriculum-based programs, a traveling trunk, and distance learning opportunities for students. Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty Monument audio tours are available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, Arabic, German, Japanese, Polish, and Mandarin. Reservations are required for Ellis Island group audio tours. Wheelchairs are available for use on site. The website offers a teaching guide, in addition to visit and pre-visit activity sheets. The Statue of Liberty Monument offers an introductory film, 45-minute guided tours, exhibits, audio tours, Junior Ranger activities, and a traveling trunk. The website offers a virtual tour and a teacher guide.

The Morristown National Historical Park preserves the site where the Continental Army wintered in 1777 and during the Hard Winter of 1779-1780. Key sights include the Washington's Headquarters Museum; the 1772 Ford Mansion, headquarters of George Washington; the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center; the historic Wick House; and the 1777 Fort Nonsense Hill. Fort Nonsense was built as a fortified site for retreat should the British force the Continental soldiers from their position. It was never used, leading to its current name.

The park offers a 20-minute introductory film, a 10-minute introductory film, exhibits, period rooms, guided tours of Ford Mansion, self-guided tours of the Wick House, self-guided tours of Fort Nonsense Hill, a fourth and fifth grade curriculum-based program, Junior Ranger activities, outdoor activities, a tour road with wayside exhibits, and research library access. Accessibility is limited at the Ford Mansion. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more wishing to tour Ford Mansion, as well as for all educational programs. An application is required for library use. The website offers a virtual tour of the Ford Mansion.

Eleanor Roosevelt chose Val-Kill for her retreat, her office, her home, and her "laboratory" for social change during the prominent and influential period of her life from 1924 until her death in 1962. During that time she formulated and carried out her social and political beliefs. This is the place most closely associated with one of the most prominent women of 20th-century America.

The site offers tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational programs.

The Flight 93 National Memorial commemorates the sacrifice of the passengers of Flight 93, which took place September 11, 2001. On that day, the passengers agreed to give up their own lives in order to prevent terrorists from using the plane to attack the national capitol.

The site offers informative presentations and Junior Ranger activities. The site includes a virtual tour.

The site currently serves as a temporary memorial to allow people the emotional outlet necessary after the tragedy. A permanent memorial design has been adopted, and will be realized.

The Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site contains an 18th-century stone church, a cemetery in use beginning 1704, and a portion of the Village Green on which the Election of 1773 took place. During this local election, Quakers were effectively barred from voting. The church itself served as a Revolutionary War hospital, following the 1776 Battle at Pell's Point. Topics addressed by the site include freedom of religion, freedom of the press, colonial life, and the events which led to the American Revolution.

The site offers exhibits, guided cemetery tours, guided church tours, and a 105-minute Revolutionary War program for students.

The 1,249-acre Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site presents the history of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, founded in the early 1800s. This railroad system was the fastest means of travel across Pennsylvania. The site include a visitor center, the Engine House Six Exhibit Site, the historic Lemon House, and the Skew Arch Bridge.

The site offers an introductory film, exhibits, period rooms, hiking trails, field trip programs led by costumed guides, demonstrations for students, outdoor activities, and a picnic site. Demonstrations include coal mining, stone cutting, log hewing, and musket firing. Wheelchairs and an electric scooter are available for use on site. The Lemon House is only partially wheelchair accessible.

The Old Stone House, located in Washington DC's Rock Creek Park, is unique due to its history as a simple home built by common people. The home is one of DC's oldest standing structures, dating back to the 18th century, and commemorates the lives of ordinary Americans in the nation's capitol.

The house offers guided tours. The website offers visitor information and a history of the house.