The Jefferson County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and passing on the history and culture of Jefferson County, NE. It operates a number of historical sites, including historic Steele City, where visitors can see a working blacksmith shop, a livery barn, a school, a turn-of-the-century bank, and an 1880s stone church as well as an antique farm machinery display; the 1869 District 10 School; the 1872 W.C. Smith House and Lime Kiln, which features exhibits explaining the lime industry, as well as period furniture; the Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum, which displays rail history exhibits; and the 1883 Diller Bank Building Museum, which displays artifacts from the history of Diller, NE.

The sites offer tours and exhibits; the society offers occasional recreational and educational events.

The Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame presents more than 40 racing vehicles. These include racing cars, powerboats, drag racers, motorcycles, racing snowmobiles, and air vehicles. Topics addressed include the people, companies, and equipment behind the racing industries. The Hall of Fame celebrates important members of the racing industry, past and present.

The museum offers exhibits, racing simulators, games, films, group tours, and school field trips. Reservations are required for group tours and field trips.

The Minnesota Transportation Museum presents the history of human travel. The museum consists of three sites. The Jackson Street Roundhouse, once a maintenance building for steam engines, presents the railway histories of St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the greater Upper Midwest. This site also serves as the home of the museum's classic busses. The Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway in Osceola, Wisconsin provides the chance to ride a train. The museum also operates Minneapolis' historic Minnehaha or "Princess" Depot.

The museum offers interactive exhibits; train, caboose, and bus rides; and the opportunity to watch restoration work in progress.

Fayette Historic State Park houses a Historic Townsite, a representation of a once bustling industrial community. On the second Saturday of August the annual Heritage Day celebrates Fayette as a bustling iron smelting company town. Today, visitors to Fayette State Park see 19 structures including several public and commercial buildings, residences which housed the people of Fayette, and the stabilized ruins of the furnace complex. Attractions include a visitor center, museum exhibits, a 26-station walking tour, and a scale model of the original townsite.

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

Tazewell County Genealogical and Historical Society seeks to preserve and share historical records and data related to Tazewell County, IL. To this end, the society operates a research library.

The society offers research library access and research assistance. A fee is charged for research assistance.

The Boone County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Boone County, Indiana. To this end, the society offers access to their headquarters, the 1893 Cragun House.

The society offers tours of the Cragun House and genealogy assistance.

The Hazelwood Historic House Museum is a Greek Revival residence furnished in the 1880 through 1899 Victorian styles. Home owner Morgan L. Martin (1805-1887) served as state convention president at the time the Wisconsin state constitution was drafted.

The museum offers house tours and neighborhood tours. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. Tour options include added refreshments.

The Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society seeks to preserve and share the socio-cultural history of Poweshiek County, Iowa, officially founded in 1848. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history.

The society offers exhibits and research library access.

The Lee County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Lee County, IL. To this end, the society operates a research center.

The society offers research center access and research assistance.

The Floyd County Museum presents historical and modern agricultural and industrial prairie life in Floyd County, Iowa. Highlights include tractors; 19th-century tools; and artifacts related to women's suffrage leader Carrie Lane Chapman Catt (1859-1947), founder of the League of Women Voters. Period rooms include a circa 1900 drug store setting and a country schoolroom. The collection focuses on the years 1850 through 1950. The museum is located within a historical laboratory building. Charles City, where the museum is located, is best know as the site of the first gasoline-powered tractors.

The museum offers exhibits and period rooms.