The Northern Illinois Fire Museum presents the history of the U.S. fire service. Collections include at least 31 historic pumpers, dating from 1856 through 1977.

The museum offers exhibits.

The Minnehaha Depot was built in 1875 in order to replace a smaller station on the first railroad line from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The Depot is small, but is of an unusual and delicate construction. Today, the depot still stands as a piece of living history for visitors to enjoy.

The depot offers guided tours during the summer and is open during the schoolyear by appointment. The website offers basic visitor information.

The Catawba County Firefighters Museum presents the history of firefighting in Catawba County, North Carolina. Collections include communication devices, a 1936 American LaFrance fire engine, a 1906 municipal alarm system, and an early 20th-century uniform.

The museum offers exhibits, fire safety lectures and films, and a picnic site.

The Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park contains the Old Croton Aqueduct, built between 1837 and 1842 to provide New York City with fresh water for firefighting and disease prevention. The 41-mile aqueduct remained in use until 1965.

The park offers interpretive signs and self-guided tours.

The Houston Fire Museum presents the history of U.S. firefighting. It is housed in the historic Fire Station No. 7, which was built in 1895. Collection highlights include a 19th-century pumper, an 1895 steamer, and a restored watch office. A new museum building is being added, and will emphasize fire safety.

The museum offers exhibits and guided tours. Reservations are required for group tours.

The New England Fire and History Museum presents the history of firefighting on both regional and national levels. Collections include the world's last remaining 1929 Mercedes Benz firetruck, antique firefighting equipment, and a diorama of the Great Chicago Fire. The complex also boasts a blacksmith shop, herb and contemplation gardens, and a restored apothecary.

The museum offers exhibits, gardens, and blacksmithing demonstrations.

The U.S.S. Constellation serves as a museum of its own history. The vessel is the final sail-powered warship built by the Navy, and the last floating Civil War era vessel. Education program topics include African Americans in the Navy, life at sea as a powder monkey, the Constellation's efforts against the slave trade, and the construction of the sloop-of-war.

The vessel offers gun drills, exhibits, an audio tour, an overnight program, educational programs, and educational outreach presentations. The website offers downloadable curriculum.

Whitesbog was an active 19th- and 20th-century cranberry- and blueberry-producing community. This company town was founded in the 1870s by Joseph J. White. The commercial high-bush blueberry was developed here by Elizabeth White. Once a thriving town and one of the largest cranberry farms in the state, the now silent village is an example of the changes in agriculture in this state.

A second website for the site, operated by the Whitesbog Preservation Trust, can be found here.

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

The Aurora Regional Fire Museum, housed within a fire station, presents the history of firefighting in Aurora, Illinois and surrounding counties. The museum also disperses information on fire prevention and safety. Collections include over 100 objects on display and the official archives of the Aurora Fire Department.

The museum offers exhibits; educational programs on the museum collections, architecture, museums, and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871; and guided tours.

The Safety Learning Center and Fire Museum presents fire safety information and the history of firefighting in the U.S. via a variety of relevant artifacts. Collection highlights include historic pumpers, hose carts, ladders, firefighting garb, and a circa 1865 roster board.

The center offers tours, hands-on activities, and home fire safety consultations. Reservations are required for tours.