The Chinqua-Penn Plantation, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of America's great architectural models. Designed in the fashion of an English Countryside Mansion, Chinqua-Penn is notable both for its size and its grandeur. Today, the home stands as a historic house museum and is furnished with the same furniture used by the Penns.

The home offers guided tours and special events. The website offers visitor information, a history of the home, an events calendar, and a virtual tour. In order to contact the mansion via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.

The YMI Cultural Center presents African American culture and history. The center is located within the 1892 Tudor-style Young Men's Institute, constructed at the request of James Vanderbilt for the African American men who had built Vanderbilt's Biltmore House. The building held a drugstore, doctor's office, public library, funeral parlor, gym, kindergarten, and church services for the local African American population. Permanent exhibits showcase the history of the Vanderbilts and the YMI Cultural Center, as well as the drawings of artist Charles W. White, a noted Social Realist.

The center offers exhibts; a traveling exhibit of stamps depicting African Americans of historical note; and art workshops. The traveling exhibit is available to area schools. The website offers a virtual exhibit, An Unmarked Trail: Stories of African Americans in Buncombe County from 1850-1900.

The Pearl S. Buck Museum is located in the mountains of West Virginia, and commemorates the birthplace of renowned author Pearl S. Buck, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1932. The museum is located in the home where Buck was born, and today serves as a museum of the life and times of Pearl S. Buck.

The museum offers self-guided tours of the home. The website offers a brief history of the site as well as basic visitor information.

The Dorchester County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Cambridge, MD, and the rest of Maryland's eastern shore. The society is headquartered in the Meridith House, which also serves as a historic house museum. The society also has recently opened the Robbins Heritage Center, which serves as a local history museum.

The society offers guided tours of all of their museums, and tours of local communities. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of Dorchester County.

Pioneer Farms is a living history farm museum, located on the site of an 1844 homestead, in what is now Austin, Texas. The site includes several 19th-century structures furnished in the style of different time periods—between 1860 and 1899.

The museum offers living history demonstrations, period rooms, historic skill classes, exhibits, and Scout programs. The website offers a trivia quiz, a scavenger hunt for use on site, a blank family tree, and paper dolls.

This park commemorates the site of Florida's largest Civil War battle, which took place February 20, 1864. More than 10,000 cavalry, infantry, and artillery troops fought a five-hour battle in a pine forest near Olustee. Three U.S. Colored Troops took part in the battle, including the now famous 54th Massachusetts. The battle ended with 2,807 casualties and the retreat of Union troops to Jacksonville until the war's end just 14 months later. Olustee Battlefield has a visitor center with historical information and artifacts. A reenactment is held every February and a Civil War Expo takes place in late summer. Scenes for Civil War movies, including the 1989 movie Glory, have been filmed during the reenactments.

The park offers a short film, exhibits, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).

The Ocracoke Preservation Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Ocracoke Island, NC. To this end, the society operates a museum and research library within the circa 1900 David Williams House. The residence's namesake and original owner served as the first Coast Guard Chief at the local station. The museum contains period rooms, maritime artifacts, and contemporary art.

The museum offers period rooms, exhibits, and research library access. Appointments are necessary for library access.

The Hollywood Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the history of Hollywood, Florida. The society runs a research center, which is open to the public year round, and the Hammerstein House, which is open on the first Sunday of the month during the fall and winter months. The Hammerstein House serves as a historic house museum and gives visitors a glimpse into life in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s.

The society offers annual home tours, guided tours of the Hammerstein House, and research resources. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of the Hammerstein House, and information regarding upcoming events.

The Port Hudson State Historic Site was the location of a Confederate Battery defending the Mississippi River. After the fall of New Orleans, the Confederacy needed to establish a new line of defense for the Mississippi River below its intersection with the Red River, an important supply route. The high bluffs next to the town of Port Hudson were an ideal spot. A Union siege was successful, marking the beginning of the end of Confederate control of the Mississippi River. After the siege, Port Hudson became a recruitment center for African American soldiers.

The historic site offers re-enactments, guided tours, and exhibits in the park visitor center. The website offers a history of the historic site and visitor information.

New Echota was the site of the Cherokee capital established in 1825. New Echota was home to notable events such as the first Indian language newspaper office, a court case which carried to the Supreme Court, a treaty which relinquished Cherokee claims east of the Mississippi, and the assembly of the Cherokee for removal west on the Trail of Tears. Today, the former capital is open to visitors and features 12 original and reconstructed buildings, as well as a visitor center.

The historic site offers self-guided tours, exhibits and a short film in the visitor center, and a short nature trail. The website offers visitor information, a photo gallery, and a brief history of the New Echota.