Conner Prairie brings Indiana history to life with the perfect mix of education, adventure and fun! The park offers an authentic look at the 1800s through engaging, hands-on experiences. These experiences cover a variety of K–12 Indiana academic standards including social studies, language arts, science and math. The park has hundreds of scenic acres and many historic buildings. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and is committed to multi-sensory learning. Also, Conner Prairie is a proud recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This award recognizes institutions for outstanding social, educational, environmental or economic contributions to their communities.

The site includes several historic areas that cover a variety of themes. In 1836 Prairietown, step back in time and interact with staff portraying residents of the town. At the Conner Homestead, tour the brick house William Conner built in 1823 and visit the Loom House to find out about textile processes. Also in the Conner Homestead are opportunities to meet farm animals and try a hand at dipping candles. In the Lenape Camp, find out about Lenape (Delaware) Indian history and culture while exploring a wigwam and a trading post. The 1859 Balloon Voyage exhibit presents the story of pioneer and aeronaut John Wise and his attempted flight from Lafayette to New York. For an additional fee and weather permitting, Conner Prairie offers a flight in a tethered, helium-filled balloon that can accommodate up to 25 people and rises to around 300 feet. Inside the Welcome Center, visit Science Lab for a look at science concepts and the history behind them.

Conner Prairie's newest experience, 1863 Civil War Journey: Raid on Indiana, immerses you in the story of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's cavalry raid on Indiana. Using theatrical wizardry, including video, sound, staging and Conner Prairie interpreters dressed in authentic period costumes, guests are asked to enlist to defend their state from the raiders. How would you react to a call to arms? Become fully engaged in this pivotal moment in Indiana history.

In addition to general park touring, Conner Prairie offers special staff-led programs and seasonal programs. Also, from November through March, Conner Prairie offers outreach programs at schools and other community organizations. Advance reservations are required for all programs including school groups booking the general self-guided tour.

Some buildings in Prairietown and Lenape Camp are not wheelchair accessible. However, in the case of non-accessible buildings, staff can come outside to interact with those unable to enter their building. A map showing which buildings are accessible is available on the website.

For more details and information, see the Conner Prairie website.

Philadelphia's own Marian Anderson was, according to Arturo Toscanini, “a voice such as one hears only once in a 100 years.” Her famous contralto voice was known in concert halls throughout the world, but perhaps Anderson's most famous legacy was her performance in front of 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her sing at Washington D.C.'s Constitution Hall. That refusal caused Eleanor Roosevelt to resign her DAR membership, although Anderson sang for the DAR three years later.

Anderson's home contains rare photos, books, memorabilia and films about her life, and also supports an artists-in-residence program developed by the Marian Anderson Historical Society, to encourage and mentor outstanding classical artists.

Private and group tours are offered by request.

The Elk Grove Historical Museum interprets the lifestyle of Illinois pioneers from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries and the local history of Elk Grove and its development. It preserves the 1856 Schuette-Biermann farmhouse, the 1880s Deike family barn, an early 20th-century chicken coop and privy, as well as a reproduction one-room schoolhouse.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, standards-based education programs for pre-K through 6th grade, and other recreational and educational events.

The Schiele Museum of Natural History involves visitors in the exploration of natural history, as well as human prehistoric history and Native American history. The museum maintains a seasonally-open Catawba Indian village, a recreation of a Stone Age site of human habitation, and a living-history 18th-century backcountry farm.

The museum offers exhibits, living-history demonstrations, programs and guided tours for school groups, planetarium shows, professional development for educators, and other recreational and educational events.

The Greek Revival Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House, built in 1855, today serves as a historic house museum.

The house offers exhibits and self-guided and guided tours for school groups.

Built in 1907, the Gamble Place was a winter retreat for James N. Gamble, of Procter and Gamble.

The house offers self-guided and guided tours.

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum houses artifacts from local natural and cultural history. Exhibits include displays on the history of museums, and collections emphasize local Native American artifacts. It also maintains the Heritage House, an 1891 Victorian mansion.

The museum offers exhibits, lectures, tours for school groups, and other recreational and educational events; the Heritage House offers guided tours for school groups and occasional living history demonstrations and other recreational and educational events.

The Historic Arkansas Museum preserves five restored antebellum homes, where visitors can learn from living history interpreters about life in frontier Arkansas. In addition, the museum center displays art objects and artifacts from Arkansas history.

The museum offers exhibits, living history demonstrations, tours and educational programs for school groups, loan boxes, and professional development opportunities for educators.

From the Arizona Historical Society website:

"The historic adobe Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House was built in the 1870s."

The museum offers exhibits and tours.

From the Arizona Historical Society website:

"The Sanguinetti House Museum is in an 1870s adobe building and focuses on the history of the Lower Colorado River from the 1540s to the present."

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, in-class outreach presentations, and educational materials for loan.