The Thompson-Ames Historical Society of Gilford seeks to preserve and share the history of Gilford, NH and its people. Particular emphasis is given to Gilford's agricultural history. The society operates three museum structures—the 1834 Union Meetinghouse, John J. Morrill Store of 1857, and the circa 1838 Benjamin Rowe House. The Meetinghouse holds local history exhibits which address religion, leisure activities, military history, and agriculture. The site also contains a Victorian period room and town hall and schoolhouse settings. Highlights include a horsehair sofa, ice fishing equipment, and an eight-foot traverse sled. The Greek Revival Morrill Store used to serve as the meeting place for a farmer's organization. The interior contains an 1800s homestead living room setting; an 1857 store setting; a circa 1940 kitchen; historic signs; musical instruments; and artifacts related to the Grange, New Hampshire government, and local theater. The Greek Revival Benjamin Rowe House is furnished to the style of the 19th and early 20th centuries on the ground floor and the 20th century on the upper floor.

The society offers exhibits, period rooms, tours, school tours, and archive access. Archival materials include transcriptions and recordings of oral histories.

This Colonial Revival Executive Mansion served as home to Wyoming's governors and their families for 71 years (1905 to 1976). The history embodied in this mansion brings to life the people who served the State of Wyoming and the Nation from this location. Perhaps the greatest distinction of the home is that in 1925 it was the first in the United States to be occupied by a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Today, Mansion is open to the public as a historic house museum; it now reflects decor from 1905, 1937, 1955, and 1960s era throughout the home.

The mansion offers exhibits and tours.

The Lyman Mission House was built in 1839 as the Hawaii residence of New England missionaries David and Sarah Lyman. The home has been restored to period style, and is used to depict the lives and challenges of the Lymans. The neighboring museum presents Hawaiian history and culture through fine art pieces, other artifacts, and natural history exhibits. Exhibit topics include Hawaii climate zones, wildlife, minerals, shells, native tools and costume, Hawaiian royalty, sugar industry immigrants, and Chinese art. The site is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.

The site offers period rooms, guided house tours, exhibits, guided house and museum tours for students, outreach programs for students, Elderhostel programs, and archive access. Appointments are required for archive access. All school groups must make reservations.

The Chesterwood Estate and Museum preserves the home, garden, and studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931). The home contains French's personal collection of European and American paintings and decorative arts, and the gardens are his own design. French is best known for his statue of Abraham Lincoln, located within the Washington D.C. Lincoln Memorial, and The Minute Man of Concord, MA. The site offers one of the largest collections of sculpture by any single artist within the United States. Exhibits discuss French's style, creative process, and historical context.

The estate offers period rooms, exhibits, gardens, walking paths, self-guided tours, guided tours, artist demonstrations and workshops, and picnic tables. Reservations are required for group visits and guided tours. Picnic lunches can be ordered three days in advance. Demonstrations and workshops take place in July through October. The estate is open for visitation between May and October.

The Delmar Depot Museum consists of a caboose and a circa 1905 railway depot.

The museum offers exhibits.

The circa 1867 Victorian Italianate Rengstorff House is furnished to period. The Rengstorffs met and married in California after immigrating separately from Germany. Henry Rengstorff began work in shipping, and eventually became a wealthy agricultural landowner.

The house offers tours led by costumed docents and garden access.

The Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum is a replica of a typical late 19th-century one-room schoolhouse. The interior is furnished to period, and costumed docents offer information on school life.

The museum offers a period room, costumed docents, an annual student essay contest, and field trip programs. Reservations are required for school groups. The website offers arithmetic problems, historic game instructions, and a reading lesson.

The Long Branch Historic House and Farm has existed on site since the early 18th century. The property was surveyed by George Washington; and residents have included Lord Culpeper, Lord Fairfax, and Robert “King” Carter. Today, the house is furnished with 18th- and 19th-century decorative arts. The grounds hold gardens and an equine retirement facility.

The house offers period rooms, gardens, and guided tours. Advance notice is required for groups of 10 or more.

The Biltmore Estate consists of George and Edith Vanderbilt's 1895 250-room residence and the surrounding grounds. Highlights include pieces by internationally recognized fine artists, Napolean's chess set, and 16th-century tapestries. River Bend Farm presents life on the estate in the 1890s. Sights include historic farm tools, a kitchen garden, living history demonstrations, and farm animals.

The site offers period rooms, exhibits, self-guided house tours, thematic and general guided house tours, audio tours of the house, guided garden tours, self-guided tours of River Bend Farm, guided tours of River Bend Farm, children's activities, craft demonstrations, wine appreciation seminars, outdoor activities, outdoor environmental seminars, customized programs, restaurants, and snack vending. Student specific programs include guided tours and River Bend Farm programs. Wheelchairs are available on site. Boxed lunches are available for students with advance notice. Reservations are required for all visits.

The Pebble Hill Plantation is a cotton plantation dating to circa 1827. The current 1936 main residence was erected after the original home suffered a fire. The interior has been restored with 19th century furnishings and decorative arts. Collection highlights include Audubon lithographs and a strong collection of sporting art. The grounds contain animal shelters, a tack room, carriage room, pump house, nurse's station, firehouse, carpenter's shop, dog hospital, kitchen garden, 1901 log cabin school, and gardens designed in the 1920s and 1930s.

The plantation offers an introductory video, exhibits, period rooms, self-guided grounds tours, guided house tours, art gallery tours, group tours, a picnic area, and snack vending. The house tour narrative is available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. Reservations are required for group tours and art gallery tours. Catered picnic lunches can be arranged for groups. The website offers historical photographs