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Historic Sites
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Agate Fossil Beds National Memorial Harrison, Nebraska |
During the 1890s, scientists redi |
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Palm Springs, California |
Through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs, the |
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Ah Tah Thi Ki Museum Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida |
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Big Cyrpess Reservation explore |
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Ak Chin Him Dak Eco Museum Maricopa , Arizona |
The heritage museum displays artifacts and objects that document the Ak-Chin tribe's wa |
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Akwesasne Library & Museum Hogansburg, New York |
In 1972, cultural classes started and donations to the center began the museum collecti |
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Alaska Heritage Museum At Wells Fargo Anchorage, Alaska |
Housed in a historic bank, this museum pays particular attention to the impact and invo |
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Alaska Museum Of Natural History Anchorage, Alaska |
With a glimpse into one of the richest natural landscapes in the country, this museum d |
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Alaska Native Heritage Center Museum Anchorage, Alaska |
The museum will take you on a journey as it explores the history and cultures of five o |
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Albany Mounds Albany, Illinois |
The Albany Mounds date from the Middle Woodland (Hopewell) period (200 BCE-CE 300), old |
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Alcatraz Island San Francisco, California |
The history of Alcatraz is surprising to those that only know the Hollywood version. |
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Aleutian World War II National Historic Area Unalaska, Alaska |
This little known site of arduous WWII battles is located on a rich and remote archipel |
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Alpine County Museum Markleeville, California |
The Museum contains displays of an old country s |
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Alutiiq Museum Kodiak, Alaska |
The Alutiiq Museum, located on the first floor of the Alutiiq Cultural Center, traces t |
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Anasazi Heritage Center Dolores, Colorado |
The museum features permanent exhibits on archaeology, local history, & Native Amer |
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Anasazi Historical Site & State Museum Boulder, Utah |
Visit the museum and partially excavated prehistoric Indian village |
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Anchorage Museum Of History And Art Anchorage, Alaska |
For an engaging look into the history, ethnography, and art of Alaska, plan a trip to t |
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Andres Pico Adobe Mission Hills, California |
Inside are museum displays of native American beads, Mission and Spanish-Mexican era ar |
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Appalachian Caverns And Campground Blountville, Tennessee |
For many years the cavern lay in silence broken only by the sound of the water, the ani |
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Apple River Fort Elizabeth, Illinois |
The war, which lasted only 16 weeks, ended the threat of Indian attacks in the area and |
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Astor House Museum And Clear Creek History Park Golden, Colorado |
The Astor House was built in 1867, and stayed in continuous operation as a boarding and |
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Aztec Ruins National Monument Aztec, New Mexico |
Aztec Ruins provides visitors an intimate opportunity to explore the ancient Puebloan “ |
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Bandelier Los Alamos, New Mexico |
Bandelier has a long human history and links to the modern Pueblos. |
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Barona Museum Lakeside, California |
The museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects dating as |
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Bear Lake State Park Garden City, Utah |
The Bear Lake Valley was first inhabited by Shoshoni Tribes, then fur trappers. |
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Bedford City & County Museum Bedford, Virginia |
This local history museum is housed in a former Masonic Temple dating from 1895. |
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Big Hidatsa Village Site Stanton, North Dakota |
The pioneers, dispatched by President Jefferson to explore the new land recently acquir |
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Big Hole National Battlefield Wisdom, Montana |
On August 9, 1877 gun shots shattered a chilly dawn on a sleeping camp of Nez Perce. |
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Black Diamond Mines Preserve Antioch, California |
Guided tours of the Hazel-Atlas mine take visitors through an old mine used to produce |
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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Asheville, North Carolina |
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area encompasses the mountains of North Carolina and i |
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Bluegrass Heritage Museum Winchester, Kentucky |
This three-floor museum in the 1894 Guerrant Clinic building focuses on the history of |
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