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Take a Journey Back in Time During Revolutionary America

Join us as history experts take you on a journey through the past, reliving the days surrounding the American Revolution.

States of Interest:
North Carolina
Historic Tours
Burlington, NC

Guided tours of the Allen House site, located on the Alamance grounds, are available for a small fee per person.

Massachusetts
Historic Tours
Lexington , MA

Historical tours are offered by the Lexington Historical Museums. Information on tours can be found on their website.

New Jersey
Historic Tours
Barnegat, NJ

Guided hikes, kids’ crafts, art programs, presentations, tours, and other activities are available year round that may require prior registration. Self-guided tours of the grounds and tavern for daily...

Massachusetts
Historic Tours
Newburyport, MA

Once an influential shipbuilding center, Newburyport now houses the Custom House Maritime Museum, which interprets the region's naval history.

New Jersey
Historic Tours
Morristown, NJ

Tours of the Ford Mansion are available through the NPS and free tickets can be picked up at the Headquarters Museum, located nearby. Please consult the NPS website for Morristown for accurate, up-to...

Massachusetts
Historic Tours
Lexington, MA

Guided historical tours are offered at the beginning of every operating hour. Infromation on hours can be found on the Lexington History Museums' website.

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Exploring History

We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse yourself in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
Battlefield
Lincolnton, NC

Located an hour away from Charlotte, the Ramsour's Mill battleground marks the site of the first Patriot victory in the south following the fall of Charleston.

Historic Site | Fort/Outpost
Schuylerville, NY

The site of the British surrender to the Americans on October 17, 1777.

Historic Site | Museum
Saunderstown, RI
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, Marie Boscia (photographer) The former home and birthplace of famed portraitist Gilbert Stuart, who immortalized Presidents Washington, Jefferson...
Historic Site | Historic House
Wappingers Falls, NY

Built around 1741 by Adolphus and Nicholas Brower, who settled here and built this homestead along Wappingers Creek. Nicholas and his sons were active Patriots, supplying wheat, corn, and more to Washington's Army and building a shipyard along the creek from which supplies were sent to the Army at West Point.

Historic Site | Historic House
Clemson, SC

Built in 1716 for Paul de St. Julien in Berkeley County. The house was later dismantled and moved to Clemson University and functions as a house museum.

Historic Site | Historic House
Lexington, MA

The Harrington House belonged to that of Jonathan Harrington whom, according to local history, crawled back to his house to pass in his wife's arms after being mortally wounded during the Battle of Lexington and Concord

Historic Site | Museum
Charleston, SC

An architectural treasure in its own right, the South Carolina Historical Society Museum is housed in a National Historic Landmark building and features interactive exhibits on the people, places, and movements that shaped the state and nation.

National Park | Historic House
Concord, MA

The site of the first known Colonist offensive attack during the Revolution, Meriam's Corner marks where the British column, retreating to Boston, was ambushed by local militias.

National Park | Battlefield
Yorktown, VA

Yorktown was George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Learn about the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.

Battlefield | Fort/Outpost
Gaffney, SC

A station constructed during high tensions with the Cherokee, this fortification was utilized by Loyalists until July of 1780.

Historic Site |
Boston, MA

A monumental structure built in 1742, Faneuil Hall served as one of the most important sites of civic engagement in colonial Boston. Since, it has hosted the likes of revolutionary leaders and dissidents.

State/County Park | Historic House
Bronx, NY

The Valentine–Varian House is a historic home located in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx. Site of skirmishes between British and American forces because of its commanding position over the Boston Post Road.