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Travel Inspirations

Take a Journey Back in Time During Revolutionary America

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

States of Interest:
New Jersey
Historic Tours
Princeton, NJ

Tours are available at the Thomas Clarke House during its open hours from Wednesday - Sunday

New Jersey
Historic Tours
Somerville, NJ

Guided tours are available by appointment only. Please consult the New Jersey State Park Service for more information.

Pennsylvania
Historic Tours
Washington Crossing, PA

The staff at Washington Crossing provide daily tours. These must be scheduled in advance on their website.

Massachusetts
Historic Tours
Concord, MA

Tours of the historic Wright Tavern are offered at varying hours, please consult the Wright Tavern Legacy Trust's website for more information.

Massachusetts
Historic Tours
Lincoln, MA

A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour Saturday, April 19, 20253:00 pm - 4:00 pmConcord's Old North BridgeBetween twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19...

Massachusetts
Historic Tours
Concord, MA

A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour Saturday, April 19, 20253:00 pm - 4:00 pmConcord's Old North BridgeBetween twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19...

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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.
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Morristown, NJ

Now a quiet park in the center of urban Morristown, this green once served as the training and parade grounds of the Continental Army during its 1777 winter encampment.

Historic Site | Historic House
Charlottesville, VA

Monticello, “Little Mountain,” was the home from 1770 until his death in 1826, of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States. Jefferson was one of America’s first and finest architects and he created, rebuilt, and revised the house throughout his long life.

Battlefield | Fort/Outpost
Fort Lee, NJ

Located along the banks of the Hudson, outnumbered Patriot forces quickly evacuated this site on November 20, 1776, as the British army advanced on their position.

Battlefield |
Port Republic, NJ

Colt's Neck, occupied by Patriots until October of 1778, was a privateer outpost utilized as a staging point for planning and executing the capture of several British naval vessels.

State/County Park | Historic House
National Park, NJ

A home to a Quaker family, it served as a hospital following the Battle of Red Bank.

Battlefield |
Union, NJ

The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield were small but at the same time significant. It proved that New Jersey militia would stubbornly oppose any attempt by the British to move inland. The battles also showed that militia and Continental regular troops could work well together.

Battlefield | Historic Site
Moncks Corner, SC

Eighteenth-century Moncks Corner was a crossroads settlement of stores and taverns at the intersection of the Cherokee Path (the Indian traders’ path) and the road from Charleston to Santee. A powder magazine was established in 1760 and the village was occupied as a store depot by the British during the Revolutionary War.

Battlefield
Clarendon County, SC

Patriot Francis Marion earns his famous nickname — "The Swamp Fox”— after a futile chase by British Commander Banastre Tarleton

National Park | Battlefield
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.

Historic Site |
Rumson, NJ

In September 1780, Loyalist Colonel Tye captured Patriot captain Joshua Huddy after a fierce struggle. A Patriot ambush capsized their boat, allowing Huddy to escape while Tye suffered a wound that would prove fatal.

Historic Site |
Pamplico, SC

Located in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, it was here that Francis Marion signed a treaty with a local Loyalist militia leader, effectively ending hostilities in the area

Historic Site |
Trenton, NJ

The Old Barracks Museum is located in Trenton, New Jersey and stands as one of the last military structures dating back the French & Indian War and the American Revolution.