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Museums/Visitor Centers

Explore the past of South Carolina through objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest.

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Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Concord, MA

The North Bridge visitor center is closed for the season and will reopen in 2025. It is located about 500 yards from the North Bridge battle site. Here you can see exhibits about the battle, watch a...

Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Concord , MA

The North Bridge visitor center is closed for the season and will reopen in 2025. It is located about 500 yards from the North Bridge battle site. Here you can see exhibits about the battle, watch a...

South Carolina
Museum/Visitor Centers
Charleston, SC

The Old Exchange's museum highlights Charleston's rich Revolutionary War history.

South Carolina
Museum/Visitor Centers
Camden, SC

As one of the nation’s newest regional and national attractions, the Center features the first permanent exhibit that tells the powerful story of the American Revolution, the Southern Campaign and...

New Jersey
Museum/Visitor Centers
Highlands, NJ

The Visitors Center, once New York City's first airport terminal, now houses a ranger desk, a bookstore, bathrooms, and many exhibits on the history of aviation, particularly here at Floyd Bennett...

New Jersey
Museum/Visitor Centers
Highlands, NJ

Discover information about the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the U.S. at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse Keepers Quarters

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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.
State/County Park
Lancaster, SC

Andrew Jackson State Park combines history, art and community activities into a setting that has made it one of the state’s most popular parks.

Battlefield | State/County Park
Clinton, SC

The site of the 1780 battle of Musgrove’s Mill where a small force of Patriot militia fought and defeated a larger force of Loyalist and Provincial soldiers in a short but pivotal battle.

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.

Historic Site | Historic House
Arlington, MA

One of the bloodiest sites during the Battle of Lexington and Concord, this house saw extensive combat and still bears the scars left behind by the engagement.

Historic Site | Historic House
Charleston, SC

Visit Historic Drayton Hall — Tour the nation’s oldest preserved plantation house in America still open to the public. Explore Drayton Hall's 18th-century architecture, landscapes & the people who lived here.

Historic Site | State/County Park
Piscataway, NJ

The East Jersey Old Town Village is a collection of historic structures dating the 18th century. Today, living historians walk the grounds, bringing the Revolution and the Colonial Era to life.

Battlefield
Camden, SC

Patriot Leader Nathanael Greene Is repulsed but not defeated in his campaign to chase the British from the South Carolina backcountry

National Park | Historic House
Concord, MA

In the days leading up the Battle of Lexington and Concord, James Barrett stored military supplies, including small cannons, from that were smuggled out of Boston amid rising tensions with the British.

Historic Site |
Gaffney, SC

With a rotating collection of artifacts and interactive exhibits, the Cherokee County Museum has something for all ages and interests.

National Park |
Morristown, NJ

Morristown National Historical Park marks the site of the Continental Army’s 1779-80 encampment under George Washington. It symbolizes America’s fight for independence and Washington’s leadership in uniting the army, remaining a lasting symbol of resilience and patriotism.

Historic Site | Historic House
Concord, MA

Known by several names over the past two centuries, it is now known as the Wright Tavern, named after its owner during the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Amos Wright.

Battlefield
Camden, SC

An ingenious Patriot deception provokes a prominent Loyalist to surrender his outpost