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Museums/Visitor Centers

Explore the past of Colonial America through objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest.

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Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Lincoln, MA

OPEN HOURS: on the following dates: May 2 - June 30: Daily, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm July 1 through August: Daily, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm September through October 31: Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm "The Road to...

Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Concord, MA

OPEN HOURS: on the following dates: May 2 - June 30: Daily, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm July 1 through August: Daily, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm September through October 31: Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm "The Road to...

Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Concord, MA

Minute Man Visitor Center is closed for the season and will reopen in 2025. "The Road to Revolution" multimedia presentation every 30 minutes starting at 9:00 am. The last show starts at 4:30 pm...

Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Concord, MA

OPEN HOURS: on the following dates: May 2 - June 30: Daily, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm July 1 through August: Daily, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm September through October 31: Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm "The Road to...

South Carolina
Museum/Visitor Centers
Gaffney, SC

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center and Museum of North Carolina Minerals, located along the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail at Gillespie Gap. Featuring displays about the history and...

South Carolina
Museum/Visitor Centers
Ninety Six, SC

Open Wednesday-Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. Museum contains a reproduction 3-pounder cannon, artifacts found on the battlefield, and other exhibits. "Ninety Six...

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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
Charlestown, SC

Middleton Place is America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens and home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Historic Site |
River Edge, NJ

Known for having the "Bridge that Saved the Nation," these grounds were once traversed by George Washington and the battered Continental Army as it retreated from New York

Historic Site
Gaffney, SC
On this site lie the bodies of three, unknown British soldiers who perished at the Battle of Cowpens, which was fought around 14 miles away from here on January 17, 1781. These three men were brought...
National Park | Historic Site
Morristown, NJ

Jockey Hollow, the site of General Washington’s winter encampment in 1779-1780, played a key role in forging the Continental Army's strength and unity. The nearby Wick House, once home to Major General Arthur St. Clair, now stands as a historic landmark, offering a glimpse into the hardships and strategies of that fateful winter.

Historic Site |
Gaffney, SC

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

State/County Park | Historic House
Basking Ridge, NJ

Once a sprawling manor complex in the New Jersey countryside belonging to Major General William Alexander, all that remains are two extant structures and the cellar of the original home.

Historic Site |
Boston, MA

The oldest standing church in Boston, it once signaled lookouts in Charlestown, which triggered Paul Revere's famous ride to alert militia of the advancing British Regulars across the Massachusetts countryside.

Battlefield |
Chelsea, MA

The second engagement of the Boston Campaign, the Battle of Chelsea Creek marked a stunning defeat for the British as their resources began to dwindle in Boston.

Battlefield | National Park
Sullivan's Island, SC

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island, fought near the site of today’s Fort Moultrie in June 1776, was the first significant Patriot victory of the Revolutionary War.

Battlefield
Columbus, NJ

At this bridge, American forces under Colonel Samuel Griffin and foraging parties under Hessian Colonel Carl Ulrich von Donop clashed several times throughout December of 1776.

Battlefield
Sullivan's Island, SC

Treacherous waters and Patriot fire foil a British attack on Charleston Harbor

National Park | Fort/Outpost
Morristown, NJ

Fort Nonsense if one of four sites that compose Morristown National Historical Park. Atop a hill, it functioned as a defensive observation post for those encamped at Morristown.