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Museums/Visitor Centers

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

States of Interest:
Massachusetts
Museum/Visitor Centers
Lincoln, 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
Lincoln, 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

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

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

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

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...

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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 | Historic House
Somerville, NJ

The home of a prominent Philadelphia merchant, this was the largest home built in New Jersey during the Revolution. During the Continental Army's encampment at Middleburg, it served as George Washington's Headquarters.

Historic Site | Historic House
Charleston, SC

This historic house museum was the home of Thomas Heyward, Jr., one of four South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Historic Site | Historic House
Georgetown, SC

Built circa 1740, Hopsewee Plantation was one of the South’s major rice plantations and the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr., one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Battlefield |
Freehold, NJ

A 94-foot monument now marks the spot that where the Battle of Monmouth commenced on June 28, 1778. A series of bronze plaques line the monument that depict famous scenes from the engagement.

Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Mt Pleasant, SC

Boone Hall was influential in the history of South Carolina. Explore the house and grounds of this Colonial Plantation, as well as a live presentation of the Gullah Culture adapted by African slaves.

Historic Site
Charleston, SC

Francis Salvador, the first Jewish person to die in the Revolutionary War, was a London-born pioneer who moved to South Carolina in 1773. A vocal supporter of independence, he became the first Jewish person to hold political office in the state. Known as the "Southern Paul Revere," Salvador warned of attacks during the war but tragically died in an ambush in 1776 at just 29 years old, leaving behind a legacy of courage and commitment to freedom.

Historic Site | Historic House
Piscataway, NJ

The Cornelius Low House, constructed in 1741, stands today as one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in New Jersey.

Historic Site |
Gaffney, SC

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

Battlefield |
Camden, SC

The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat suffered by the Americans in the British military offensive in the South.

Battlefield | National Park
Gaffney, SC

The Cowpens Battlefield commemorates Daniel Morgan’s victory over Banastre Tarleton on January 17, 1781.

Historic Site |
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
Morristown, NJ

The mansion once housed George Washington, who utilized it as his headquarters in the freezing winter of 1779.