A.H. Stephens Historic Park
This quiet site combines the recreational fun of a state park with the educational resources of a historic site.continue reading
This quiet site combines the recreational fun of a state park with the educational resources of a historic site.
Not far from the Eisenhower Presidential Center, trains steam out of Old Abeliene Town's historic Rock Island Depot bound for the prairie town of Enterprise. Highlights include open-air observation car and Silver Flyer Railbus. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, wheelchair access.
In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on the 348 acre Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin.
The Garden represents the landscape Abraham Lincoln would have known growing up and living in the Midwest, containing plants native to the three states he lived in -- Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. The 100-acre site features six miles of interconnected trails that wind through the Garden’s restored prairies, woodlands and wetlands. Admission is Free, except during Special Events Garden Hours:…
New Jersey's tallest lighthouse awaits you at Pacific and Rhode Island Avenues in Atlantic City (walking distance from Showboat Casino). Take an amazing journey into time and above it all as you ascend the 228 steps of the Absecon Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in the country. You'll see breathtaking views of the Atlantic City skyline and up top…
Located in Acton Cemetery outside of Granbury, Acton State Historic Site memorializes the final resting place of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, second wife of Davy Crockett, who died in 1860. A striking statue of Elizabeth looking off into the distance marks her gravesite, where visitors come to pay their respects and take in the beauty of the natural setting.
Adams National Historical Park is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, approximately ten miles south of Boston. The Park comprises 11 historic structures and a cultural landscape totaling almost 14 acres.
Exhibits at the Adirondack Museum explore outdoor recreation, boats and boating, transportation, the fine arts, work and industry, tourism, and community life. Whether you are tapping your toes to fiddle music, taking notes at a lecture, or caught up in the work of a demonstrator, special events and exceptional programs at the museum will surround you with the history of…
All aboard for the Adirondacks, riding in our climate controlled coaches, or take in the fresh, clean air in our open car, through remote forests, past sparkling rivers, over bridges, tranquil ponds and streams, into the magnificent beauty of the six million acre Adirondack Park. Become a witness of nature's beauty and look out for the many animals and birds…
Situated along Rock Creek in Derwood, Maryland, the Agricultural History Farm Park is a 410-acre complex with a farmhouse, barn, assorted farm buildings and an activity center.