What are the best places to visit for American History?

Question

My mom, my sisters and I would like to go on an American History roadtrip and want to stop at all the best places like D.C., and the place where everyone is dressed in colonial clothes (the name escapes me, Williamsburg...?). What are other good stops?

Answer 1

What a wonderful thing to do! There is so much to see and do in this area. An area and place that will bring history to life.....the Washington, D.C area.

Since you are on a road trip and you are in the Northeast and Middle east coast, there are some great spots there not to be missed.

Mount Vernon, the home and final resting spot of George Washington is very close to D.C.

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, is not far that from D.C. and is also really wonderful. It is an opportunity to see how life was back in the 1700's during colonial times.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania would be a good spot to learn about Civil War history. You might also want to see Philadelphia and the Liberty Bell and Betsy Ross's house.

Also Boston, Massachusetts is rich in historic value, Revolutionary War in particular. Here you can still tour Paul Revere's house. Nearby is Lexington and Concord where the American Revolution began. Also the Plymouth Plantation and Rock where the Pilgrims landed back in 1621.

In between is New York City and there is only one Big Apple! Visit Ground Zero for some moving recent American History or the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

This part of the United States is alive in historic value and I hope that it comes alive for you during your visit. Best wishes and have a great historic trip!

Answer 2

I'm not sure where you live, or how far you're willing to travel, but I love Greenfield Village, in Michigan. Greenfield Village is home to TONS of historic homes and places, including -

Thomas Edison's Workshops and Homes
Heinz House (Heinz Ketchup creator)
Wright Family Home (Orville and Wilbur Wright)
Robert Frost's Home
Noah Webster's Home

Those are only a few out of the many there. You can ride around in real Model T's. I personally have rode in one of the oldest models. There are school buildings, a church, a court house. People even get married there. I definitely recommend it. And not far from it, (actually on the same lot) is the Henry Ford Museum. Exhibits there include -

The Famous Rosa Parks Bus
The Chair Lincoln was shot in
The Car JFK was shot in
A Vintage McDonald's (not an operating restaurant)
and so much more. I'd give you more details but there is so much I can hardly think of it all.

Check it out! They are truly two amazing places.

Answer 3

definitely the Northeast part of the country, the history is jampacked there. i mean, there are so many you can just about go anywhere, and i don't know your route or how much time you have; you can spend days in the DC area alone. then there is nearby Alexandria, and other sites in Virginia. depending on how far you can go, there is always Philadelphia; tons of famous revolutionary war locations all over the place in the Northeast.

Answer 4

Also try Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They are currently have a major anniversary celebration, with lots of re-enactments.

In California, the Gold County of the Sierra Nevada Mountains have plenty of historical sites and ghost towns. Try Old Sacramento and Columbia, California.

Answer 5

williamsburg, va and jamestown va right next to each other. they dress in colonial wear and demonstrate how life was during the civil war.

Answer 6

Lots of history in Philadelphia as well.

Gettysburg and surrounding battlefields a good choice as well.

Answer 7

Virginia?