List of open-air and living history museums in the United States facts for kids
This is a list of open-air and living history museums in the United States.
Contents
Ecological and environmental living museums
Farm museums
Alabama
- Landmark Park, Dothan
Alaska
- Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage
California
- Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista, San Diego
- California Citrus State Historic Park, Riverside
- Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center, Los Angeles
- Rileys Farm, Oak Glen, 17th and 18th c. Living History, Revolutionary War, Civil War & Gold Rush
- Stein Family Farm / National City Living History Farm Preserve, San Diego
Colorado
- Littleton Museum – The Farms, Littleton
- Old Town Museum, Burlington
Florida
- Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee
- Morningside Nature Center, Gainesville
- Panhandle Pioneer Settlement Living History Museum, Blountstown
Georgia
- Agrirama, Tifton
- Historic Westville, Columbus
Hawaii
Illinois
- Blackberry Farm, Aurora
- Corron Farm, Campton Hills
- Garfield Farm and Inn Museum, Campton Hills
- Kline Creek Farm, West Chicago
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Charleston
- Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Springfield
- Naper Settlement, Naperville
- Peck Farm Park, Geneva
- Primrose Farm, St. Charles Township
- Volkening Heritage Farm, Schaumburg
- Wagner Farm, Glenview, Cook County
Indiana
- Amish Acres Historic Farm & Heritage Resort, Nappanee
- Buckley Homestead Living History Farm, Lowell
- Conner Prairie, Fishers
- Historic Tunnel Mill, Charlestown
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City
- Prophetstown State Park, Battle Ground
Iowa
- Living History Farms, Urbandale
- Ushers Ferry Historic Village, Cedar Rapids
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
- Norlands Living History Center, Livermore
Maryland
- Carroll County Almshouse and Farm, Westminster
- National Colonial Farm, Accokeek
- Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm, Oxon Hill
Massachusetts
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge
- Pioneer Village, Salem
- Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth
- Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury
- Waters Farm, Sutton
- Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
Michigan
- Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, Michigan
- Greenfield Village, Dearborn
- White Pine Village, Ludington, Michigan
Waterloo Farm Museum
Minnesota
- Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia
- Heman Gibbs Farmstead, Falcon Heights
- The Landing, Shakopee
- Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
Nebraska
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island
- Wessels Living History Farm, York
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May
- Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown
- Howell Living History Farm, Titusville
- Liberty Hall (New Jersey)
- Old Barracks Museum Trenton, New Jersey
- Scansen173
New Mexico
- New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Santa Fe County
New York
- Erie Canal Village, Rome
- Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown
- Genesee Country Village and Museum, Mumford
- Mabee Farm Historic Site, Rotterdam Junction
- Muscoot Farm, Somers
- Museum Village, Monroe
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage, Long Island
- Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, Queens
- Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
- Tilly Foster Farm Museum, Brewster
North Carolina
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Flat Rock
- Clemmons Educational State Forest, Clayton
- Cradle of Forestry in America, Brevard
- Bethabara Historic District, Winston-Salem
- Holmes Educational State Forest, Hendersonville
- Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, Pinnacle
- Island Farm, Manteo
- Jordan Lake Educational State Forest, Apex
- Latta Plantation, Huntersville
- Long Valley Farm at Carvers Creek State Park, Spring Lake
- Rendezvous Mountain State Park, Purlear
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest, Elizabethtown
- Tuttle Educational State Forest, Lenoir
North Dakota
Ohio
- Gorman Heritage Farm, Evendale
- Hale Farm and Village, Bath Township, Summit County
- Heritage Village Museum, Sharonville
- Malabar Farm State Park, Richland County
- Sauder Village, Archbold
- Robbins Crossing Historic Village, Nelsonville, Ohio
Oregon
- B Street Living Permaculture Museum, Pacific University
- Dorris Ranch Living History Farm, Springfield
- Dufur Historical Society Living History Museum, Dufur
- High Desert Museum, Bend
- Philip Foster Farm on the Oregon Trail Eagle Creek
- Schreiber Log Cabin, Dufur
- Sherwood Heritage Center, Sherwood
Pennsylvania
- Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, Edgmont Township, Delaware County
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Kings Mountain State Park, Blacksburg
- Historic Brattonsville, McConnells, South Carolina
Tennessee
- Exchange Place – Gaines Preston Farm, Kingsport
- The Homeplace, Land Between the Lakes
- Museum of Appalachia, Norris
Texas
- Barrington Living History Farm, Washington-on-the-Brazos
- Heritage Farmstead, Plano
- Nash Farm, Grapevine
Utah
- This Is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City
- American West Heritage Center, Wellsville
- Wheeler Historic Farm, Murray
Virginia
- Chippokes State Park, Surry
- Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
- Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg
- Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Staunton
- Matthews Living History Farm Museum, Independence
Washington
- Pomeroy Living History Farm, Yacolt
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Living transportation museums
See also (related category): Railroad museums in the United States
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
- Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook, New York
- National Museum of Transportation, St Louis County, Missouri
- New York Museum of Transportation, Rush, New York
- Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, California
- San Francisco Cable Car Museum, San Francisco, California
- Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine
- Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
- Western America Railroad Museum, Barstow, California
- Western Railway Museum, Solano County, California
Military forts and posts
The list of forts lists both historical, preserved and currently operational military posts. Not all are open to the public. Some of those open to the public will have living history guides.
Battery Gunnison, a US Army Coast Artillery Battery at Fort Hancock, New Jersey, is being restored to its 1943 configuration by the Army Ground Forces Association, a non-profit living history organization, and is open for tours throughout the year.
Renaissance faires
Other open-air and living history museums
Arizona
- Pioneer Living History Museum, Phoenix
- Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott
Arkansas
California
- Bodie State Historic Park, Bodie
- Calico Ghost Town, San Bernardino County
- Casa del Herrero, Montecito
- Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia
- Empire Mine State Historic Park, Grass Valley
- Fort Ross State Historic Park, Fort Ross
- Hearst Castle State Historic Park, San Simeon
- Heritage Square Museum, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles
- La Purísima Mission State Historic Park, Lompoc
- Leonis Adobe Museum, Calabasas
- Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, Los Angeles
- Los Encinos State Historic Park, Encino, Los Angeles
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Placerville
- Monterey State Historic Park, Monterey
- Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Sacramento
- Riley's Farm & Living History Destination, Oak Glen
- San Dieguito Heritage Museum, Encinitas
- San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, San Juan Bautista
- Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles
- Virginia Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills
- Watts Towers, Watts, Los Angeles
- Will Rogers State Historic Park, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Colorado
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Otero County
- Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum, Delta
- Four Mile Historic Park, Denver
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs
- South Park City, Fairplay
- Cross Orchards Grand Junction
Connecticut
Florida
- Bellevue Plantation, Tallahassee
- Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine
- Cracker Country, Tampa
- Fort Clinch State Park, Amelia Island
- Lake Kissimmee State Park, Lake Wales
- Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee
- Silver River Museum, Marion County
- Yesteryear Village, on the South Florida Fairgrounds, Palm Beach County
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Charleston
- Lincoln's New Salem, Menard County
- Macktown Living History Education Center, Rockton
- Midway Village Museum, Rockford
- Naper Settlement, Naperville
Indiana
- Conner Prairie, Fishers
- Historic Tunnel Mill, Charlestown
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City
- Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell
Iowa
Kansas
- Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City
- Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita
- Outdoor Museum, Abilene
- Shawnee Town 1929, Shawnee
- Green Elm School at the Crawford County Historical Museum, Pittsburg
Kentucky
- Adsmore, Princeton
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Bardstown
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Mercer County
Louisiana
- LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge
- Vermilionville Cajun and Creole Folklife Park, Lafayette
Maine
- Fort Western, Augusta
- Maine Forest & Logging Museum, living history site known as Leonard's Mills, Bradley
- Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, Livermore
- Willowbrook Museum Village, Newfield
Maryland
- Button Farm Living History Center, Germantown
- Historic London Town and Gardens, Edgewater [1]
- Historic St. Mary's City, St. Mary's City
- Jerusalem Mill, Kingsville
Massachusetts
- Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock
- Historic Deerfield, Deerfield
- Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge
Michigan
- Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad, Flint, Michigan, Village (Michigan)
- Greenfield Village, Dearborn
- Historic Mill Creek State Park, Mackinaw City
- Michigan's Heritage Park, Whitehall
Minnesota
East Grand Forks Heritage Village, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Village of Yesteryear, Owatonna, Minnesota
- Big Stone County Museum, Ortonville
- Dakota City Heritage Village, Farmington
- East Grand Forks Heritage Village, East Grand Forks
- Esko Historical Society Museum, Esko
- Fillmore County Historical Society Open-Air Museum, Fountain
- Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
- Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life, Falcon Heights
- Forestville, Minnesota Fillmore County
- Jeffers Petroglyphs, Jeffers
- Nobles County Pioneer Village, Worthington
- Norman County Prairie Village, Ada
- Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
- Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, Thief River Falls
- Settler's Square Museum, Warren
- Snake River Fur Post, Pine City
- The Landing, Shakopee
- Traverse des Sioux, St. Peter
- Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Yellow Medicine County
- Village of Yesteryear, Owatonna
Missouri
- Faust Park Historic Village, Chesterfield
- Missouri Town 1855, Lee's Summit
- Shoal Creek Living History Museum, Kansas City
Montana
- Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town, Scobey
- Nevada City Living History Museum, Virginia City
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Allaire Village, Wall Township
- Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May
- Longstreet Farm, Holmdel Township
New York
- Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, Amherst
- Erie Canal Village, Rome
- Fort Klock homestead, St. Johnsville
- Genesee Country Village and Museum, Mumford
- Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes, Corning
- Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten Island
- Islip Grange, Sayville
- Monument Park, The Bronx
- Museum Village at Old Smith's Clove, Monroe
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage
- Old Stone Fort, Schoharie
- Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn
- Aaron House of Niagara Falls, [Niagara Falls]
North Carolina
- Bethabara Historic District, Winston-Salem
- Dragon Fly Trail at Lake Norman State Park, Troutman
- Holly Discovery Trail at Lake James State Park, Nebo
- Hutchinson Homestead & Garden Creek Baptist Church at Stone Mountain State Park, Traphill
- Island Farm, Manteo, North Carolina
- Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center, Old Fort
- Old Salem, Winston-Salem
- Piper-Cox House at Eno River State Park, Durham
- Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo
- Supple-jack Trail at Dismal Swamp State Park, South Mills
North Dakota
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Yellowstone
Ohio
- Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village, Waynesville
- Hale Farm & Village, Bath
- Heritage Village Museum, Sharonville
- Ohio Village, Columbus
- Roscoe Village, along the former Ohio and Erie Canal, Coshocton
Pennsylvania
- Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf
- Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro
- Depreciation Lands Museum, a Colonial Living History Village, Pittsburgh
- Historic Hanna's Town
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson
- Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster
- Oliver Miller Homestead, South Park Township
- Somerset Historical Center, Somerset
- Old Bedford Village, Bedford, PA [2]
- The Frick Pittsburgh
- Tour-Ed Mine
- West Overton Village
- Woodville
Rhode Island
- South County Museum, Narragansett
Tennessee
- Historic Collinsville, Clarksville
- Rocky Mount Museum, Piney Flats
Texas
- George Ranch Historical Park, Fort Bend County
- Gonzales Pioneer Village Living History Center
- Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Dallas
- Farmers Branch Historical Park, Farmers Branch
- Frontier Village & Museum, Denison
- Log Cabin Village, Fort Worth
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village, Buffalo Gap
- Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, Austin
- Sauer Beckmann Farm, Stonewall
Vermont
Virginia
- Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg
- Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Staunton
- Henricus Historical Park, Chesterfield County
- Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown
- Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, including a working farm, grist mill and distillery
- Pamplin Historical Park, Petersburg
Washington
- Camlann Medieval Village, Carnation
- Fort Walla Walla, museum and pioneer village, Walla Walla
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, Danbury
- Galloway House and Village, Fond du Lac
- Heritage Hill State Historical Park, Allouez
- Little Norway, Blue Mounds
- Old World Wisconsin, Eagle
- Ozaukee County Pioneer Village, Saukville
- Pinecrest Historical Village, Manitowoc
- Pioneer Village Museum, Cameron
- Pioneer Park Historical Complex, Rhinelander
- Schumacher Farm County Park, Waunakee
- Wade House Historic Site
- Waswagoning Re-Created Ojibwe Village
Wyoming
- Museum of the American West, Lander
See also
- List of tourist attractions providing reenactment
- List of tourist attractions (worldwide)
| Museum name | Town | State | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Constitution Village | Huntsville, Alabama | Alabama | Living | 1819 life, includes a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence |
| Landmark Park | Dothan | Alabama | Living | 1890s living history farm and village |
| Pioneer Living History Village | Phoenix | Arizona | Living | Late 19th-century town |
| Sharlot Hall Museum | Prescott | Arizona | Open-air | Includes special living history programs for mid-1860s |
| Ozark Folk Center | Mountain View | Arkansas | Living | State park with traditional crafts and music |
| Columbia State Historic Park | Columbia | California | Living | Mid-to-late 19th-century Gold Rush town |
| Empire Mine State Historic Park | Grass Valley | California | Living | Late 19th-century living history tours, gold mine complex |
| Heritage Square Museum | Montecito Heights, Los Angeles | California | Living | Covers different periods; includes eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolley car |
| Leonis Adobe | Calabasas | California | Living | 1880s California ranch |
| San Dieguito Heritage Museum | Encinitas | California | Local history | Offers family living history programs on special days |
| Stein Family Farm | National City | California | Farm | website, focus is rural life from 1900 to 1920 |
| Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site | Otero County | Colorado | Living | Reconstructed 1840s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail |
| Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum | Delta | Colorado | Living | website, 1820s fur trading post |
| Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, Garden of the Gods | Colorado Springs | Colorado | Living | Depicts life in four time periods: American Indian area in 1775; 1860s Galloway Homestead; 1880s Chambers Home and Ranch; 1907 Edwardian Country Estate |
| South Park City | Fairplay | Colorado | Open-air | Mid-19th-century recreated mining town |
| Mystic Seaport | Mystic | Connecticut | Living | 19th-century maritime village with historic ships and buildings |
| Barberville Pioneer Settlement | Barberville | Florida | Open-air/living | Late 19th- to early 20th-century rural life, 18 structures 1879 - 1926 http://www.pioneersettlement.org |
| Bellevue Plantation | Tallahassee | Florida | Farm | Part of the Tallahassee Museum |
| Castillo de San Marcos | St. Augustine | Florida | Living | Colonial fort |
| Cracker Country | Tampa | Florida | Open-air | Late 19th- to early 20th-century rural life, includes thirteen original buildings dating from 1870 to 1912 |
| Fort Clinch State Park | Fernandina Beach | Florida | Living | 19th-century fort with period re-enactors |
| Lake Kissimmee State Park | Lake Wales | Florida | Living | Includes Cow Camp, an 1876 cattle camp |
| Mission San Luis de Apalachee | Tallahassee | Florida | Living | Reconstructed 17th-century Spanish mission and Apalachee village |
| Morningside Nature Center | Gainesville | Florida | Farm | Includes 1870s farm |
| Silver River Museum | Silver Springs | Florida | Open-air | Includes restored or "newly built" 19th-century farm buildings with a special living history event |
| Agrirama | Tifton | Georgia | Farm | website, includes five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, Peanut Museum, and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture Center |
| Westville | Lumpkin | Georgia | Living | Recreates an 1850 working town with over 30 buildings |
| Kona Coffee Living History Farm | Captain Cook | Hawaii | Farm | Depicts the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants during the period of 1920-1945 |
| Polynesian Cultural Center | Lā'ie | Hawaii | Living | |
| Kline Creek Farm | Winfield | Illinois | Farm | Late 19th-century farm |
| Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site | Lerna | Illinois | Living | 1840s farmstead with three historic houses |
| Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site | New Salem | Illinois | Living | 1830s village |
| Macktown Living History Education Center | Rockton | Illinois | Living | website, 1830 - 1846 village |
| Naper Settlement | Naperville | Illinois | Living | 19th-century museum village |
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