Octagon Hall Museum
6040 Bowling Green Rd, Franklin, KY 42134, Franklin, Kentucky 42134
An unusual 1847 octagonal house near Franklin, with Civil War history, period collections, and tours exploring its architecture and paranormal lore.
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
Listed in Gift shop, Historical place museum, History museum, Native American Heritage Sites, State park
94 Green St, Wickliffe, KY 42087, Wickliffe, Kentucky 42087
Explore a Mississippian-era Native American village, earthen mounds, and archaeology exhibits in western Kentucky.
Hillforest House Museum
Listed in Historical place museum, Ohio River Scenic Byway
213 5th St, Aurora, Indiana 47001
Step into an 1855 Italianate home and explore Aurora’s river-town history, Victorian furnishings, and the prosperity created by Ohio River commerce.
New Harmony State Historic Site
410 Main St, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
Explore the Indiana town where Harmonists and social reformers built two ambitious communal experiments. Historic buildings, thoughtful interpretation, and New Harmony’s distinctive architecture bring its layered history to life.
Grouseland – Home of William Henry Harrison
3 W Scott St, Vincennes, Indiana 47591
Built in 1804, Grouseland was the home of Indiana Territorial Governor and future President William Henry Harrison. This National Historic Landmark offers guided tours exploring frontier politics, diplomacy, military history, and life in the early American Northwest.
1830 Owen House
Listed in Historical place museum
531 Tavern St, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
The 1830 Owen House offers a glimpse into Indiana's early settlement era. Robert Dale Owen and David Dale Owen are thought to have commissioned the building of this house, built by carpenters John Bondaley and J.B. Johnson and architects Swift...
Octagon Hall Museum
6040 Bowling Green Rd, Franklin, KY 42134, Franklin, Kentucky 42134
An unusual 1847 octagonal house near Franklin, with Civil War history, period collections, and tours exploring its architecture and paranormal lore.
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
Listed in Gift shop, Historical place museum, History museum, Native American Heritage Sites, State park
94 Green St, Wickliffe, KY 42087, Wickliffe, Kentucky 42087
Explore a Mississippian-era Native American village, earthen mounds, and archaeology exhibits in western Kentucky.
Hillforest House Museum
Listed in Historical place museum, Ohio River Scenic Byway
213 5th St, Aurora, Indiana 47001
Step into an 1855 Italianate home and explore Aurora’s river-town history, Victorian furnishings, and the prosperity created by Ohio River commerce.
New Harmony State Historic Site
410 Main St, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
Explore the Indiana town where Harmonists and social reformers built two ambitious communal experiments. Historic buildings, thoughtful interpretation, and New Harmony’s distinctive architecture bring its layered history to life.
Grouseland – Home of William Henry Harrison
3 W Scott St, Vincennes, Indiana 47591
Built in 1804, Grouseland was the home of Indiana Territorial Governor and future President William Henry Harrison. This National Historic Landmark offers guided tours exploring frontier politics, diplomacy, military history, and life in the early American Northwest.
1830 Owen House
Listed in Historical place museum
531 Tavern St, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
The 1830 Owen House offers a glimpse into Indiana's early settlement era. Robert Dale Owen and David Dale Owen are thought to have commissioned the building of this house, built by carpenters John Bondaley and J.B. Johnson and architects Swift...
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