Columbus-Belmont State Park
350 Park Rd, Columbus, Kentucky 42032
Overlooking the Mississippi River, Columbus-Belmont State Park preserves the site of the 1861 Battle of Belmont, with Civil War earthworks, a museum, historic artifacts, and wide river views.
Newburgh Museum
503 State St, Newburgh, Indiana 47630
Discover Newburgh’s local history, river heritage, and Civil War-era story at this welcoming museum in historic downtown Newburgh, Indiana.
Muhammad Ali Center
Listed in Museum, Tourist attraction
144 N 6th St, Louisville, KY 40202, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Explore Muhammad Ali’s boxing career, activism, Louisville roots, and guiding values through memorabilia, films, and interactive exhibits.
General George Patton Museum Of Leadership
4554 Fayette Ave, Fort Knox, KY 40121, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121
Explore General George S. Patton, armored warfare, and military leadership through tanks, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, and historic artifacts.
Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum
631 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Explore a historic Paducah home and exhibits on Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, the Civil War, and western Kentucky’s wartime history.
General John A Logan Museum
1613 Edith St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Explore the life and legacy of Illinois Civil War general, senator, and veterans’ leader John A. Logan through exhibits in Murphysboro.
Edith Barrett Memorial History Center
Listed in Buffalo Trace Route, Museum
1104 Main St, Petersburg, IN 47567, Petersburg, Indiana 47567
Explore Pike County history through courthouse records, family histories, photographs, and exhibits at Petersburg’s Edith Barrett Memorial History Center.
Civil War Museum of the Western Theater
310 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Explore Civil War artifacts and exhibits focused on the campaigns, leaders, and soldiers of the conflict’s often-overlooked Western Theater.
Women’s Civil War Museum
204 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Bardstown’s Women’s Civil War Museum explores the overlooked roles of women during the Civil War, including nurses, spies, writers, and women who served in disguise.
Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum
928 Fairground Dr, Rockport, IN 47635, Rockport, Indiana 47635
A museum and outdoor pioneer village in Rockport featuring local-history exhibits and historic or reconstructed log buildings connected with the world of Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana years.
Columbus-Belmont State Park
350 Park Rd, Columbus, Kentucky 42032
Overlooking the Mississippi River, Columbus-Belmont State Park preserves the site of the 1861 Battle of Belmont, with Civil War earthworks, a museum, historic artifacts, and wide river views.
Newburgh Museum
503 State St, Newburgh, Indiana 47630
Discover Newburgh’s local history, river heritage, and Civil War-era story at this welcoming museum in historic downtown Newburgh, Indiana.
Muhammad Ali Center
Listed in Museum, Tourist attraction
144 N 6th St, Louisville, KY 40202, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Explore Muhammad Ali’s boxing career, activism, Louisville roots, and guiding values through memorabilia, films, and interactive exhibits.
General George Patton Museum Of Leadership
4554 Fayette Ave, Fort Knox, KY 40121, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121
Explore General George S. Patton, armored warfare, and military leadership through tanks, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, and historic artifacts.
Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum
631 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Explore a historic Paducah home and exhibits on Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, the Civil War, and western Kentucky’s wartime history.
General John A Logan Museum
1613 Edith St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Explore the life and legacy of Illinois Civil War general, senator, and veterans’ leader John A. Logan through exhibits in Murphysboro.
Edith Barrett Memorial History Center
Listed in Buffalo Trace Route, Museum
1104 Main St, Petersburg, IN 47567, Petersburg, Indiana 47567
Explore Pike County history through courthouse records, family histories, photographs, and exhibits at Petersburg’s Edith Barrett Memorial History Center.
Civil War Museum of the Western Theater
310 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Explore Civil War artifacts and exhibits focused on the campaigns, leaders, and soldiers of the conflict’s often-overlooked Western Theater.
Women’s Civil War Museum
204 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Bardstown’s Women’s Civil War Museum explores the overlooked roles of women during the Civil War, including nurses, spies, writers, and women who served in disguise.
Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum
928 Fairground Dr, Rockport, IN 47635, Rockport, Indiana 47635
A museum and outdoor pioneer village in Rockport featuring local-history exhibits and historic or reconstructed log buildings connected with the world of Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana years.
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