Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical landmark, History museum, Museum, State park, Tourist attraction
258 Pembroke-Fairview Rd, Pembroke, KY 42266, Pembroke, Kentucky 42266
A 351-foot memorial obelisk and museum mark Jefferson Davis’s birthplace in western Kentucky.
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.
Lyles Station Historic School & Museum
Listed in Heritage tours, Living history farms, Local history museum, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
953 County Rd 500 W, Princeton, Indiana 47670
A historic schoolhouse museum near Princeton that preserves the story of Lyles Station, one of Indiana’s earliest African American communities, and the generations who built its schools, farms, and civic life.
Missouri Mines State Historic Site
0492, 4000 State Hwy 32, Park Hills, Missouri 63601
Explore Missouri’s lead-mining legacy at a museum housed in the former St. Joe Minerals milling complex. Exhibits, machinery, and mineral specimens reveal the geology, industry, and communities of the Old Lead Belt.
Monroe County History Center
Listed in History museum
202 E 6th St, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
In Bloomington’s former county courthouse, the Monroe County History Center explores the people, places, and everyday stories of Monroe County through exhibits, artifacts, photographs, and research collections.
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.
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical landmark, History museum, Museum, State park, Tourist attraction
258 Pembroke-Fairview Rd, Pembroke, KY 42266, Pembroke, Kentucky 42266
A 351-foot memorial obelisk and museum mark Jefferson Davis’s birthplace in western Kentucky.
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.
Lyles Station Historic School & Museum
Listed in Heritage tours, Living history farms, Local history museum, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
953 County Rd 500 W, Princeton, Indiana 47670
A historic schoolhouse museum near Princeton that preserves the story of Lyles Station, one of Indiana’s earliest African American communities, and the generations who built its schools, farms, and civic life.
Missouri Mines State Historic Site
0492, 4000 State Hwy 32, Park Hills, Missouri 63601
Explore Missouri’s lead-mining legacy at a museum housed in the former St. Joe Minerals milling complex. Exhibits, machinery, and mineral specimens reveal the geology, industry, and communities of the Old Lead Belt.
Monroe County History Center
Listed in History museum
202 E 6th St, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
In Bloomington’s former county courthouse, the Monroe County History Center explores the people, places, and everyday stories of Monroe County through exhibits, artifacts, photographs, and research collections.
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.
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