A terriffic way to teach your kids about American heritage and history outside the traditional classroom is by spending time at a living history museum where old skills and traditions come alive in authentic historical settings.
Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. Over 100 historic buildings filled with items from 1650 all the way up to modern days. Model T Ford, Edison's lab, Ford Museum, 1873 steam locomotive, Wright Brothers' bike shop.
Plymouth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Where the Pilgrims first lived. John Alden's house, Mayflower 2.
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia. Revolutionary War relics, restored Virginia capitol, 500 historic buildings, historic taverns for the whole family, activities for kids.
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. 1790-1840 schoolhouses, farms, Folk Art gallery, Clock Gallery.
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut. 1800's shipbuilding and whaling, Morgan an 1841 wooden whaling vessel, coal-fired steamboat, 100 vessels and 1800's exhibits and demonstrations.
Conner Prairie, Noblesville, Indiana. 1836 frontier life with stories, craft demonstrations, and 39 buildings.
Living History Farms, Urbanville, Iowa. 4 working farms filled with old tools throughout 300 years of agricultural history, windmills, solar-heated barns, Indian and pioneer life are all exhibited.
Amish/Menonite Farms, Lancaster, PA
C&O Canal, Washington, DC
Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL
Hale Farm and Western Reserve, Bath, OH
Hensley Settlement, Cumberland Gap National Park, Middlesboro, KY
Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City, KS
Broken Boot Gold Mine, Deadwood, SD
Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango, CO
Tsa-La Gi, Tahlequah, OK (Cherokee Indian village)
Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock, TX
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