Distinctive Destinations: Sites for the Armchair Traveler
Wishing for winter to end? No travel planned anytime soon? With virtual tours and digital collections, these Distinctive Destinations let you skip the lines and travel stress-free. Play the tourist and experience historic places and important events in American history without leaving home or spending a penny.
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Alice Austen House
Staten Island, New York
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B&O Railroad Museum
Baltimore, Maryland
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Charles Allis Art Museum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
East Hampton, New York
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Buffalo, New York
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George Eastman Museum
Rochester, New York
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Miami, Florida
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Silver City Museum
Silver City, New Mexico
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Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, Delaware
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Strawbery Banke Museum
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Thomasville History Center
Thomasville, Georgia
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American Independence Museum
Exeter, New Hampshire
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Fairfield Museum and History Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
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Greenwich Historical Society
Cos Cob, Connecticut
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Henry B. Plant Museum
Tampa, Florida
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Rough Point
Newport, Rhode Island
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The James Monroe Museum
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Marble House
Newport, Rhode Island
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village
Avella, Pennsylvania
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Pension Building—National Building Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
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The Breakers
Newport, Rhode Island
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Historic Huguenot Street
New Paltz, New York
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Mary Todd Lincoln House
Lexington, Kentucky
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Buffalo Trace Distillery
Frankfort, Kentucky
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Historic L. B. Brown House Museum
Bartow, Florida
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Liberty Hall Historic Site
Frankfort, Kentucky
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Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum/William Scarbrough House and Gardens
Savannah, Georgia
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Decatur House
Washington, DC
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Lyndhurst
Tarrytown, New York
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President Lincoln's Cottage
Washington, DC
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The Glass House
New Canaan, Connecticut
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Tread of Pioneers Museum
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Gilgal Sculpture Garden
Salt Lake City , Utah
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Baltimore , Maryland
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Pioneer Village Museum
Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
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Museum of Native American History
Bentonville, Arkansas
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Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Bronx, New York
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The Durham Museum
Omaha, Nebraska
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American Precision Museum
Windsor, Vermont
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Thorncrown Chapel
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
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American Jazz Museum
Kansas City, Missouri
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Southern California Railway Museum
Perris, California
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Rosson House Museum at Heritage Square
Phoenix, Arizona
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Glessner House
Chicago, Illinois
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Leonis Adobe Museum
Calabasas, California
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South Union Shaker Village
Auburn, Kentucky
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Emmett Till Interpretive Center
Sumner, Mississippi
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Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House Museum
Stonington, Connecticut
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Delta Blues Museum
Clarkesdale, Mississippi
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The Old Lighthouse Museum
Stonington, Connecticut
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
St. Augustine, Florida
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Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
We believe all Americans deserve to see their history in the places that surround us. As a nation, we have work to do to fill in the gaps of our cultural heritage.
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