Distinctive Destinations: Women's Heritage
These historic houses and museums reveal the many vital roles that women have played in American history. Whether it is protesting for the right to vote, working in factories, or challenging the national discourse, understand how women have shaped our country at these Distinctive Destinations.
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Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, Delaware
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Florence Griswold Museum
Old Lyme, Connecticut
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Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
Eugene , Oregon
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Rock Ford Plantation
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Hermann-Grima & Gallier Historic Houses
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Alice Austen House
Staten Island, New York
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Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
East Hampton, New York
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Kate Mullany National Historic Site
Troy, New York
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Historic New Harmony
New Harmony, Indiana
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Jefferson Museum of Art and History
Port Townsend, Washington
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Women's Museum of California
San Diego, California
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Woodstock Festival Historic Site
Bethel, New York
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The Virginia Quilt Museum
Harrisonburg, Virginia
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The 1875 Vera Estey House Museum
Presque Isle, Maine
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Margaret Walker Center
Jackson, Mississippi
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Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site
Kansas City, MO
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Henry B. Plant Museum
Tampa, Florida
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Charles Allis Art Museum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Molly Brown House Museum
Denver, Colorado
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Mary Todd Lincoln House
Lexington, Kentucky
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B&O Railroad Museum
Baltimore, Maryland
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Greenwich Historical Society
Cos Cob, Connecticut
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Elisabet Ney Museum
Austin, Texas
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Fairfield Museum and History Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
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Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden
Alexandria, Virginia
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Conrad-Caldwell House Museum
Louisville, Kentucky
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Historic Locust Grove
Louisville, Kentucky
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Nichols House Museum
Boston, Massachusetts
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Rough Point
Newport, Rhode Island
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Baseball Heritage Museum at League Park
Cleveland, Ohio
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The Hancock House, Ticonderoga Historical Society
Ticonderoga, New York
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History Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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The James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage
Orange , Virginia
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Powel House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Historic Huguenot Street
New Paltz, New York
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Glessner House
Chicago, Illinois
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Concord Point Lighthouse and Keeper's House Museum
Havre de Grace, Maryland
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Liberty Hall Historic Site
Frankfort, Kentucky
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African American Art & Culture Complex
San Francisco, California
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Oberlin Heritage Center
Oberlin, Ohio
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First Ladies National Historic Site
Canton, Ohio
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Center for Colorado Women's History at Byers-Evans House Museum
Denver, Colorado
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Moody Mansion
Galveston, Texas
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Belle Grove
Middletown, Virginia
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Cliveden
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Decatur House
Washington, DC
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Edith Farnsworth House
Plano, Illinois
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Hotel de Paris Museum
Georgetown, Colorado
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum
New York, New York
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Lyndhurst
Tarrytown, New York
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Oatlands
Leesburg, Virginia
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The Shadows
New Iberia, Louisiana
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The President Woodrow Wilson House
Washington, DC
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Woodlawn
Alexandria, Virginia
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C.C. Beekman House Museum
Jacksonville, Oregon
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Tread of Pioneers Museum
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Andalusia: The Home of Flannery O'Connor
Milledgeville, Georgia
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Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens
Wilmington, North Carolina
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Haywood Hall House and Gardens
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Andrew Low House Museum
Savannah, Georgia
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South Union Shaker Village
Auburn, Kentucky
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Blandwood Museum
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Fenyes Mansion
Pasadena, California
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International Women's Air & Space Museum
Cleveland, Ohio
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Chicago, Illinois
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Abbie Gardner Sharp Cabin
Arnolds Park, Iowa
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Leonis Adobe Museum
Calabasas, California
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Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum
Granby, Colorado
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Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden
Woodbury, Connecticut
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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