Explore an unequaled collection of historic places.
We encourage you to check directly with each site for up-to-date information on available activities, ticketing, and guidelines if you are planning a visit.
Historic places create connections to our heritage that help us understand our past, appreciate our triumphs, and learn from our mistakes. Historic places help define and distinguish our communities by building a strong sense of identity.
To ensure that their stories remain a part of our lives today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation protects and promotes historic places, including a diverse collection of 27 sites open to the public. When you visit a historic site, you learn from their stories and help keep history alive.
Members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation enjoy discounted admission to all 27 sites open to the public and Distinctive Destinations nationwide.
Explore all of our historic sites via the map below, or see the full list here. We encourage you to check directly with each site for up-to-date information if you are planning a visit.
Donate to the National Trust for Historic Preservation today and you'll help preserve places that tell our stories, reflect our culture, and shape our shared American experience.
The Woodlawn Needlework Show is the largest judged needlework show in the nation, exhibiting hundreds of pieces of work submitted by needlecrafters from all skill levels and backgrounds. In 2025, Woodlawn will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Nelly’s Needlers, the volunteer corps at Woodlawn that are instrumental in orchestrating the Needlework Show.
For three days only, the second annual Fashioning Power, Fashioning Peace exhibition at the President Woodrow Wilson House will showcase authentic clothing from 50 different countries, each symbolizing power, diplomacy, and tangible cultural heritage.
Walk through the museum with a guide to experience and contemplate worldly fashion set in the 28th president's home or attend the open house during the EU Embassy Open House Weekend on May 10.
Each guest will be provided with a booklet, which includes details about the exhibition items and background information about the vision for this annual event.
Historic Sites
The National Trust’s remarkable portfolio of historic sites contains a trove of objects that can be interpreted in multiple ways to tell a compelling American story.
The Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios program (HAHS) is a coalition of more than 30 museums that were the homes and working studios of American artists. Come, witness creativity.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation works to save America's historic places. Join us today to help protect the places that matter to you.
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