Planning for a homeschool history curriculum? Wanting to supplement your child’s history class this school year? I’ve put my historical site reviews in chronological order for easy lesson planning!
Note categories are in chronological order but sites are listed alphabetically in the categories.
European History
- General History
- Ancient History
- Early Europe
- Medieval/Renaissance/16th and 17th Centuries
- Cluny Museum, Paris
- Dublinia, Ireland
- Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- El Escorial, Spain
- Florence, Italy
- Hampton Court Palace, England
- Houses of Parliament, London, England
- Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
- Kinsale/Charles Fort, Ireland
- Oxford, England
- Pisa, Italy
- Shakespeare’s Stratford, England
- Siena, Italy
- The Real Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Toledo, Spain
- York, England
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- European Union Parliament
- GPO Witness History Museum, Dublin, Ireland
- IWM Duxford, England
- Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland
- RAF Museum London, England
- Sagrada Família and Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain
- Titanic Experience, Ireland
- World War II
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Dutch Resistance Museum and the Anne Frank House)
- Churchill War Rooms, London, England
- Normandy, France
United States History
- General History
- Black History Sites
- Historic Holiday Homes
- Historical Holiday Tours
- Historical Sites near a Beach
- Presidential and First Lady Historic Sites
- American Iconic Historical Sites
- National Archives Museum, Washington, DC
- National Mall Monuments and Memorials, Washington, DC
- Presidential and First Lady sites
- Smithsonian Museums along the National Mall, Washington, DC
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History, Washington, DC and Culture
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
- Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
- The White House, Washington, DC
- U.S. Capitol
- Cities
- Military History
- Natural History
- Science/Aviation Museums
- Museums specific to a state/city
- New York
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Early America
- Agecroft Hall, Richmond, VA (16th century home moved here in 20th century)
- English homes in America (16th century homes)
- First Landing State Park, VA
- Henricus, VA
- Jamestown, VA
- Plymouth, MA
- Wilton House Museum, Richmond, VA
- 18th Century
- Colonial America
- Berkeley Plantation, VA
- Charleston, SC Museums
- Colonial Williamsburg, VA
- George Washington’s Ferry Farm, Fredericksburg,VA
- Historic Polegreen Church, VA
- Historic Westover, VA
- Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown, VA
- Presidential Sites on Virginia’s Northern Neck
- Shirley Plantation, VA
- Tuckahoe Plantation, VA
- American Revolution
- Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, Boston, MA
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, NC
- Historic St. John’s Church, Richmond, VA
- Independence National Historical Park (includes Liberty Bell), Philadelphia, PA
- Kings Mountain National Military Park, SC
- Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, PA
- Valley Forge National Historical Park, PA
- Yorktown, VA
- Post-Revolution America
- Abigail Adams Historical Sites
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon, VA
- Hamilton Sites
- James Madison’s Montpelier, Orange, VA
- James Madison Museum, Orange, VA
- James Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA
- James Monroe Museum, Fredericksburg, VA
- Martha Washington Historical Sites
- Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
- Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, VA
- Thomas Jefferson’s Ladies Historical Sites
- Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA
- Colonial America
- 19th Century
- Early 19th Century
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, KY
- Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, Nashville, TN
- Anna Harrison Historical Sites
- Dolley Madison Historical Sites
- Elizabeth Monroe Historical Sites
- Louisa Catherine Adams Historical Sites
- Mary Todd Lincoln House, KY
- Mordecai Historic Park/Andrew Johnson’s Birthplace, Raleigh, NC
- Poe Museum, Richmond, VA
- President James K. Polk Home and Museum, Columbia, TN
- Sarah Polk Historical Sites
- Sherwood Forest, Charles City Count, VA
- Tyler Women Historical Sites
- Van Buren Women Historical Sites
- Civil War
- American Civil War Museum, Richmond, VA
- Civil War Trails
- Farmville, VA
- Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC
- Fort Monroe, VA
- Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC
- Fredericksburg National Military Park, Virginia
- Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA
- Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- James Buchanan’s Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Last week of the Civil War, Virginia
- Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington, DC
- National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA
- Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, VA
- Petersburg National Battlefield, VA
- Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA
- Late 19th Century
- Early 19th Century
- 20th Century
- Early 20th Century
- Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA
- Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, Wytheville, VA
- Lucy Burns Museum, Lorton, VA
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Richmond, VA
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, Staunton, VA
- World War II
- 1960s/Cold War
- Civil Rights
- Birmingham Civil Rights Historical Sites, Birmingham, AL
- Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
- Civil Rights Road Trip, Alabama and Georgia
- Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, Texas
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Atlanta, GA
- Montgomery Civil Rights Historical Sites, Montgomery, AL
- National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN
- Robert Russa Moton Museum, Farmville, VA
- 1970s-2000s
- Early 20th Century