List of open-air and living history museums in the United States

The list of forts lists both historical, preserved and currently operational military posts. Not all are open to the public. Some of those open to the public will have living history guides.

Battery Gunnison, a US Army Coast Artillery Battery at Fort Hancock, New Jersey, is being restored to its 1943 configuration by the Army Ground Forces Association, a non-profit living history organization, and is open for tours throughout the year. ^[13]

Renaissance fairs

Other open-air and living history museums

Arizona

Arkansas

Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View

California

Colorado

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Otero County
Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum, Delta
Four Mile Historic Park, Denver^[14]
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs
South Park City, Fairplay

Connecticut

Mystic Seaport, Mystic

Florida

Bellevue Plantation, Tallahassee
Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine
Cracker Country, Tampa
Fort Clinch State Park, Amelia Island
Lake Kissimmee State Park, Lake Wales
Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee
Silver River Museum, Marion County
Yesteryear Village, on the South Florida Fairgrounds, Palm Beach County

Georgia

Westville, Lumpkin

Hawaii

Illinois

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Charleston
Lincoln's New Salem, Menard County
Macktown Living History Education Center, Rockton
Midway Village Museum, Rockford^[15]
Naper Settlement, Naperville

Indiana

Conner Prairie, Fishers
Historic Tunnel Mill, Charlestown
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City
Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell

Iowa

Living History Farms, Urbandale

Kansas

Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City
Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita
Outdoor Museum, Abilene
Shawnee Town 1929, Shawnee

Kentucky

Louisiana

LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge
Vermilionville Cajun and Creole Folklife Park, Lafayette^[16]

Maine

Fort Western, Augusta
Maine Forest & Logging Museum, living history site known as Leonard's Mills, Bradley
Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, Livermore
Willowbrook Museum Village, Newfield

Maryland

Button Farm Living History Center, Germantown
Historic St. Mary's City, St. Mary's City^[17]
Jerusalem Mill, Kingsville

Massachusetts

Michigan

Crossroad's Village & Huckleberry Railroad, Flint
Greenfield Village, Dearborn
Historic Mill Creek State Park, Mackinaw City
Michigan's Heritage Park, Whitehall

Minnesota

Historic Fort Snelling at Bdote, Saint Paul
Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
Alexander Ramsey House, Saint Paul
Finn Creek Museum, New York Mills
Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
Historic Forestville, Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park
The Landing, Shakopee
Snake River Fur Post, Pine City

Missouri

Faust Park Historic Village, Chesterfield
Missouri Town 1855, Lee's Summit
Shoal Creek Living History Museum, Kansas City

Montana

Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town, Scobey
Nevada City Living History Museum, Virginia City

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Allaire Village, Wall Township
Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May
Longstreet Farm, Holmdel Township

New York

Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, Amherst
Erie Canal Village, Rome
Fort Klock homestead, St. Johnsville
Genesee Country Village and Museum, Mumford
Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten Island
Islip Grange, Sayville
Museum Village at Old Smith's Clove, Monroe
Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage
Old Stone Fort, Schoharie
Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn

North Carolina

Bethabara Historic District, Winston-Salem
Dragon Fly Trail at Lake Norman State Park, Troutman
Holly Discovery Trail at Lake James State Park, Nebo
Hutchinson Homestead & Garden Creek Baptist Church at Stone Mountain State Park, Traphill
Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center, Old Fort
Old Salem, Winston-Salem
Piper-Cox House at Eno River State Park, Durham
Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo
Supple-jack Trail at Dismal Swamp State Park, South Mills

North Dakota

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Yellowstone

Ohio

Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village, Waynesville
Hale Farm & Village, Bath
Heritage Village Museum, Sharonville
Ohio Village, Columbus
Roscoe Village, along the former Ohio and Erie Canal, Coshocton

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South County Museum, Narragansett

Tennessee

Texas

George Ranch Historical Park, Fort Bend County
Gonzales Pioneer Village Living History Center

Vermont

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne

Virginia

Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Staunton
Henricus Historical Park, Chesterfield County
Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown
Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, including a working farm, grist mill and distillery
Pamplin Historical Park, Petersburg

Washington

Camlann Medieval Village, Carnation
Fort Walla Walla, museum and pioneer village, Walla Walla

West Virginia

Prickett's Fort State Park, Marion County

Wisconsin

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, Danbury
Galloway House and Village, Fond du Lac
Heritage Hill State Historical Park, Allouez
Little Norway, Blue Mounds
Old World Wisconsin, Eagle
Ozaukee County Pioneer Village, Saukville
Pinecrest Historical Village, Manitowoc^[18]
Pioneer Park Historical Complex, Rhinelander^[19]
Schumacher Farm County Park, Waunakee
Wade House Historic Site
Waswagoning Re-Created Ojibwe Village

Wyoming

Museum of the American West, Lander

Museum name	Town	State	Type	Summary
Alabama Constitution Village	Huntsville, Alabama	Alabama	Living	1819 life, includes a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence
Landmark Park	Dothan	Alabama	Living	1890s living history farm and village
Pioneer Living History Village	Phoenix	Arizona	Living	Late 19th-century town
Sharlot Hall Museum	Prescott	Arizona	Open-air	Includes special living history programs for mid-1860s
Ozark Folk Center	Mountain View	Arkansas	Living	State park with traditional crafts and music
Columbia State Historic Park	Columbia	California	Living	Mid-to-late 19th-century Gold Rush town
Empire Mine State Historic Park	Grass Valley	California	Living	Late 19th-century living history tours, gold mine complex
Heritage Square Museum	Montecito Heights, Los Angeles	California	Living	Covers different periods; includes eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolley car
Leonis Adobe	Calabasas	California	Living	1880s California ranch
San Dieguito Heritage Museum	Encinitas	California	Local history	Offers family living history programs on special days
Stein Family Farm	National City	California	Farm	website, focus is rural life from 1900 to 1920
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Otero County	Colorado	Living	Reconstructed 1840s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail
Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum	Delta	Colorado	Living	website, 1820s fur trading post
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, Garden of the Gods	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Living	Depicts life in four time periods: American Indian area in 1775; 1860s Galloway Homestead; 1880s Chambers Home and Ranch; 1907 Edwardian Country Estate
South Park City	Fairplay	Colorado	Open-air	Mid-19th-century recreated mining town
Mystic Seaport	Mystic	Connecticut	Living	19th-century maritime village with historic ships and buildings
Barberville Pioneer Settlement	Barberville	Florida	Open-air/living	Late 19th- to early 20th-century rural life, 18 structures 1879 - 1926 http://www.pioneersettlement.org
Bellevue Plantation	Tallahassee	Florida	Farm	Part of the Tallahassee Museum
Castillo de San Marcos	St. Augustine	Florida	Living	Colonial fort
Cracker Country	Tampa	Florida	Open-air	Late 19th- to early 20th-century rural life, includes thirteen original buildings dating from 1870 to 1912
Fort Clinch State Park	Fernandina Beach	Florida	Living	19th-century fort with period re-enactors
Lake Kissimmee State Park	Lake Wales	Florida	Living	Includes Cow Camp, an 1876 cattle camp
Mission San Luis de Apalachee	Tallahassee	Florida	Living	Reconstructed 17th-century Spanish mission and Apalachee village
Morningside Nature Center	Gainesville	Florida	Farm	Includes 1870s farm
Silver River Museum	Silver Springs	Florida	Open-air	Includes restored or "newly built" 19th-century farm buildings with a special living history event
Agrirama	Tifton	Georgia	Farm	website, includes five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, Peanut Museum, and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture Center
Westville	Lumpkin	Georgia	Living	Recreates an 1850 working town with over 30 buildings
Kona Coffee Living History Farm	Captain Cook	Hawaii	Farm	Depicts the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants during the period of 1920-1945
Polynesian Cultural Center	Lā'ie	Hawaii	Living
Kline Creek Farm	Winfield	Illinois	Farm	Late 19th-century farm
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site	Lerna	Illinois	Living	1840s farmstead with three historic houses
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site	New Salem	Illinois	Living	1830s village
Macktown Living History Education Center	Rockton	Illinois	Living	website, 1830 - 1846 village
Naper Settlement	Naperville	Illinois	Living	19th-century museum village

List of open-air and living history museums in the United States

Ecological and environmental living museums

Farm museums

Living transportation museums

Military forts and posts

Renaissance fairs

Other open-air and living history museums

See also

See also

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