Museums

Reference, Museums, History, Living History and Open Air - Glentleiten Open Air Museum. Situated on the foothills of the Alps, the museum conveys a living picture of Upper Bavaria's past and emphasizes farming.

Reference, Museums, History, Living History and Open Air - Roscheider Hof. Open air museum just outside Trier on the Moselle, which presents the folk culture of the European Saar-Lor-Lux region.

`Iolani Palace, the official residence of King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani, who were the last in a long line of ruling Hawaiian royalty, welcomes tourists and kama`aina alike to visit this Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, historic landmark -- one of the most precise historic house restorations, for tours, gallery showings, special events, community celebrations, and to learn more about Hawaiian history and the heritage of Hawaii.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Alden B. Dow Home. National Historic Landmark located in Midland, MI.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Milton House National Historic Landmark. Provides historical and visitor information, photos and events calendar.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum. Mansfield, Missouri.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Raynham Hall Historic House Museum. A historic home on the shores of Oyster Bay, Long Island, revealing life from the American Revolution to the beginning of the Gold Coast.

Overlooking the Hudson River in historic Tarrytown NY, Lyndhurst, a country estate built in 1838 for the mayor of New York City and later purchased by railroad titan Jay Gould, is a magnificent Gothic Revival mansion with elaborately decorated rooms holding a wealth of artwork, stained glass and original furnishings.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Old Fort Johnson. Features restored fieldstone house built in 1749 by Sir William Johnson in the Mohawk Valley.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society. Non-profit, voluntary organization concerned with the political, social and cultural history of its community and of Long Island.

Ephraim McDowell House in Danville, Kentucky historical, descendent, and tourist information. On Christmas morning, 1809, Dr. McDowell began his historic operation. The ovarian tumor he removed from Mrs. Crawford weighed twenty-two and one-half pounds. The surgery was performed without benefit of anesthetic or antisepsis, neither of which was known to the medical profession at the time. Mrs. Crawford's surgery was successful.

The Henry Clay Estate