This is a listing of historic sites, including state capitols and lighthouses, in the United States.
The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active between 1805 and 1910 in central Kentucky. The land is now home to the largest private collection of original 19th-century buildings and is the largest National Historic Landmark in the...
The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The Beaux-Arts style building was designed by Frank Mills Andrews and constructed between 1905-09 and dedicated in June 1910.
The iconic Electric City sign that looms over downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania is one of America’s oldest electric signs still in existence today.
The historic Hensley Settlement is located at the top of Brush Mountain within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in southern Kentucky. The settlement contains 12 homestead log cabins, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, and a springhouse.
Step back into history at Cass Scenic Railroad, featuring a scenic train excursion to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third-highest mountain, at its centerpiece. Get a close-up perspective of the powerful Shay locomotives that chug up the steep grades, stay in unique lodging...
The Big Muskie is a former dragline excavator for the Central Ohio Coal Company near Cumberland, Ohio. All that remains of what was one of the world’s largest earth-moving machines is the bucket, now part of a park on reclaimed strip mine lands.
The New River, the centerpiece of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, is surrounded by 70,000 acres of ghost towns, vestiges of an industrial past, strenuous hiking trails, serene waterfalls, and unforgettable vistas.
Fitchburg Furnace, also known as the Red River Furnace, is a former charcoal blast furnace turned historic site in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky.
McConnells Mill is a state park centered around a deep gorge, a rebuilt watermill, and a historic covered bridge in western Pennsylvania.
The Vermont State House, located in downtown Montpelier, is the state capital of Vermont. The Greek Revival style was designed by Thomas Silloway in 1857 and was constructed between 1858-59, it was the third such structure on the site to be used as the State House.
