National Monuments & Landmarks

Scroll down for a few of the world's national monuments, landmarks and historic places.

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•  Africa
•  Asia & the Middle East
•  Australia & Oceania
•  Europe
•  North America (USA) & Central America
•  South America

•  Virtual Tourist Travel Guide-Africa
•  Madagascar- Erotic Tombs, Tribal Warriors & Bull Fights In The Great Red Island
•  Images of Dry Tropical Habitat- Madagascar
•  MADAGASCAR
•  Montagne des Français - in Madagascar
•  Yahoo! Answers - Do ya'll know any historical Landmarks in Madagascar
•  Virtual Tourist - Madagascar

•  Virtual Tourist Travel Guide - Asia

•  Virtual Tourist Travel Guide - Middle East

•  Central Fire Station - oldest fire station in Singapore built in 1908
•  Former St. Joseph Institution - Singapore Art Museum is in the building formerly used as an all boys Catholic school
•  Istana and Sri Temasek - offers a virtual walkthrough of the Istana
•  Chijmes, Old Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel - a multi-function venue, for shopping and dining, performances and recitals, weddings and special events
•  Sultan Mosque - built in 1824 and declared a national monument in 1973

• Australia and Oceania

•  Blunts Point Battery
•  Government House

•  Ancient Monuments Map Of Scotland

•  Locust Grove Historic Home - home of General George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War hero and found of Louisville, KY
•  Adams National Historic Site - preservation, education and participation in the history and development of the US, in particular the Revolutionary War and United States Presidency
•  Amos Blanchard House and Barn Museum
•  Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site - information about visiting Poe's humble domicile, where he wrote The Gold Bug, and possibly The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart
•  Fairlington Historic District - constructed in the Colonial Revival style between 1941 and 1944
•  Fort Scott National Historical Site - relive life on the Indian Frontier
•  Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - dedicated to preserving the legacy of the famous 19th century African American
•  Garrett Historic Home - built in 1867 as the commanding officers residence
•  Glen Foerd on the Delaware - situated on 18 acres overlooking the scenic Delaware River and is the last surviving riverfront estate in Philadelphia that is open to the public
•  Gore Place - built in 1805, it is an exceptional example of Federal era architecture in a rural setting
•  Graue Mill and Museum - built in 1852, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places
•  Historical Fort Osage - history and current events
•  Hollow, The - Friends of the Hollow, Inc. - non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and restoration of The Hollow, the boyhood home of Chief Justice John Marshall
•  Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - including information on special events, park facilities, FDR's life, and more
•  Landmark Center - restored in 1978 and listed as a National Historic Monument
•  Longfellow's Wayside Inn - a national historic site and non-profit trust
•  Marshall Hall Foundation - comprehensive history (1700 - present) of National Register site, with illustrations and photos of 18th Century manor house
•  Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
•  Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
•  New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - information on jazz and the park
•  Old Fort Western - 1754 fort located on the Kennebec River
•  Old Schwamb Mill - woodworkers are making hand-turned oval frames on 19th century lathes in a wooden mill building dating from the time of the Civil War
•  reCyclorama: Save Neutra's Gettysburg Cyclorama - campaiging to save the Cyclorama Building, one of the first visitor centers built by the NPS
•  Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation - organization to preserve and provide access to Jeffers' house, a National Historic Site
•  Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
•  The Hermitage - home of President Andrew Jackson
•  Titan Missile Museum - the only Titan II site that remains intact

• Caribbean and Central America

•  Alabama Landmarks

•  Alaska Landmarks
•  Yahoo! Kennicott Glacier Lodge

•  Chiricahua National Monument - from GORP; extraordinary rock sculptures
•  Montezuma Castle National Monument - in Camp Verde; a 5-story, 20-room cliff dwelling home for prehistoric Sinagua Indians
•  Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
•  Pipe Spring National Monument
•  Arizona Landmarks

•  Arkansas Landmarks
•  Pine bluff landmarks

•  Carolands - Beaux Arts National Historical Site, and turn of the century home of Harriet Pullman Carolan and her husband Francis
•  Lava Beds National Monument - in Tulelake; explore shield volcanoes and lava tube caves
•  Muir Woods National Monument
•  Pinnacles National Monument
•  California Landmarks
•  San Francisco Plantation House - A registered National Historic Landmark, built in 1860 along the Mississippi River

•  Great Sand Dunes National Monument
•  Colorado Landmarks

•  Connecticut Landmarks

•  Delaware Landmarks

•  Washington Monument
•  DC Landmarks
•  Establishment of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument

•  Florida Landmarks

•  Georgia Landmarks

•  Hawaii Landmarks

•  Idaho Landmarks

•  Illinois Landmarks

•  Indiana Landmarks

•  Iowa Landmarks

•  Kansas Landmarks

•  Kentucky Landmarks

•  Louisiana Landmarks

•  Maine Landmarks

•  Fort McHenry
•  Maryland Landmarks

•  Massachusetts Landmarks
•  Boston African American National Historic Site - includes a virtual tour, educational programs, and events calendar

•  Michigan Landmarks

•  Grand Portage National Monument - featuring the Grand Portage Trail, a canoe portage between Lake Superior and Fort Charlotte on the Pigeon River
•  Minnesota Landmarks

•  Mississippi Landmarks

•  Missouri Landmarks

•  Montana Landmarks
•  World Museum Of Mining - national historical site, dedicated to preserving the mining, ethnic, and social history of Butte, Montana

•  Nebraska Landmarks

•  Nevada Landmarks

•  New Hampshire Landmarks

•  New Jersey Landmarks

•  Aztec Ruins National Monument - in Aztec
•  Bandelier National Monument
•  Capulin Volcano National Monument - in Capulin
•  El Malpais National Monument - in Grants
•  El Morro National Monument - in Ramah; Inscription Rock, pre-Columbian petroglyphs and Pueblo Indian ruins
•  Fort Union National Monument - in Watrous; established in 1851 by Lieutenant Colonel Edwin V. Summner as a guardian and protector of the Santa Fe Trail
•  Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument - in Silver City; the nation's first designated wilderness area
•  Petroglyph National Monument - in Albequerque
•  Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument - in Mountainair
•  White Sands National Monument - in Almogordo; the world's largest gypsum dune field
•  New Mexico Landmarks

•  Castle Clinton National Monument
•  Statue of Liberty
•  New York Landmarks

•  North Carolina Landmarks

•  North Dakota Landmarks
•  Yahoo! Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
•  Yahoo! Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site

•  Ohio Landmarks

•  Oklahoma Landmarks

•  Oregon Landmarks
•  China Ditch, OR - historical reference on mining in Oregon; particularly the China Ditch, a National Historic Landmark

•  Pennsylvania Landmarks
•  Grey Towers National Historic Landmark - information about the history, current programs and affiliations of this USDA Forest Service landmark. Headquartered in Milford, PA
•  Yahoo! Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

•  Roger Williams National Memorial - in Providence; founder of Rhode Island
•  Rhode Island Landmarks

•  Congaree Swamp National Monument
•  Fort Moultrie National Monument - on Sullivans Island
•  Fort Sumter National Monument - on Sullivans Island; where the first engagement of the US Civil War took place
•  South Carolina Landmarks
•  Yahoo! Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

•  Mount Rushmore National Memorial
•  South Dakota Landmarks

•  Tennessee Landmarks

•  Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument - in Fritch
•  Texas Landmarks

•  Cedar Breaks National Monument
•  Hovenweep National Monument
•  Natural Bridges National Monument
•  Escalante National Monument - in Escalante
•  Utah Landmarks

•  Vermont Landmarks

•  Virginia Landmarks Register

•  Mount St. Helens Volcanic Monument
•  Washington Landmarks

•  West Virginia Landmarks

•  Wisconsin Landmarks

•  Devils Tower National Monument
•  Wyoming Landmarks

• South America

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last edited Thursday, December 25, 2008