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Africa
Africa
 
Asia & the Middle East
Asia
Middle East

Japan
  •  Asuka Historical Museum - Japan - the Asuka region was home to Japan's ruling dynasty around the 6th century; grounds have palace ruins, museum houses period pottery and art, scrolls, and historical texts
 
Australia & Oceania
Australia and Oceania

Australia - Eastern (Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria & Tasmania)
Australia - Central (Northern Territory & South Australia)
Australia - Western Australia

New Zealand
 
Europe
Europe
  •  Pope's Palace - residence of the French Popes for nine years during the Middle Ages. Also has an international conference center for meetings and exhibitions
  •  Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation - seven sites support educational and publishing programs and offer a wide variety of exhibits and special events to Islanders and visitors
  •  Scarborough Millennium - experience 1,000 years of the history Britain's first seaside resort through sight, sound and smell

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
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Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
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Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guernsey
Holy See
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jan Mayen
Jersey
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Svalbard
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
 
North & Central America
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Texas
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West Virginia
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North America
Caribbean
Central America

Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands

Canada - Alberta
Canada - British Columbia
Canada - Manitoba
Canada - Newfoundland
Canada - Ontario
Canada -Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
Canada - Quebec
Canada - Saskatchewan
Canada - territories

Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
  •  Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico - ubicado en el corazón de la capital mexicana en una suntuosa residencia colonial del siglo XVIII, el museo le ofrece al visitante una visión actual y dinámica del desarrollo de la metrópoli
Montserrat
Navassa Island
Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire and Curaçao)
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis (West Indies)
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands

USA - Alabama
USA - Alaska
  •  Eklutna Village Historical Park - learn about the history, culture, and customs of the Dena'ina Athabascan Indians. When traveling in Alaska, be sure to stop by
USA - Arizona
USA - Arkansas
USA - California
USA - Colorado
USA - Connecticut
USA - Delaware
USA - District of Columbia
USA - Florida
USA - Georgia
  •  Fort King George - living history and educational programs, devoted to preserving this fort's contribution to the development of Georgia
USA - Hawaii
  •  Mission Houses Museum - a historic house museum in downtown Honolulu built in 1821. Living history programs, research library, tours, and more
USA - Idaho
USA - Illinois
USA - Indiana
  •  Dan Quayle Center & Museum - in Huntington; vice presidential museum looks at all the U.S. vice presidents and invites you to take the Quayle quiz
USA - Iowa
USA - Kansas
USA - Kentucky
USA - Louisiana
USA - Maine
USA - Maryland
  •  Baltimore City Life Museums - a private, non-profit organization that collects, preserves, and interprets Baltimore's history, culture and traditions
  •  Furnace Town - 19th-ccentury historical iron manufacturing town near Assateague and Snow Hill, Maryland
  •  Historical Society of Frederick County - features a museum and library for researching the history of Frederick County Maryland
USA - Massachusetts
  •  Plimoth Plantation - living history museum of seventeenth century Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
USA - Michigan
USA - Minnesota
USA - Mississippi
USA - Missouri
USA - Montana
  •  World Museum Of Mining - national historical site, dedicated to preserving the mining, ethnic, and social history of Butte, Montana
USA - Nebraska
USA - Nevada
USA - New Hampshire
USA - New Jersey
USA - New Mexico
USA - New York
USA - North Carolina
USA - North Dakota
USA - Ohio
  •  Cincinnati Museum Center - located in the Art Deco-style Cincinnati Union Terminal. Includes Omnimax Theater, Natural History & Science, Cincinnati History and Cincinnati Historical Society Museums
USA - Oklahoma
USA - Oregon
USA - Pennsylvania
USA - Rhode Island
USA - South Carolina
USA - South Dakota
USA - Tennessee
USA - Texas
USA - Utah
USA - Vermont
USA - Virginia
  •  Sherwood Forest - located between Williamsburg and Richmond, Sherwood Forest Plantation was home to the 10th U.S. President, John Tyler
  •  Yahoo! Arlington National Cemetery
  •  Flowerdew Hundred - online museum and information on Flowerdew Hundred, a Virginia Historic Landmark on the James River
USA - Washington
USA - West Virginia
USA - Wisconsin
USA - Wyoming

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South America
South America

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resources

directories

  •  Sights Magazine - a guide to historic places, monuments and parks in the US and Mexico


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last edited Saturday, January 26, 2008