North Atlantic Region
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Connecticut
- Visited: Weirs Farm
Massachusetts
- Visited: Adams National Historical Park
- Visited: Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Visited: Boston National Historical Park
- Visited: Boston African American National Historic Site
- Not yet: Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
- Visited: Cape Cod National Seashore
- Visited: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- Visited: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
- Visited: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
- Visited: Lowell National Historical Park
- Visited: Minute Man National Historical Park
- Visited: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- Visited: Salem Maritime National Historical Park
- Visited: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
- Visited: Springfield Armory National Historic Site
- Visited: Freedom Trail
Maine
- Visited: Acadia National Park
- Not yet: Frances Perkins National Monument
- Visited: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- Not yet: Maine Acadian Culture
- Visited: Roosevelt Campobello International Park
- Visited: Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
New Hampshire
- Visited: Saint Gaudens National Park
New York
- Visited: African Burial Ground National Monument
- Visited: Castle Clinton National Monument
- Visited: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Visited: Federal Hall National Memorial
- Not yet: Fire Island National Seashore
- Visited: Fort Stanwix National Monument
- Not yet: Gateway National Recreation Area
- Visited: General Grant National Memorial
- Not yet: Governors Island National Monument
- Visited: Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Visited: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
- Visited: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Visited: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
- Visited: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Visited: St Paul Church National Historic Site
- Visited: Saratoga National Historical Park
- Not yet: Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Not yet: Stonewall National Monument
- Visited: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
- Visited: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
- Visited: Thomas Cole National Historic Site
- Visited: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
- Visited: Women's Rights National Historical Park
- Visited: Home of Franklin Roosevelt
Rhode Island
- Visited: Roger Williams National Memorial
- Visited: The Touro Synagogue in Newport
Vermont
- Visited: Marsh-Billing-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Recent Posts
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
On our drive to Niagara Falls, our family made a detour into Buffalo to visit the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. I remembered that it was here, in an upstairs parlor, that Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office following the assassination of President William McKinley. At just forty-two years old, Roosevelt became the […]
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
I have visited Roosevelt Campobello International Park several times during my travels through the Maritime Provinces. I enjoy exploring presidential homes and historic sites, and this one is especially meaningful because it reveals a side of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that few presidential sites can capture. Rather than focusing on the years of power and leadership, Campobello tells the story of Roosevelt […]
Home of Franklin Roosevelt
I have taken this drive to Hyde Park many times. Over these visits, I have watched the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum expand its exhibits, telling not only the story of Roosevelt as a president, but also of the young boy who grew up along the Hudson River. From childhood memorabilia and family history to the immense responsibility of […]
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Thomas Cole is often considered the founder of the Hudson River School, America’s first true artistic movement. His home at Thomas Cole National Historic Site is modest, especially when compared to the grand estates of some of his students, yet this quiet setting became an important gathering place for artists. Within these walls, and in the surrounding […]
Boston National Historical Park
Standing here in front of Faneuil Hall, you feel both the energy of the present and the weight of the past at the same time. Built in 1742 as a marketplace and meeting hall, it quickly became something more. This is where the people of Boston gathered to speak openly about their future, and where […]
Longfellow/Washington Headquarters
Standing in front of this house, it is easy to admire the symmetry, but its story reaches far beyond what you first see. This is the Longfellow House/Washington’s Headquarters in Cambridge. Built in 1759, it was originally the home of a wealthy Loyalist family. But its place in history changed quickly with the outbreak of the […]
Fort Stanwix National Monument
This is Fort Stanwix National Monument in Rome, a place where much of what you see has been carefully reconstructed to reflect its 1777 appearance. This reconstruction brings us back to a fort that played a critical role during the American Revolution. Originally built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, Fort Stevens was strategically located along a […]
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
The Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is a place where you can walk into the beginning of the American Industrial Revolution. Stretching between Worcester, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, this valley tells the story of how a young nation transformed itself through innovation, water power and industry. At the heart of it all is the […]
Adams National Historical Park
The Adams National Historical Park is a very special park here in Massachusetts, and that truly deserves a full day of exploration. Located in Quincy, it offers a rare opportunity to step directly into the lives of one of America’s most influential families. Your visit begins at the visitor center, where you board a trolley that […]
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
While traveling through the Hudson River Valley, we made our way to Hyde Park to visit the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Set above the Hudson River, the estate presents a sense of scale. This was the country home of Frederick William Vanderfilt, a member of one of the most influential families of the Gilded Age. […]
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Visiting Val-Kill in Hyde Park is special to me. Eleanor Roosevelt is a woman I admire, for her courage and for how she grew into the role she eventually played on the world’s stage. Val-Kill was not created as a grand residence. In the 1920, it began as a small furniture workshop, part of Eleanor’s effort to […]
St Paul Church National Historic Site
This national park is another site that took a commitment to reach, not because it sits in a remote landscape, but because of its urban setting and limited hours. I drove to visit the St Paul’s Church National Historic Site and the remarkable cemetery attached to it in Mount Vernon. Arriving there, there is no […]
