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Take a Revolutionary Trip

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Tour the American Revolution in Upstate New York
- Type: Kid Friendly, Relaxed, Educational, Indoors, Outdoors, Road Trip, Group Friendly
- Duration: Multiple Days
- Topics: American Revolution, Ancient Seas, Commerce, Trade, Explorers and Expeditions, Forts, Geology, Lakes, Military, Monuments and Memorials, River and Riparian, Scenic Views, Trails, Water Trails, Transportation, Canals, Urban America, American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, Watersheds, Westward Expansion, Marshes, Animals, Birds, Photography, Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite, Colonization and Settlement, Enslavement, Farming and Agriculture, Foothills, Plains and Valleys, Grasslands, Meadows, Artillery, Battlefields, Cavalry, Indigenous and Native Warrior, Infantry and Militia, US Army, US Navy, Mountains, Native American Heritage, Natural Sounds, Roads, Routes and Highways, Wars and Conflicts, Colonial/European Contact Conflicts, Architecture and Building, Archeology, Coniferous Forests, Deciduous Forests, Indian and Frontier Wars, Swamps, Schools and Education, Forests and Woodlands, Wilderness, African American Heritage, Immigration, Fire, Industry, Mills, Presidents, Sculpture, Wetlands
- Activities: Biking, Road Biking, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Museum Exhibits, Living History, Hiking, Junior Ranger Program, Picnicking
In 1777, British General John Burgoyne attempted to change the course of the American Revolution by dividing the new United States physically in half, beginning with New York. Fort Stanwix National Monument, Saratoga National Historical Park, and other sites preserve the stories of the American victories that led to the larger win of becoming an independent nation! Walk where history was made, get out and explore, and find the American Revolution at your fingertips!
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Family Fun at the Fort!
- Type: Kid Friendly, Relaxed, Urban, Educational, Outdoors, Group Friendly
- Duration: Full Day
- Topics: American Revolution, Forts, Colonial/European Contact Conflicts, African American Heritage, Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite, LGBTQ American Heritage, Maritime - Military, Military, Battlefields, Cavalry, Indigenous and Native Warrior, Infantry and Militia, US Air Force (Army Air Corps), US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marines, US Navy, Wars and Conflicts, American Revolutionary War, Civil War, Korean War, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, Vietnam War, War of 1812, World War I, World War II, Women's History, Native American Heritage, Colonization and Settlement, Farming and Agriculture, Foothills, Plains and Valleys, Geology, Unique Species, Urban America, Indian and Frontier Wars, Archeology, Trails, Canals, Roads, Routes and Highways, French and Indian War, Arts, Monuments and Memorials, Schools and Education, Architecture and Building, Westward Expansion, Wilderness
- Activities: Junior Ranger Program, Museum Exhibits, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Living History, Picnicking
Explore Fort Stanwix National Monument. It's fun for the whole family! From Junior Rangers to living history programs, there's plenty of hands-on fun!
The Architecture of Woodlawn District and Mount Vernon
- Type: Kid Friendly, Relaxed, Urban, Educational
- Duration: Multiple Days
- Topics: American Revolution, Architecture and Building, Enslavement, Farming and Agriculture, Commerce, Wars and Conflicts, American Revolutionary War, Scenic Views, Arts, Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite, Plantations, Presidents, Churches, Abolition Movement, Civil Rights
- Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking
This trip focuses on architecture in the Mount Vernon and George Washington Memorial Parkway area along the Potomac. The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail partners are developing a multi-use path among Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, Washington’s Gristmill and Distillery, Woodlawn Manor, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House, the Alexandria Friends Meeting House, Accotink Bay Wildlife Preserve and Pohick Bay Regional Park.
Resilience and Freedom: Exploring Historic Charleston
- Type: Kid Friendly, Active, Relaxed, Urban, Educational, Inspirational, Indoors, Outdoors, Group Friendly
- Duration: Full Day
- Topics: Forts, Maritime, Coastal Defenses, Military, Monuments and Memorials, Civil War, African American Heritage, Archeology, Enslavement, Reconstruction, Schools and Education, American Revolution, Architecture and Building, Arts, Social Movements, Presidents, American Revolutionary War
- Activities: Guided Tours
Discover the sites and history of Charleston from its founding in 1670 up to the present. This travel itinerary offers opportunities for adventure both indoors and outside. Visit the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor or tour the local museums and historic houses.