The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 10: Virginia to Wyoming

This is the tenth post in a series. I recommend reading the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth posts before this one. Today I'll be wrapping up this series by selecting the city in Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 10: Virginia to Wyoming

 

It should come as no surprise - the city I most want to visit in Virginia is the capital, Richmond. It's one of the five state capitals I haven't visited yet. There are a lot of things I want to see and do in Richmond, but my top priorities are the Virginia State Capitol and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. 

Leavenworth is a Bavarian-inspired village in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and it is the city I'd most like to visit in the Evergreen State. It looks so charming and I'm a big fan of Bavarian food. The attractions I most want to see include the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum and Blackbird Island. 

The city I'd most like to visit in West Virginia is Fayetteville. It's a very small town, with approximately 2800 people. The amount of infrastructure in such a small place is surprising, until you realize it's the gateway for our newest National Park. New River Gorge National Park is the primary place I'd like to visit. Since it's right there, I would enjoy a look at BSA's Summit Bechtel Reserve. 

Green Bay is the city I most want to visit in Wisconsin. It the oldest city in the state and is famous for being the smallest American city to have a major professional sports team. Green Bay is known as the Toilet Paper Capital of the World (!) and is where "splinter-free" (!!) toilet paper was invented. Sadly, there is no toilet paper related attraction in town; worse, the World's Largest Toilet Paper Roll is gone. When I visit Green Bay, I would most like to visit the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Museum. 

The city I'd most like to visit in Wyoming is Jackson. Located in the scenic valley of Jackson Hole, Jackson is the primary entry point for Grand Teton National Park, which is the attraction I most want to visit. My second priority would be the National Museum of Wildlife Art. 

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That wraps up the cities I most want to visit in each of the 50 states. This was such a fun project! It introduced me to some places I wasn't previously aware of and had me really studying maps, especially  for the states where I've traveled extensively already. Not every one of the 50 places I chose is a must-visit for me, but quite a few of them are. I look forward to sharing them with you in the future!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 8: Oklahoma to South Carolina

This is the eighth post in a series. I recommend reading the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh posts before this one. Today I'll be picking the city in Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 8: Oklahoma to South Carolina

The city I most want to visit in Oklahoma is Tulsa. Tulsa is the former Oil Capital of the World, was home to Black Wall Street, and is the Capital of Route 66. The attractions I'd most like to visit in Tulsa are Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center and the National BMX Hall of Fame and Museum.

Boring, Oregon was named for a person with the last name of Boring; the city motto is "The most exciting place to live!" My favorite fun fact about Boring is that its sister city is Dull, Scotland and those two joined Bland, Australia to form "The Trinity of Tedium." One of my best friends from college (Hi, Erin!) grew up in Boring. When I eventually make it there, I'll be touring the Guide Dogs for the Blind campus. The other main attraction in town is the North American Bigfoot Center, which I don't really see myself visiting. Does posing in front of every Boring sign in town count? Because I'll definitely be doing that. 

The city I most want to visit in Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh. There are a lot of things I want to see and do in Pittsburgh, but topping the list is everything having to do with Mr. Rogers. I'm most excited about the Heinz History Center. Another big priority is visiting the National Aviary. It looks amazing and, as a bonus, one of my friends from when Trevor was a baby recently became their Veterinary Department Coordinator. My favorite blogger lives there too, but I don't think I'd be able to meet her. 

The city I most want to visit in Rhode Island is Woonsocket. Located on the Blackstone River, Woonsocket was a major site for textile mills during the Industrial Revolution. I would love to visit the  Museum of Work and Culture, which focuses on the immigrants who came to Woonsocket to work at the mills. I would also like to see the Museum of Broadcast Technology.

The city I most want to visit in South Carolina is Charleston. It is one of the oldest cities in the US and is the oldest city in South Carolina. There are a lot of things to see. My top priority is Ft. Sumpter National Historic Park. I'd also plan to take the Old Town Trolley Tour, as their tours always provide a great overview. 

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Have you been to any of these cities? Are there other places to visit that you'd recommend? Let me know in the comments!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 7: New Mexico to Ohio

This is the seventh post in a series. I recommend reading the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth posts before this one. Today I'll be picking the city in New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Ohio that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 7: New Mexico to Ohio

 

We have visited a lot of neat places in New Mexico, but we haven't made it to Taos. I've heard so many good things and hope to visit someday. My top priorities are the guided tour at Taos Pueblo and the Taos Trolley Tour. 

Jamestown is a small town in western New York and the birthplace of Lucille Ball. It is home to the National Comedy Center, as well as the Lucy Desi Museum. I would travel significantly out of my way to visit both. 

The town I would most like to visit in North Carolina is Monteo, on Roanoke Island. My top priority would be visiting Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. I'm fascinated by the Lost Colony and want to know more. The second place I would visit is the North Carolina Aquarium. 

The place in North Dakota that I most want to visit is the tiny town of Dunseith (which apparently does not have a logo or seal of any kind) because it is home to the International Peace Garden. Ever since I learned about this botanical garden with half located in the US and half in Canada, I've wanted to go there. Unfortunately, it is a fair distance from other destinations or major cities in both the US or Canada. The North American Game Warden Museum is located within the International Peace Garden, so I'm not counting that as my second attraction. Instead, I'm picking Lake Metigoshe State Park. 

The city I most want to visit in Ohio is Cincinnati. There is a lot of interesting history, as well as unique foods and fun traditions in Cincy. I most want to visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and William Howard Taft National Historic Site.

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If you have recommendations of places to go in these states, let me know in the comments! 

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 6: Montana to New Jersey

This is the sixth post in a series. I recommend reading the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth posts before this one. Today I'll be picking the city in Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, and New Jersey that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 6: Montana to New Jersey

 

The city I most want to visit in Montana is Bozeman. Bozeman is a primary gateway to Yellowstone National Park, which I very much want to visit, but since it's about 90 miles away I'm not going to count it for the purposes of this post. Instead, I'll focus on attractions that are in Bozeman. First is Museum of the Rockies. My second pick is Downtown Bozeman Walking Food Tour. 

Gering is the city I most want to visit in Nebraska. It's tiny (only 8500 people) but it has a Runza, which is now my first requirement for any city I go to in Nebraska. Gering is the closest city to Scotts Bluff National Monument as well as the Legacy of the Plains Museum, both of which I am very interested in visiting.  

The next place I'd like to visit in Nevada is Virginia City. Virginia City was a mining boomtown from the 1859 Comstock Lode. Much of the town has been preserved. I'd like to visit The Way it Was Museum and take the Murder, Mystery, and History Tour by the Virginia City Outlaws. 

On my next trip to New Hampshire, I'd like to go to Manchester. Manchester is New Hampshire's largest city and is known for its history as a textile manufacturer. I am most interested in visiting the Currier Museum of Art and SEE Science Center. 

The city I'd most like to visit in New Jersey is West Orange. Thomas Edison was perhaps West Orange's most famous resident. My top priority would be Thomas Edison National Historic Park. I would also enjoy a visit to the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. 

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What do you think of my picks? Have you visited any of them? Do you have suggestions of other places to go? Let me know in the comments!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 5: Massachusetts to Missouri

This is the fifth post in a series. I recommend reading the first, second, third, and fourth posts before this one. Today I'll be picking the city in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Missouri that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 5: Massachusetts to Missouri

 

 

The city I most want to visit in Massachusetts is Provincetown. While I've been to Cape Cod, we didn't make it all the way to the tip where Provincetown is located. This town is most famous for being the landing site for the Mayflower in 1620. I would most like to visit the Province Lands Visitor Center at Cape Cod National Seashore. The other attraction that interests me the most is the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum. 

I am most interested in seeing Grand Rapids during my next visit to Michigan. Grand Rapids is home to the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum (although not the Presidential Library; they're typically colocated, but in this case the Library is 130 miles away in Ann Arbor, another city I'd like to visit). The other attraction I'd like to see is the Grand Rapids Public Museum. 

The city I'd most like to visit in Minnesota is Duluth. Duluth is a port city located on Lake Superior, and is the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes. Fun fact: The Port of Duluth is the world's farthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships. When I make it to Duluth, I want to take a narrated boat tour of Lake Superior and the Duluth Harbor, then visit the Lake Superior Zoo. 

Natchez is the oldest continuous settlement on the Mississippi River and also is the city in Mississippi I'd most like to visit. The top two attractions I want to see are Natchez National Historical Park and the Natchez Museum of African American Culture. 

Independence is the city I most want to visit in Missouri. It is best known as the main starting point for the hundreds of thousands of pioneers who traveled west on covered wagons along the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe Trails. I would love to learn more about this history at the National Frontier Trails Museum. Independence was also home to President Harry Truman; the Truman Presidential Library and Museum is my other priority when I visit. 

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Have you visited any of these cities? What else do you recommend I do there? Leave any suggestions you have in the comments!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 4: Kansas to Maryland

This is the fourth post in a series. I recommend reading the first, second, and third posts before this one. Today I'll be picking the city in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, and Maryland that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 4: Kansas to Maryland

 

The city I'd most like to visit in Kansas is Wichita. Quite a few celebrities grew up in Wichita, including Mars, the pygmy hippo who stole the internet's heart. Mars lives at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, which is my top attraction in the Wichita area. The next place I'd visit is the Museum of World Treasures. 

Paducah is the city I'd most like to visit in Kentucky. Paducah looks like such a charming town. It is one of 10 cities in the US that have been designated a UNESCO Creative City (I've been to 8 of the 10 and I very much want to finish that list.) I most want to visit the National Quilt Museum. Now that I'm a (novice) quilter, I am especially interested in spending time there. Steve and I watched Chef Sara Bradley cook during the Tournament of Champions All-Star Christmas and would really enjoy eating at Freight House, her restaurant in Paducah. 

Before visiting Natchitoches, I need to practice pronouncing it. It's NACK-uh-tish. I can pronounce it just fine until I see the word again and my brain goes to to Spanish. Anyway, Natchitoches is the city in Louisiana I would most like to visit. While there, I would go to Cane River Creole National Historic Park and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum.

The city I most want to visit in Maine is Augusta, the state capital. When there, I'll visit the Maine State Capitol, as well as the Maine State Museum. Of the 5 remaining state capitals we haven't visited, this will probably be the last, as it is the farthest from us and not close to any of our other remaining must-see destinations. Fun fact: Augusta, Maine (which is obviously part of the contiguous United States) is significantly farther from us here in California than either Juneau, Alaska or Honolulu, Hawaii. 

This may be a bit of a surprise since I'm not a beach person, but the next time I visit Maryland I would most like to go to Ocean City. My highest priority would be taking a boat tour from Ocean City to Assateague Island. The other thing I'd most like to visit is Ocean City Life-Saving Museum. 

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Are there any other must-visit places I need to know about? Please let me know in the comments!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 3: Hawaii to Iowa

This is the third post in a series. I recommend reading the first and second posts before this one. Today I'll be picking the city in Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 3: Hawaii to Iowa

 

The city I am most interested in visiting in Hawaii is Kula on the island of Maui. It's a small community known for its farms and botanical gardens. There are a lot of farm and garden tours that sound really interesting. I would most like to tour the Kula Botanical Garden and then take the Haleakala Creamery Farm to Spoon Tour.

When we traveled to eastern Idaho in 2021, we didn't end up going to Pocatello because the place I most wanted to visit was closed on the days we were passing through. The next time we're headed that direction, I'm going to prioritize visits to the Museum of Clean and the Idaho Museum of Natural History.

The city I most want to visit in Illinois is its capital, Springfield. Springfield is one of the five remaining state capitals I haven't visited. There are a lot of neat things to see and do there, most of which are related to Abraham Lincoln. My top two attractions are the Illinois State Capitol and Museum and the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

South Bend is the city I'd most like to visit in Indiana. The first thing I'd do is tour the University of Notre Dame. My second activity would be the National Studebaker Museum. 

It should come as no surprise to anyone that I want to visit the Ice Cream Capital of the World. Le Mars, Iowa certainly got my attention with that nickname! Le Mars produces approximately 200 million gallons of ice cream per year, more than any other city in the world. The first place I'd go is the Wells Visitor Center, so I can learn more about how all that ice cream is made. Then I would head out on an Ice Cream Sculpture walk, to find the 55 six-foot tall decorated ice cream cones that decorate the streets of Le Mars. 

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Have you been to any of these cities? Do you have recommendations for other attractions I should visit? Let me know in the comments!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 2: Colorado to Georgia

This is the second post in a series. I recommend reading the introductory post first. Today I'll be picking the city in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, and Georgia that I most want to visit, then listing my top 2 attractions in each location. 

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 2: Colorado to Georgia

 

I would love to travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Olympic City USA is home to the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center and the Olympic committee headquarters, more than 20 national Olympic governing bodies, dozens of national sports organizations, and my top pick for attractions, the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum. I would also love to take the cog railway to Pikes Peak. 

The city I'd most like to visit in Connecticut is New Haven. I'd start my time at Yale University, specifically at the Peabody Museum. It looks incredible. I would also like to check out Lost in New Haven, which looks really unique and would be a good introduction to the area. 

On my next trip to Delaware, I'd most like to visit Wilmington. The are six units of First State National Historic Park; Wilmington is home to three of them. I'd start my visit at Fort Christina. I'd also plan to visit the small but charming Brandywine Zoo. 

It should be no surprise that the city I most want to visit in Florida is its capital, Tallahassee. We have been to 45 of the 50 state capitals and I'd love to see the rest. My priority would be the Florida Capitol and the Museum of Florida History. 

My top choice for a city to visit in Georgia is beautiful and historic Savannah. I would start by riding a full loop on Old Town Trolley Tours; we've taken Old Town Trolley Tours in multiple cities and always found them to provide an excellent overview to a city. After learning all about the city and seeing its most famous sites from the trolley, I would check out the American Prohibition Museum. 

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Did I miss any must-do attractions in these cities? Let me know in the comments what else I should do when I make it to these cities!

The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State, Part 1: Alabama to California

I've been to all 50 states, but there are still lots of places I want to visit in the US. There are cities I want to revisit because cool new things have opened since I was last there, like Chicago and Washington DC. I want to revisit other cities, including San Antonio and Atlanta, because attractions I wanted to visit were closed on the days we were there, or we simply didn't have enough time to see all of the highlights. But that's not what this blog series is about. Instead, I'll be picking the one city in each state that I most want to visit for the very first time. 

Here are my ground rules: 

• I can only pick cities I have never visited, even if that visit was really short. I'll allow an exception if the only place my feet touched the ground in that city was the airport. 
• I can only select one city per state, without ties.  
• I have to choose my top 2 attractions in that city that led me to select it. I'm not going to be pedantic about whether an attraction is technically in that city. The metro area counts. 

With that established, let's get started!

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The City I Most Want to Visit in Each State: Alabama to California

The city I most want to visit in Alabama is Selma. I really wanted to include it when we visited Alabama in 2022, but I just couldn't make it work. When I do visit, the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Center are my highest priority to see. 

Of all the places I haven't been in Alaska, I most want to visit Fairbanks. The Golden Heart City is home to the Museum of the North and the Fairbanks Ice Museum. Fairbanks is also a great place to see the Northern Lights. 

I've traveled extensively through Arizona, but there is still plenty of The Grand Canyon State that I haven't seen. Topping my list of cities I'd like to visit is Page. It looks absolutely stunning. My top attractions include a tour of Antelope Canyon and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 

The city I'd most like to visit in Arkansas is Bentonville. I would start my visit at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Its campus looks absolutely stunning and that's before you even go inside where, presumably, there is a lot of beautiful art. Next, I would visit the Walmart Museum. 

Of the places I haven't been in my home state of California, the city I most want to visit is Palm Springs. Interestingly, Palm Springs wasn't on my radar until recently. I'd thought of it as mostly golf courses and swimming pools until I attended the 2023 Outlook Forum and learned that it is so much more. The two places I most want to visit are Agua Caliente Cultural Museum and Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. 

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What about you? What cities would you most like to visit in each of these states? Let me know in the comments!

Where I've Been: National Historic Sites

After discovering I've been to only 15 of the 64 National Historical Parks, I was curious how many of the National Historic Sites I've visited. As I noted in the previous post, a National Historic Sites (NHS) tends to be smaller than a National Historical Park (NHP). Often, they focus on a single building of importance in US history. 

There are 75 NHS units in the National Park System. As before, I've added a star if I've been there. If I've visited since I started blogging about travel, I've added a link. 

Where I've Been: National Historic Sites

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Amache National Historic Site, Colorado

Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado

Blackwell School National Historic Site, Texas

Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina

Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands

Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

*Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California

First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio

*Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia

Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona

Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas

Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming

Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas

*Fort Point National Historic Site, California

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina

Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas

Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas and Oklahoma

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Montana and North Dakota

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts

Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana

Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland

Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa

*Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Honouliuli National Historic Site, Hawaii

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona

James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts

*John Muir National Historic Site, California

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota

Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois

*Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas

Longfellow - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia

Manzanar National Historic Site, California

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of Columbia

Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho

*Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota

New Philadelphia National Historic Site, Illinois

Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas

Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina

*Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas

Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, New York

*San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts

Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York

*Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York

Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland

*Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma

Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington

William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio

I've been to 11 out of 75 National Historic Sites. Again, that's lower than I'd expected. But that just means I have a lot of destinations to look forward to visiting in the future!

Where I've Been: National Historical Parks

When most people think of the National Park System, they think of places like Yosemite, Yellowstone, or the Grand Canyon. Our 63 National Parks are incredible; I've visited 19 National Parks and am eager to experience more of them. While well-deserving of their fame, these parks represent only about 1/7 of all of our National Park units. The National Park System includes 433 locations, including National Battlefields, National Monuments, National Preserves, and units in 16 other categories, covering over 85 million acres. Today I want to focus on National Historical Parks. 

There are 64 National Historical Parks (NHP) in the National Park System. These units "preserve places and commemorate persons, events, and activities important in the nation's history." Units designated as NHP tend to be physically larger and more complex than the units designated as a National Historic Site (NHS). While an NHS usually has a single historical feature (such as a historic house), an NHP often extends beyond a single building and includes later structures and/or significant natural features. Below is a list of all 64 National Historical Parks, along with their locations. I've starred the ones I've visited, and added links for any I've been to since I started blogging about travel. 

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Where I've Been: National Historical Parks

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky

Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Rhode Island

*Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts

*Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Kansas

Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia

Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia

*Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio

*First State National Historical Park, Delaware

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, South Carolina

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana

Golden Spike National Historical Park, Utah

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland

*Homestead National Historical Park, Nebraska

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio

*Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania

*Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Georgia

Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawaii

*Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska and Washington

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington

Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts

*Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas

Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan

Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont

*Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Georgia

*Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey

Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana

Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Georgia

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey

Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico

Pullman National Historical Park, Illinois

Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, South Carolina

*Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Virgin Islands

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas

*San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California

San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington

Saratoga National Historical Park, New York

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, New Hampshire

Salem Maritime National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, Missouri

Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska

Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey

Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona

*Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania

War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam

Weir Farm National Historical Park, Connecticut

*Women's Rights National Historical Park, New York

I've been to 15 of the 64 National Historical Parks. That's fewer than I expected - a lot fewer. There are some where I'm not sure if I've been there, like Sitka NHP. I've been to the Alaska Raptor Center that is 0.3 mile away multiple times, so there's a decent chance that I visited the NHP. Another example: I thought I'd been to Salem Maritime NHP, but we drove by it on a guided tour and heard all about without actually getting out and seeing it ourselves. Regardless, there are a lot of great places on the list that I hope to visit someday.