The New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site marks the location where the Continental Army of the United States spent the last winter and spring of the Revolutionary War. Located in the Town of New Windsor, New York, the site features genuine, restored and recreated pieces of history that allow audiences to explore the day-to-day lives […]
Category: Museum
The Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration Celebrates and Protects a Piece of American History
As the busiest immigrant inspection station in the United States in the early 1900s, Ellis Island is a literal piece of American history. The various buildings and structures that comprised this station now define the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration, which resides on the island in New York Harbor. The effort the preserve this history […]
The Hemingway Home and Museum Preserves and Celebrates a Literacy Legacy
Serving as the home of famed American author Ernest Hemmingway in the 1930s, the Hemmingway Home and Museum is connected to an essential piece of literary and local history of Key West, Florida. Visited by thousands of people each year, the location highlights what it can mean for legacy to define a landmark in a […]
Arlington House Allows Visitors to Experience a Living Memorial
Located within Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington House is a Greek revival-style mansion located in Arlington, Virginia. Faithfully restored and appearing as it did when it was the home of the person who would lead the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War, it preserves the history associated with the area and era to […]
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Creates an Experience for Audiences
Across the world, countless products are manufactured at facilities on a daily basis but few enable engagement with these products or places like the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Louisville, Kentucky. Providing visitors with a sense of connection to the legacy that Louisville Slugger baseball bats represent while also enabling them to experience what […]
The Muhammad Ali Center Physically Defines the Legacy of a Person, Era and City
The Muhammad Ali Center is a multicultural center dedicated to the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the facility is part museum, part community center and part interactive experience but wholly dedicated to inspiring audiences on every level and through all of these elements. In doing so, it highlights what […]
Presque Isle Lighthouse Transforms a Surplus Structure into a Piece of History
Presque Isle Lighthouse is located on the shore of Lake Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania. It began operation in 1873 to serve as an essential navigational aid on the lake but would eventually outlive that purpose. Rather than be discarded, it has been transformed into a monument that celebrates the history of the region. Turning a […]