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Patriotic and Historic Places

U.S. Presidents - Birthplaces, Homes, Libraries and Monuments
National Park Service List of Presidential Sites
Map of U.S. presidential libraries

National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
There is no cost associated with visiting any of the memorials at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. Plan your visit

Citizenship Education
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge offers American history education and retreats for students, teachers and communities.

Maritime Heritage
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail  
Outer Banks Maritime Heritage Trail  
Mathews Maritime Heritage Trail  
Florida Maritime Heritage Trail
Florida's Shipwrecks

Military History
The National Park Service offers many military history pages including:
Symbols of Battle
- Civil War flags in NPS collections
American Revolution
- Museum and archival collections at selected National Park Service sites
U.S. Army Center of Military History - one of the largest libraries of military history
information on the Internet

The Star-Spangled Banner
See a copy of the first printed edition of Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner" combining words and music at American Treasures of the Library of
Congress
.
Learn more about the story of the historic flag and work to preserve it at the
Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Flag Etiquette and History






George HW Bush Presidential Library
George Herbert Walker Bush Presidential Library, College Station, Texas
National Register of Historic Places Itineraries
Plan a trip around themes, regions or events important to American history using National Register of Historic Places travel itineraries:
Aviation
American Southwest
Civil Rights
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Georgia-Florida Coast
Lewis and Clark Expedition
South and West Texas
Underground Railroad
Women in History
World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area
Washington, DC

More itineraries
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Fort William Henry / Photo Credit: Maine Office of Tourism
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