Guide America 250: In All 50 States and U.S. Territories
America 250 - Revolutionary Destinations
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By Kevin McCullough
America 250: The Ultimate State-by-State Travel Guide
As America approaches her 250th birthday, travelers have a unique opportunity to rediscover the nation through the places that shaped it. From Revolutionary battlefields and founding capitals to frontier settlements, national parks, and cultural landmarks, every state and territory contributes a chapter to the American story.
Whether you’re planning a cross-country road trip or simply looking for a meaningful destination close to home, consider this your starting point for celebrating America 250.
The Fifty States
Alabama – USS Alabama (https://www.ussalabama.com)
Alaska – Sitka National Historical Park (https://www.nps.gov/sitk)
Arizona – Tombstone (https://www.tombstoneaz.gov)
Arkansas – Little Rock Central High School NHS (https://www.nps.gov/chsc)
California – Alcatraz Island (https://www.nps.gov/alca)
Colorado – Mesa Verde National Park (https://www.nps.gov/meve)
Connecticut – Mystic Seaport (https://www.mysticseaport.org)
Delaware – First State Heritage Sites (https://www.visitdelaware.com)
Florida – St. Augustine (https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com)
Georgia – Savannah (https://www.visitsavannah.com)
Hawaii – Pearl Harbor (https://www.nps.gov/perl)
Idaho – Oregon Trail Heritage (https://visitidaho.org)
Illinois – Lincoln Home (https://www.nps.gov/liho)
Indiana – Conner Prairie (https://www.connerprairie.org)
Iowa – Amana Colonies (https://amanacolonies.com)
Kansas – Fort Larned (https://www.nps.gov/fols)
Kentucky – Lincoln Birthplace (https://www.nps.gov/abli)
Louisiana – New Orleans (https://www.neworleans.com)
Maine – Portland Head Light (https://portlandheadlight.com)
Maryland – Annapolis (https://www.visitannapolis.org)
Massachusetts – Freedom Trail (https://www.thefreedomtrail.org)
Michigan – Mackinac Island (https://www.mackinacisland.org)
Minnesota – Fort Snelling (https://www.mnhs.org/fortsnelling)
Mississippi – Vicksburg National Military Park (https://www.nps.gov/vick)
Missouri – Gateway Arch (https://www.nps.gov/jeff)
Montana – Little Bighorn Battlefield (https://www.nps.gov/libi)
Nebraska – Chimney Rock (https://history.nebraska.gov)
Nevada – Virginia City (https://visitvirginiacitynv.com)
New Hampshire – Portsmouth (https://www.goportsmouthnh.com)
New Jersey – Washington Crossing & Princeton (https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org)
New Mexico – Santa Fe (https://www.santafe.org)
New York – NYC Revolutionary Trail (https://nycrevolutionarytrail.org)
North Carolina – Guilford Courthouse (https://www.nps.gov/guco)
North Dakota – Theodore Roosevelt National Park (https://www.nps.gov/thro)
Ohio – Dayton Aviation Heritage (https://www.nps.gov/daav)
Oklahoma – Cherokee Heritage Center (https://www.cherokeeheritage.org)
Oregon – End of the Oregon Trail (https://endoftheoregontrail.org)
Pennsylvania – Independence National Historical Park (https://www.nps.gov/inde)
Rhode Island – Newport (https://www.discovernewport.org)
South Carolina – Charleston (https://www.charlestoncvb.com)
South Dakota – Mount Rushmore (https://www.nps.gov/moru)
Tennessee – Great Smoky Mountains (https://www.nps.gov/grsm)
Texas – The Alamo (https://www.thealamo.org)
Utah – Temple Square (https://www.templesquare.com)
Vermont – Bennington Battle Monument (https://benningtonbattlemonument.com)
Virginia – Williamsburg, Yorktown & Mount Vernon (https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org)
Washington – Olympic National Park (https://www.nps.gov/olym)
West Virginia – Harpers Ferry (https://www.nps.gov/hafe)
Wisconsin – Taliesin (https://www.taliesinpreservation.org)
Wyoming – Yellowstone National Park (https://www.nps.gov/yell)
America’s Territories
Puerto Rico – Old San Juan (https://www.discoverpuertorico.com)
U.S. Virgin Islands – Christiansted & National Historic Sites (https://www.visitusvi.com)
Guam – War in the Pacific Historical Park (https://www.visitguam.com)
American Samoa – National Park of American Samoa (https://www.nps.gov/npsa)
Northern Mariana Islands – Saipan & Tinian (https://www.mymarianas.com)
One Nation. Fifty States. Endless Stories.
The beauty of America 250 is that no single city, battlefield, monument, or museum can tell the entire story. The American experience stretches from Atlantic harbors to Pacific islands, from Revolutionary meeting halls to frontier trails, from presidential homes to breathtaking national parks.
The question isn’t whether there’s an America 250 destination near you.
The question is: where will your journey begin?
