Gathered here are suggestions where history can be experienced. Information included was gathered from the musuems’ websites.

Address: Point State Park, 601 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh

Phone: 412-281-9284

Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Of Note: The Fort Pitt Museum tells the story of Western Pennsylvania’s pivotal role during the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and as the birthplace of Pittsburgh through interactive exhibitions, life-like figures, and 18th century artifacts.

During the summer months, there is living history in Point State Park as the Fort Pitt Museum’s colonial reenactors demonstrate how life was lived during the 1700s.

Address: 601 Commonwealth Pl Building C, Pittsburgh

Phone: 412-471-1764

Open: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year-round, check for days

Of Note: The Fort Pitt Block House, owned and maintained by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh. It was constructed in 1764 as a redoubt of Fort Pitt, making it the oldest extant structure in Western Pennsylvania, as well as the “oldest authenticated structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.“

Address: 1 Beaver Road, Beaver, Pa.

Phone: 724-775-7174

Open: 24 hours

Of Note: Gen. Lachlan McIntosh built Fort McIntosh during the American Revolution in 1778 on a plateau above the Ohio River at what would become the town of Beaver, Pa. He was assigned by Gen. George Washington as commander of the Western Department of the Continental Army. Constructed in 1778, it was the first fort built by the Continental Army north of the Ohio River, as a direct challenge to the British stronghold at Detroit.

Address: 11067 Fort Laurens Road NW, Bolivar, Ohio

Phone: 330-874-2059

Open: Weekends

Of Note: Fort Laurens was an American Revolutionary War fort on a northern tributary of the Muskingum River in what would become northeast Ohio. The fort's location is in the present-day town of Bolivar, Ohio, along the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail.

Address: 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Va.

Phone: 703-780-2000

Open: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily

Of Note: Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of founding father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Address: 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle, Pa.

Phone: 717-258-1102

Open: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays

Of Note: The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pa., is the premier educational, research, and archival facility focused on U.S. Army history. The center features free and publicly accessible exhibit galleries, a research library and archives and the Army Heritage Trail.

Address: 101 S 3rd St, Philadelphia

Phone: 215-253-6731

Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; Revolution Place, 11 to 4 p.m. winter hours

Of Note: Revolution Place features four key recreated historical environments – a military encampment, a tavern, a home, and an 18th century meeting house – to immerse and engage families, especially children, ages 5 to 12 years old, in the places where the American Revolution took root. Visitors will enjoy experiential elements, interactive touchscreens, reproduction objects, and special programming set against colorful murals that evoke scenes from 18th century Philadelphia. Gen. George Washington's original sleeping and office tent from the Revolutionary War is on permanent display in the Museum's Alan B. Miller Theater.

One of its core exhibits explores how did people become Revolutionaries? Visitors can discover how the American Colonists – most of them content and even proud British subjects – became Revolutionaries as the roots of rebellion took hold.

Address: 1776 D. St. N.W., Washington, D.C.

Phone: 202-628-1776

Open: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Of Note: Founded in 1890, the DAR museum collects, preserves and exhibits objects made and used by Americans prior to the industrial revolution. Decorative arts are the primary focus of the museum. Featured are over 31 period rooms displaying different scenes from early American homes and the extensive genealogical research collection of the DAR Library.

Memorial Continental Hall was designated as a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1935 for its role in world history, which includes hosting the famous Conference on the Limitation of Armaments in the wake of World War I (1921). Diplomats from all over the globe met to discuss limits on the proliferation of arms. Their work at Memorial Continental Hall remains a recognized milestone in global peace efforts towards disarmament.

Address: 200 Water St, Yorktown, Va.

Phone: 757-253-4838

Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Of Note: The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is a living history museum operated by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It tells the story of the nation’s founding, from the twilight of the colonial period to the dawn of the Constitution and beyond. Exciting indoor galleries feature period artifacts, immersive environments and films, including “The Siege of Yorktown,” with a 180-degree surround screen and dramatic special effects.

Address: 1775 Liberty Dr, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Phone: 800-506-2672

Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Of Note: As the Army’s national landmark, the National Army Museum is an enduring effort to tell the Army’s story and honor the accomplishments, sacrifices and commitment of American soldiers. The museum captures, displays and interprets over 245 years of Army history. It brings to life that history in times of war and peace as told through the eyes of soldiers.

Among its exhibits is the Founding the Nation Gallery (1607-1835) which covers the Army’s history from the colonial period to the War of 1812. Visitors explore the origins and formation of the Continental Army, its role in the Revolutionary War and the Army’s development as a professional force. This gallery also covers key events of the War of 1812 such as Chippewa, the burning of Washington, the assault on Fort McHenry and the Battle of New Orleans.

Address: 609 6th St, Braddock, Pa.

Open: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Phone: 412-271-0800

Of Note: Braddock's Battlefield History Center is a small American museum and visitors center on the site of the Battle of the Monongahela of July 9, 1755. It features a collection of art, documents, and artifacts about the Braddock Expedition and the French and Indian War as it unfolded at the Forks of the Ohio. It is the most widely recognized battle of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) which developed into the first world-wide great powers conflict, the Seven Years’ War (1756-63). This battle was crucial to the military education of a young George Washington and helped inform his destiny as commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution.