Best places: Historic sites in Lake Grove, United States

👍👍 Free entry for CT residents. First-time visitor. Amazed at how peaceful I felt, and I imagine everyone else felt the same. People were having picnics, enjoying the beach, walking among the gardens, or just leisurely strolling across the grounds. Amazing bit of paradise with plenty of room to spread...

Revolutionary War-era manor & living history museum with guides in period dress plus gardens & more.

Home & laboratory of American inventor & manufacturer features historical artifacts & archives.

Flight museum on an aircraft carrier whose exhibits include a Concorde, submarine & space shuttle.

Historic retreat visited by renowned painters, with art & nature programs & outdoor activities.

Abandoned military warehouse in a Hudson River island castle, providing seasonal walking tours.

Architect Daniel Burnham's iconic 1902 triangular tower nicknamed for its clothes iron look.

Part of Gateway National Recreation Area offering aviation museum, park land & athletic activities.

Romanesque-style riverside ferry & train terminal from 1889, with exhibits on transport history.

1913 neo-Gothic skyscraper, once the world's tallest building & still an architectural landmark.

Museum in 1842 Customs House on site where Washington was sworn in & the Bill of Rights was written.

This former U.S. Army base is now a tranquil park with a beach & nesting areas for piping plovers.

Elaborate granite & marble tomb (North America’s largest) for President Ulysses S. Grant & his wife.

Museum founded in 1923 offering guided tours of period rooms in historic home of the 26th president.

👍👍 Well kept historical site that I highly recommend. There's a museum and trails. Trails are very easy. The bridges are nice. There's a small zoo here as well. Parking on site, but be aware gate closes at 5pm.

Historic, gabled apartment building home to many celebrities over the years, including John Lennon.

Circular fort from 1808-1811 & later an immigration center, now a small museum.

National historic landmark & park featuring a museum exhibiting coastal defense gun batteries.

Reconstructed Dutch farmstead & site of the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, with local history displays.

Restored founding father's home relocated to a park location with furnished rooms & a gift shop.