Top rated Open air museums in United States

Experience the best that United States has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 35 places from Open air museum category.

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Hart Square Village
Open air museum
👍👍 10 minutes or so from where I live is one of the most unique attractions you'll ever fine to tour. - Hart Square. This property has the largest collection of heritage log cabins in the United States. In addition to log homes, the village has trade shops, a cotton gin, and more. It is only opened up...
4.90 (116 reviews)
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Tall Ship Providence
Maritime museum
👍👍 Great immersive experience. The ship is interesting in itself and the tour explains how everything worked. Highly recommend! Ships Boy Tommy Carter and Captain John Paul Jones were both outstanding. If you are interested in the American Revolution or in the age of sail, this is just what you want.
4.90 (44 reviews)
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Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Sculpture museum
Modern sculpture garden on 11 acres in New Orleans City Park with pedestrian paths & water features.
4.80 (1.1K reviews)
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Red Oak II
Open air museum
👍👍 Red Oak II is a fascinating place. It's a ghost town, but it's not really a ghost town. It's a recreation of a ghost town, created by artist Lowell Davis. Davis grew up in the original Red Oak, Missouri, which was abandoned in the 1950s. He decided to recreate the town on his farm, using old buildin...
4.80 (517 reviews)
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Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley
Open air museum
👍👍 Very nice farm and wonderful place to go with your family. It’s a great place to escape from urban life and to enjoy the beauty of each season. Don’t forget to visit the museum and the old house. There are a lot things you would like to see.
4.80 (451 reviews)
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Renfrew Museum and Park
Open air museum
👍👍 This is a really interesting historical site with an amazing collection of pottery. The tour of the grounds and house was phenomenal. Lots of interesting artifacts to see and learn about. Definitely worth a trip.
4.80 (413 reviews)
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Maine Forest and Logging Museum
Open air museum
👍👍 A free place to visit that shows some relics of the past set in a pristine forest glen. I was mostly alone when I visited and found the stroll to be really serene. Got some great pics, too. Worth a visit...and the price is right!
4.80 (138 reviews)
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USS Albacore Museum
Maritime museum
Museum offering tours of the decommissioned Albacore submarine as well as historical exhibits.
4.70 (1.9K reviews)
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Fort Meigs Historic Site
Open air museum
Replica of a fort built during the War of 1812, with battlefield reenactments & museum exhibits.
4.70 (818 reviews)
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Yakima Area Arboretum
Arboretum
More than 1,000 indigenous species of trees, shrubs & grasses populate 46 acres of open space.
4.70 (749 reviews)
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Fort Worth Aviation Museum
Museum
Museum devoted to military aviation, featuring a wide range of aircraft, from jets to helicopters.
4.70 (542 reviews)
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Old Red Bridge - Love Lock
Bridge
👍👍 Great little romantic get away. Go lock your love away. My wife and I put a lock away on this bridge about 5 years ago (on 8-14-16) and still can’t find the lock till this day. So if you do, remember your location if you want to go back to see it again because plenty of locks are added all the time
4.70 (318 reviews)
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Constitution Square Historic Site
Open air museum
3-acre park & open-air museum detailing the state's early political history via interpretive signs.
4.70 (257 reviews)
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The Aviation History & Technology Center
Open air museum
Seasonal, outdoor museum displaying historical military & civilian aircraft, with group tours.
4.70 (227 reviews)
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Falcon Field Airport
Airport
👍 I didn't fly from the airport or used it's facility. I am reviewing the viewing point. It's pretty cool to come in the evening and watch planes activities. The viewing lobby hours are M-Th 7am-6pm
4.70 (128 reviews)
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Clayville Town Historic Site
Open air museum
👍👍 Accompanied first grade class on field trip. Educational experience at appropriate grade level and lots of hands on activities including attending one room school house, making a yarn doll, collecting eggs and dressing up. Class had a blast.
4.70 (100 reviews)
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Led Zeppelin house
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Yep, that's the famous tenement building on the front of the Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti album and it pretty much looks the same today as they did when they photographed it back in the day. Fun to go see it and sort of stare at the outside for a while. It's fairly easy to get to, I went up there...
4.70 (67 reviews)
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Waters Farm
Open air museum
👍👍 Had my wedding pictures done here.
4.70 (56 reviews)
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Old City Park
Open air museum
Collection of 19th-century pioneer & commercial buildings, plus events like ghost tours.
4.60 (1.1K reviews)
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Carroll County Farm Museum
Open air museum
Seasonal tours of a 19th-century farmhouse & grounds with period buildings & animals.
4.60 (835 reviews)
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