Through such sources as the National Register of Historic Places, the Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, and local historical societies you can find lists of locations in your area. Historic places can evoke thoughts and feelings of time and place in a way that texts often cannot. In addition these sites present the physical manifestations of history in a way that is very different from museums. Visitors see authentic objects of everyday life in context, sometimes with actors in period costume telling stories from the past. When children get to use old tools, cook food, and participate in other activities of the period, they are likely to find the experience especially engaging.
Historic places can provide an interesting way to evoke the past and enliven the study of history.
The pages mounted by Media 3 and maintained by Plimoth Plantation provide an excellent overview of the programs and the restoration there. Additional pictures of the plantation are contained within the University of Connecticut's Archnet Historical Database. The site also includes a library of essays on the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag, living histories and interpretations, recipes, annotated bibliographies, and color photographs of the restoration. The most comprehensive Web site on the Pilgrims is Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web pages. This site includes a vast number of resources on the Mayflower, including passenger lists, documents, the wills of Mayflower passengers, full texts of journals and books written by the Pilgrims, letters about the Pilgrims, and short essays on a variety of topics written by the author of the page, Caleb Johnson.