10 Best Historic Sites
In the United States

1. Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is an iconic copper and steel statue at the entrance to New York Habour and an enduring symbol of freedom and independence.

2. Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is a Greek style monument in Washington DC’s West Potomac Park.

3. Gettysburg Battlefield

Gettysburg National Military Park in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is brimming with approximately 1,328 monuments, markers and memorials relating to the American Civil War.

4. Independence Hall

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most important landmarks in US history, being the site where the nation declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on 4 July 1776 by signing the Declaration of Independence.

5. Historic Jamestowne

Historic Jamestowne is where the English established their first successful colony in America in 1607.

6. The Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail takes visitors to Boston through a tour of sixteen sites in the city which were of importance before and during the American Revolution against British rule in the 18th century.

7. Ellis Island

Ellis Island is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument accessed by a ferry, also home to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and Wall of Honor.

8. Montezuma Castle

Montezuma Castle is an eminently impressive limestone and mud structure of 20 rooms and this place is in Arizona, USA

9. The Washington Monument

Standing at 555ft high, The Washington Monument is a staggeringly large monument which honours and memorialises George Washington at the centre of America’s capital, Washington D.C.

10. Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo is an ancient indigenous American settlement in New Mexico’s Rio Grande, USA, belonging to the Taos-speaking tribe of Puebloan people who continue to live there today.