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41.941512
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Plimoth Plantation, a historical recreation of the first permanent English settlement in America. Courtesy of Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Plimoth Plantation

21 Mar - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Plimoth Plantation is a replica of the small farming town built by English colonists in 1627 - the first permanent English settlement in New England. Visitors can talk with the characters who…

39.291154
-76.633191
Historic Baltimore, former hometown of Edgar Allan Poe, USA. Photo courtesy of Maryland Office of Tourism

Edgar Allan Poe House

1 Apr - 1 Dec 2009; Wed, Thu, Fri, and Sat only (annual)

This small museum, in the former home of Edgar Allan Poe, is a few blocks from where the author is buried. The house is spread over three floors, with highlights including a room containing…

29.945064
-90.068058
Louisiana Children's Museum, New Orleans. Courtesy of the Louisiana Children's Museum

Louisiana Children's Museum

1 Sep 2009 - 31 May 2010; not Mon (various dates)

The Louisiana Children's Museum offers a hands-on experience teaching children about a wide variety of both specialised and everyday issues. Regular special events at the New Orleans museum…

47.628565
-122.31434
SAAM, Seattle. © Eduardo Calderon

Seattle Asian Art Museum

7 Sep 2009 - 31 May 2010; not Mon or Tue (various dates)

Set in an Art Deco building in pretty Volunteer Park, the Asian Art Museum houses items of Chinese and Japanese art, as well as works from Korea and the Himalayas. Chinese terracotta funerary…

42.364307
-83.088676
Motown Museum and Hitsville, Detroit. Courtesy of Mark J. Arpin

Motown Historical Museum

1 Sep 2009 - 30 Jun 2010; not Mon or Sun (various dates)

In a humble central Detroit home, musical history was made. The Motown Historical Museum is now housed under the famous Hitsville USA sign. Tour Studio A, where Stevie Wonder, The Supremes…

45.052586
-93.19635
Mill City Museum, Minneapolis. © Meet Minneapolis

Mill City Museum

1 Sep 2009 - 30 Jun 2010; not Mon (various dates)

Set in the middle of Minneapolis' Riverfront District, the Mill City Museum recounts the city's past as a flour-milling centre. The eight-storey Flour Tower displays how flour was milled, and…

28.595377
-81.343847

Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens

1 Sep 2009 - 30 Jun 2010; not Mon (various dates)

This lakeside house and garden displays the work of 20th-century Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek, who produced his figurative work in the heyday of Modernism. Visitors are invited to…

29.945064
-90.068058
Louisiana Children's Museum, New Orleans. Courtesy of the Louisiana Children's Museum

Louisiana Children's Museum

Jun - Aug 2010 (various dates)

The Louisiana Children's Museum offers a hands-on experience teaching children about a wide variety of both specialised and everyday issues. Regular special events at the New Orleans museum…

42.364307
-83.088676
Motown Museum and Hitsville, Detroit. Courtesy of Mark J. Arpin

Motown Historical Museum

1 Jul - 31 Aug 2010; not Sun (various dates)

In a humble central Detroit home, musical history was made. The Motown Historical Museum is now housed under the famous Hitsville USA sign. Tour Studio A, where Stevie Wonder, The Supremes…

45.052586
-93.19635
Mill City Museum, Minneapolis. © Meet Minneapolis

Mill City Museum

1 Jul - 31 Aug 2010 (various dates)

Set in the middle of Minneapolis' Riverfront District, the Mill City Museum recounts the city's past as a flour-milling centre. The eight-storey Flour Tower displays how flour was milled, and…

28.595377
-81.343847

Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens

Jul - Aug 2010; Weekdays only (various dates)

This lakeside house and garden displays the work of 20th-century Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek, who produced his figurative work in the heyday of Modernism. Visitors are invited to…

47.628565
-122.31434
SAAM, Seattle. © Eduardo Calderon

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Jun - Sep 2010; not Mon (various dates)

Set in an Art Deco building in pretty Volunteer Park, the Asian Art Museum houses items of Chinese and Japanese art, as well as works from Korea and the Himalayas. Chinese terracotta funerary…

38.505394
-120.759097

Truckee Jail Museum

May - Sep 2010; Weekends only (annual)

One of the few remaining 19th-century jailhouses in existence, Truckee Jailhouse Museum provides a fascinating insight into the Old West. The museum also features relics from Truckee's other…

61.232969
-149.718787
Alaska Native Heritage Center. Courtesy of Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

Alaska Native Heritage Center

May - Sep 2010 (annual)

The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage is dedicated to illustrating the importance of indigenous people to the state. Visitors are offered the opportunity to witness traditional…

26.647508
-81.866111

The Burroughs Home

Jun - Sep 2010 (annual)

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Burroughs Home is a beautiful three-storey Georgian Revival-style home overlooking the Caloosahatchee River in historic downtown Fort…

41.941512
-70.62163
Plimoth Plantation, a historical recreation of the first permanent English settlement in America. Courtesy of Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Plimoth Plantation

Mar - Nov 2010 (annual)

Plimoth Plantation is a replica of the small farming town built by English colonists in 1627 - the first permanent English settlement in New England. Visitors can talk with the characters who…

39.291154
-76.633191
Historic Baltimore, former hometown of Edgar Allan Poe, USA. Photo courtesy of Maryland Office of Tourism

Edgar Allan Poe House

Apr - Dec 2010; Wed, Thu, Fri, and Sat only (annual)

This small museum, in the former home of Edgar Allan Poe, is a few blocks from where the author is buried. The house is spread over three floors, with highlights including a room containing…

29.945064
-90.068058
Louisiana Children's Museum, New Orleans. Courtesy of the Louisiana Children's Museum

Louisiana Children's Museum

Sep 2010 - May 2011; not Mon (various dates)

The Louisiana Children's Museum offers a hands-on experience teaching children about a wide variety of both specialised and everyday issues. Regular special events at the New Orleans museum…

47.628565
-122.31434
SAAM, Seattle. © Eduardo Calderon

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Sep 2010 - May 2011; not Mon or Tue (various dates)

Set in an Art Deco building in pretty Volunteer Park, the Asian Art Museum houses items of Chinese and Japanese art, as well as works from Korea and the Himalayas. Chinese terracotta funerary…

42.364307
-83.088676
Motown Museum and Hitsville, Detroit. Courtesy of Mark J. Arpin

Motown Historical Museum

Sep 2010 - Jun 2011; not Mon or Sun (various dates)

In a humble central Detroit home, musical history was made. The Motown Historical Museum is now housed under the famous Hitsville USA sign. Tour Studio A, where Stevie Wonder, The Supremes…