Archaeological Open-Air Museum

The re-construction of the home you see in the photo was the typical dwelling within the village (called a wattle & daub hut) of the native towns-person/family. It was believed to have a wood or rock frame then covered in packed red clay. These homes would have sat crowded on the perimeter of the courtyard/plaza which was below the mounds.

The Georgia Agrirama is a living museum dedicated to life in a small farming community of the late 19th century.

Mission Santa Cruz was a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order in present-day Santa Cruz, California. Restored to its original appearance, the austere single-story adobe was once housing for the California Indian residents of the Mission.

Fort Buenaventura symbolizes a period of western history that was the transition from nomadic ways of the Indian tribes and trappers to the first permanent settlers in the Great Basin.

In Bärnau (Bavaria), this park depicts everyday life in this part of Germany from the 8th to 13th century. The non-profit association Via Carolina – Goldene Straße e.V. is responsible for the park, helped by an advisory committee of scientific consultants advising both on the houses and the way life is depicted here.

Golden History Museums offers visitors fun, participatory experiences about the exciting history of the dynamic town of Golden, Colorado.

As one of the oldest rural life museums in the country, The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York, provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life firsthand through demonstrations and interpretive exhibits.

Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland, United States, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters. The estate was owned by the Ridgely family for seven generations, from 1745 to 1948.

Hancock Shaker Village is a National Historic Landmark District in Hancock, Massachusetts that was established by Shakers in 1791.
The Shakers are a religious order who believe in pacifism, celibacy, communal living, and gender equality.

Site tells the story of a prosperous Tioga County farmstead in late 1700s and 1800s. Includes a living history museum, furnished 1800s house, reconstructed blacksmith shop, barn, and carriage house. Also 1.5 miles of groomed hiking trails on the 95 acre property open to the public.