Columbia Gorge Discovery Center

Traveling down the unfamiliar waters of the Columbia River, Captain William Clark and his expedition luckily escaped misfortune. After a wild trip through the Narrows, on October 26, 1805, Clark wrote, “all our articles we have exposed to the Sun ...

Woodrow Wilson Birthplace

Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States, was born in this Greek Revival manse in 1856. Built in 1846 to house the pastors of Staunton's First Presbyterian Church, the manse's second occupants were Dr. and Mrs. Joseph ...

Upper Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center

The Missouri River was Lewis and Clark’s guide and primary route to the Northwest Passage and the Pacific Ocean. As they traveled the river through what is now the Upper Missouri River Breaks in Montana, they noted the beautiful white ...

Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor and Interpretive Center

Almost all 4,000 miles of the Lewis and Clark expedition’s journey, from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean, occurred on waterways. Rivers were the superhighways across North America in the early 1800s.

The Corps of Discovery began its quest on ...

Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Welcome Center

Launched in 1932, the M.V. Sergeant Floyd is a former inspection boat of the Army Corps of Engineers. The “Motor Vessel” is named in honor of Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only man to die on the Lewis and Clark expedition. He ...

Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and Camp River Dubois

Seeking a suitable location for a winter home in 1803 – 1804, Captain William Clark established the Corps of Discovery’s base camp on the east side of the Mississippi River. In his journal dated December 13, 1803, he wrote, "fixed ...

Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center

On the banks of the Missouri River, approximately twenty-eight miles upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River, lays the city of Saint Charles. It was originally called “Les Petite Cotes (or, The Little Hills)” by the early French Canadian ...

Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site

On the Natchez Trace Parkway sits an unpretentious granite cairn topped by a broken column, indicating a life cut short. Under this monument, 200 yards from Grinder's Stand cabin, lay the remains of one of America's earliest heroes, Captain Meriwether ...

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Theodore Roosevelt, the sickly child who became the energetic 26th president of the United States, was born on this site in 1858 and lived here until he was 14.  The original birthplace was a typical New York brownstone located ...

William Mckinley Tomb

This large circular, domed mausoleum is the final resting place of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio but he called Canton home throughout his adult life. He began his career ...