Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, VA
Time Period: 1600s/1700s
Visited
I very much enjoyed Colonial Williamsburg. This place is almost like stepping back in a time machine. Williamsburg had everything. There were hotels, museums, and shops. The shops sold everything from homemade candy to antiques to old style toys and clothes. Williamsburg would be great fun for all ages, especially for history lovers.
Juliette Gordon Low House
Savannah, GA
Time Period: 1800s
Visited
Okay, so this isn’t actually a town but Savannah has a lot of nice historical places you can visit. Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of the American branch of Girl Scouts, I believe the Girl Scouts on the museum. The museum is said to have one of the most historically intact collections of any museum in America. The house remains mostly as it did when Juliette’s family lived there. Recommended for history lovers, cookie lovers, and Girl Scouts alike.
Old Sturbridge
Old Sturbridge, MA
Time Period: 1500s/1600s
Website: https://www.osv.org/
Visited
Old Sturbridge is a place I haven’t been to in quite a few years. My information might be a little out dated. Way back when, this place was mostly museums. This village brings the puritanical values to a modern audience. My favorite was the town’s church, they went over some of the strict rules of people that spent an entire day in God’s house.
Nelis’ Dutch Village
Holland, MI
Time Period: 1400s/1500s
Website: http://www.dutchvillage.com/
Visited
The Dutch were some of the earliest Europeans to colonize America. Nelis’ has a carousel and several windmills. There’s also a cute little village with a fudge shop and a place that makes candles by hand. This is a great place to experience a slice of Dutch life in America, especially if you have a little Dutch heritage. I can’t remember if it’s here or located elsewhere in the town of Holland, but somewhere they have a windmill imported from The Netherlands.
Provins Medieval Village
Provins, France
Time Period: Middle Ages
To Visit
