Top rated Historical place museums in Manchester, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Historical place museums in Manchester

Experience the best that Manchester has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 21 places from Historical place museum category.

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Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House Museum

Historical place museum

👍👍 This was a really neat place to visit! If you’re ever in the area, try and make this place. It is loaded with interesting history, art pieces, and exquisite artifacts. The curator, and staff, are very courteous and insightful.

4.80 (83 reviews) (~70.87 km from centre)

Lippitt House Museum

Historical place museum

This lavish 1865 former family home turned museum is an unusually intact example of Victorian decor.

4.80 (64 reviews) (~93.47 km from centre)

Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Museum

Historic buildings & large collection of military weapons displayed at Revolutionary War arsenal.

4.70 (844 reviews) (~36.34 km from centre)

Naumkeag

Museum

Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds.

4.70 (759 reviews) (~86.32 km from centre)

General Nathanael Greene Homestead

Historical place museum

👍👍 Stopped on a whim. The grounds are nice, but the house is closed until later in the week. There are tours offered but it is by appointment. The gentleman there was really nice and answered a lot of my questions.

4.70 (134 reviews) (~81.84 km from centre)

Bidwell House Museum

Historical place museum

👍👍 Our dog and we really loved walking the trails.

4.70 (35 reviews) (~74.39 km from centre)

Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum

Historical place museum

Scenic views & museum at historic 1796 lighthouse authorized under President George Washington.

4.60 (4.9K reviews) (~96.74 km from centre)

The Mark Twain House & Museum

Historical place museum

Home to author Mark Twain & family, 1874-1899, & where he created his most famous characters.

$$ $$

4.60 (2.9K reviews) (~14.89 km from centre)

Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark

Historical place museum

Industrial Revolution museum in a 1793 textile mill, with artifacts, crafts exhibits & guided tours.

4.60 (428 reviews) (~95.09 km from centre)

The Stonington Lighthouse Museum

Historical place museum

Defunct lighthouse built in 1840 with notable stonework, artifacts & grassy grounds for picnics.

4.60 (406 reviews) (~72.11 km from centre)

Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum

Historical place museum

Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events.

4.60 (320 reviews) (~88.95 km from centre)

Herman Melville's Arrowhead

Historical place museum

The literary icon wrote "Moby Dick" in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland.

4.60 (157 reviews) (~92.31 km from centre)

The John Brown House Museum

History museum

Museum features social & cultural history of early America told through guided & audio tours.

4.60 (134 reviews) (~92.93 km from centre)

Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society

Historical place museum

Restored 1750s home of lawyer & scholar Noah Webster, with a learning space, theater & art displays.

4.60 (99 reviews) (~18.91 km from centre)

Worcester Historical Museum

Historical place museum

Museum & archive focusing on Worcester city history, with rotating exhibits & a historic house tour.

4.60 (45 reviews) (~79.94 km from centre)

Gurleyville Grist Mill

Historical place museum

👍👍 The mill was owned by my late wife's Grandfather. The mill processed grains (the silk used to do so is still in the mill) and it operated as a sawmill. The water to power the mill was contained behind a dam, the remnants of which are still visible. My late mother-in-law told of watching salmon try t...

4.60 (31 reviews) (~25.31 km from centre)

Holyoke Heritage State Park

State park

Park with a cultural exhibit center, a children's & volleyball museum, a carousel & canal views.

4.50 (638 reviews) (~47.31 km from centre)

Connecticut's Old State House

Historical place museum

Built in 1796, the original seat of the state legislature is now a historical landmark & museum.

4.50 (341 reviews) (~12.55 km from centre)

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Historical landmark

Former home of abolitionist & author Harriet Beecher Stowe, offering interactive guided tours.

4.50 (218 reviews) (~14.81 km from centre)

Danbury Railway Museum

Rail museum

Museum & 6-acre railyard with historic trains, rail equipment & models plus train & turntable rides.

4.40 (414 reviews) (~88.23 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical place museums in Manchester, United States