http://www.10best.com/Louisville/Sights_&_Activities/Historic_Sites/index.html?businessID=13174Thomas Edison House
729-31 E Washington St
Louisville, KY 40202
502-585-5247
Built around 1850, this residence was Edison's home from 1866 to 1867. It offers a fantastic glimpse at his impact on history, science, and communication, especially since much of the work that earned him 1,093 patents is on display. Hands-on exhibits include rare artifacts related to Edison's invention of the light bulb, the movie projector, and the phonograph, as well as his enhancement of the telegraph and telephone.
http://www.10best.com/Louisville/Sights_&_Activities/Historic_Sites/index.html?businessID=14008Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site
914 E Main St
New Albany, IN 47150
812-944-9600
This graceful mansion was built in 1867 by local tycoon William S. Culbertson who utilized the home to graciously entertain local dignitaries and guests from around the world. Designed by renowned architect W.C. Whitney, the Georgian revival motif includes hand-painted ceilings, marble fireplaces, crystal chandeliers, and a carved rosewood staircase. Twenty-five rooms expand spaciously over 20,000 square feet of floor space. Although the house is closed during the winter months, group tours can be scheduled during this time.
http://www.mostateparks.com/deutschheim.htmDeutschheim State Historic Site
109 W. 2nd Street
Hermann, MO 65041
(573) 486-2200
Deutschheim State Historic Site captures the culture and heritage of the German people who migrated to Missouri in the mid- to late-19th century. Their home interiors, tools, implements, garden plantings and architecture quickly became a reflection of Missouri's diverse culture.
The Pommer-Gentner house, built in 1840, is a sterling example of high-style German neoclassicism and is furnished to reflect the earlier settlement period of the 1830s and 1840s. Behind the house, visitors will tour a period garden and a small half-timbered barn containing an exhibit of 19th century tools.
The Strehly house, built in stages from 1842 to 1869, has a traditional German vernacular front. It once contained a full-service printing company that produced a German-language newspaper. About 1857, Carl Strehly built a winery next to the house that today displays one of a few remaining carved wine casks in the Midwest. Grapevines, planted by the Strehlys in the 1850s, can still be seen running the length of the backyard.
Deutschheim's varied collections of German Americana are represented by galleries of changing artifacts and photographs. Tour Deutschheim's buildings and experience the daily life of German Americana the way it really happened 150 years ago!
http://www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htmMastodon State Historic Site
1050 Museum Drive
Imperial, MO 63052
(636) 464-2976
Mastodon State Historic Site contains an important archaeological and paleontological site - the Kimmswick Bone Bed. Bones of mastodons and other now-extinct animals were first found here in the early 1800s. The area gained fame as one of the most extensive Pleistocene ice age deposits in the country and attracted scientific interest worldwide.
Archaeological history was made at the site in 1979 when scientists excavated a stone spear point made by hunters of the Clovis culture (14,000 - 10,000 years ago) in direct association with mastodon bones. This was the first solid evidence of the coexistence of people and these giant prehistoric beasts.
Today, the 425-acre property preserves this National Register of Historic Places site and provides recreational opportunities. A museum tells the natural and cultural story of the oldest American Indian site one can visit in the state's park system. A full-size replica of a mastodon skeleton highlights the exhibits. A picnic area, several trails and a special-use campground offer chances to explore the land where the lives of Native Americans and mastodons once intertwined.
