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World History and Culture Field Trip Guide World History and Culture Field Trip Guide 1 Dedicated to Sam and Flo Lanford, friends who inspire us with their commitment to family, their participation in missions around the world, their encouragement and love for our family, and their total dedication to Jesus. World History and Culture Field Trip Guide Research and Design by John Notgrass Copyright © 2015 Notgrass Company. All rights reserved. You may print a copy of this ebook for your own personal use, but no part of this material may be redistributed in any format. To share this ebook with others, please send them to this website: notgrass.com/wh Cover Image Locations Oriental Institute, Chicago, IL - Parthenon, Nashville, TN Getty Villa, Los Angeles, CA Nine Mile Canyon, Wellington, UT Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY - Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA HistoryNotgrass Teaching the Heart, Soul, and Mind™ 1-800-211-8793 [email protected] www.notgrass.com Introduction People have lived in North America for many centuries. They left examples of their creativity, manufacturing skills, and architecture across the land that became the United States. As European settlers came to North America, they brought their cultures with them. Since the founding of the United States, Americans have taken an interest in the history and culture of other people and places. This guide highlights over 500 locations across the United States where you can learn about world history and culture. It includes archaeological sites where you can learn about ancient people who lived in North America and museums where you can learn about ancient and modern civilizations across Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Entries are sorted by state and by city within each state. The types of sites vary considerably from huge museums with millions of items to small displays with a few dozen items to outdoor examples of Native American architecture. These are the main types of sites: • Native American sites, including cliff dwellings, rock art, and earthen mounds. We focus primarily on sites that flourished before European colonization, though you will find several museums about American Indian culture. • Historic sites related to Spanish and French influence in the United States. • Ethnic museums that focus on a particular culture or country. • Art museums that have collections of ancient or international art. We have generally not included art museums that feature only American and European painting. • Natural history and science museums that have exhibits on ancient history or international cultures. • Archaeology museums that feature artifacts related to Bible history and other ancient cultures. Be aware that some of the museums promote a history of the world that includes human evolution, which we do not endorse. Many will also have displays that include nudity and violence. Some of the museums are run by religious groups that have teachings or practices which do not agree with the Bible. Finally, some of the sites are in remote locations that can be dangerous to visit because of weather or terrain. Be safe and engage your children in conversation about the things you see and experience together. As you browse this guide, you can click on a site to connect to its website. “BestTrips.guide” is our web domain that allows us to manage links that might change in the future. Please let us know if you click a link and don’t end up where you expect. And please let us know if we missed a great museum that we should include in future editions. 1 Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks Museum Washington, D.C. - BestTrips.guide/dumbarton Folger Shakespeare Library Washington, D.C. - BestTrips.guide/folger Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center Washington, D.C. - BestTrips.guide/fondo Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens Washington, D.C. - BestTrips.guide/hillwood International Spy Museum Washington, D.C. - http://BestTrips.guide/intspy National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. - http://BestTrips.guide/natgal Smithsonian Institution Museums Washington, D.C. - http://BestTrips.guide/si Textile Museum Washington, D.C. - http://BestTrips.guide/textile United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, D.C. - http://BestTrips.guide/hmm Visitors to the U.S. Holocaut Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. pass under this gate, a cast taken from the original entrance to the Auschwitz death camp, inscribed with the ironic phrase Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes One Free). Photo courtesy U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. 2 Alabama Anniston Museum of Natural History Anniston, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/anniston Berman Museum of World History Anniston, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/berman Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/bma Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center Danville, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/oakville Indian Mound and Museum Florence, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/fimm University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum Mobile, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/usaam Moundville Archaeological Park Tuscaloosa, Alabama - http://BestTrips.guide/moundville Alaska Alaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/aknative Anchorage Museum Anchorage, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/ancmus Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center Bethel, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/ypcc Illanka Cultural Center Cordova, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/icc 3 Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center Fairbanks, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/mtcvc Alaska State Museum Juneau, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/akstate Totem Heritage Center Ketchikan, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/totem Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center Kenai, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/kenai Alutiiq Museum Kodiak, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/alutiiq Alfred Starr Cultural Center Nenana, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/ascc Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/sheljack Sitka National Historical Park Sitka, Alaska - http://BestTrips.guide/sitka Arizona Montezuma Castle National Monument Camp Verde, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/mcnm V Bar V Heritage Site Camp Verde, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/vbarv Canyon De Chelly National Monument Chinle, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/chelly Tuzigoot National Monument Cottonwood, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/tuzigoot 4 Amerind Museum Dragoon, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/amerind Walnut Canyon National Monument Flagstaff, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/wcnm Wupatki National Monument Flagstaff, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/wupatki Arizona Museum of Natural History Mesa, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/azmnh Heard Museum of American Indian Art & History Phoenix, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/heard Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/mim Pueblo Grande Museum & Archaeological Park Phoenix, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/pgmap Navajo National Monument Shonto, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/nnm Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, Arizona 5 Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Tubac, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/tubac Tumacácori National Historical Park Tumacacori, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/tuma Arizona State Museum Tuscon, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/azsm Mission San Xavier del Bac Tuscon, Arizona - http://BestTrips.guide/xavier Arkansas Arkansas Post National Memorial Gillett, Arkansas - http://BestTrips.guide/arpo Historic Arkansas Museum Little Rock, Arkansas - http://BestTrips.guide/hakm Parkin Archeological State Park Parkin, Arkansas - http://BestTrips.guide/parkin Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park Scott, Arkansas - http://BestTrips.guide/tamsp Hampson Archeological Museum Wilson, Arkansas - http://BestTrips.guide/hampson California Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology Berkeley, California - http://BestTrips.guide/bade Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Berkeley, California - http://BestTrips.guide/pahma 6 Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, California Getty Center Los Angeles, California - http://BestTrips.guide/gettyc Fowler Museum at UCLA Los Angeles, California - http://BestTrips.guide/fowler Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, California - http://BestTrips.guide/lacma Loyola Marymount University Archaeology Museum Los Angeles, California - http://BestTrips.guide/loyolaam Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Los Angeles, California - http://BestTrips.guide/nhmlac Oakland Museum of California Oakland, California - http://BestTrips.guide/oakmc Getty Villa Pacific Palisades, California - http://BestTrips.guide/gettyv Museum of Ancient and Modern Art Penn Valley, California - http://BestTrips.guide/mama Riverside Metropolitan Museum Riverside, California - http://BestTrips.guide/riversidemm Mingei International Museum San Diego, California - http://BestTrips.guide/mingei 7 San Diego Archaeological Center San Diego, California - http://BestTrips.guide/sdac San Diego Museum of Man San Diego, California - http://BestTrips.guide/sdmm University of San Diego Galleries San Diego, California - http://BestTrips.guide/usdg Spanish Missions in California San Diego to Sonoma, California - http://BestTrips.guide/missionsca Fine Art Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, California - http://BestTrips.guide/famsf Mexican Museum San Francisco, California - http://BestTrips.guide/mexican Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco, California - http://BestTrips.guide/moadsf Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum San Jose, California - http://BestTrips.guide/rosi Woodland Museum of Biblical Archaeology Woodland, California - http://BestTrips.guide/wmba Colorado
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