Great Outdoors – Offline & Outside
Unplug and reconnect. This list features outdoor activities that invite you to engage with place, community, and history beyond the screen.
Unplug and reconnect. This list features outdoor activities that invite you to engage with place, community, and history beyond the screen.
Not near a participating site? No problem. These virtual and at-home offerings let you explore history, take action, and reflect — wherever you are.
Events that invite reflection, reimagining, and renewed commitment to a democracy for all.
Honor freedom and resistance through events commemorating Juneteenth’s 160th year — from local gatherings to national conversations.
Events that invite reflection, reimagining, and renewed commitment to a democracy for all.
Bring your friends for conversation, happy hour drinks, American history trivia, and free pizza after regular museum hours! Join the Heinz History Center and more than 200 iconic museums across America to kick off the fifth annual Civic Season. Enjoy free pizza provided by Pizza to the Polls and test your knowledge of American history […]
Join Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill Sites Educators at the Outdoor Interactive Exhibit Space for our monthly series of games, crafts, & activities: History in Play! In observance of Flag Day on June 14th commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag, learn about the U.S. flag and the many flags of Texas through a brief […]
The doors to The Little Carver open at 5:30pm, and the film begins at 6pm. “Black Is…Black Ain’t” rejoices in Black diversity, but many bare their pain at having been silenced or excluded because they were perceived as “not Black enough” or conversely “too Black.” Black Is…Black Ain’t marshals a powerful critique of sexism, patriarchy, […]
Explore Black history in Iowa June 14 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Use our family workbook to dive into the history of Black Iowans, from before statehood through the Civil War and landmark civil rights cases, as you visit our sites. Take a Bite Out of History • 11:30 a.m. • MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion FREE […]
Explore Black History in Iowa Saturday, June 14 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All presentations, activities, and pizza included with $20 General Admission! Although Iowa entered the Union as a free state in 1846, the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 still reverberated here. Many Black Iowans had formerly been enslaved in other states. Others had family […]
The Canandaigua Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Battlefield Trust are excited to feature the American Revolution Experience at the Ontario County Historical Society and Museum from June 14 - June 26, 2025. The innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology and unique […]
Since 1619, people of African ancestry have been woven into the American tapestry. Our Faces of Freedom full-day event celebrates Africans and African Americans from the 1600s to today. Atumpan will perform traditional dance with drums to honor the first Africans to arrive in the Americas. Historical interpreters will be on-site and on stage to […]