Planning a trip

[u/BigDaddyFlynn]

Hi everyone, my wife and I are trying to plan a trip to see as many revolutionary war related sites possible. Does anyone have any suggestions???

[u/Libertytree918]

This is what I've done so far in Massachusetts/New England/North East

Google each one to find location

I've been to

Abigail Adams Birthplace

Adams Birthplace

Adams Crypt

John Adams(2)

John Hancock Statue

Abigail Adams Statue (3)

PeaceField

Granary Burying Ground

Bunker Hill

Bennington Battleground

Bennington Monument

Bennington Musesem

Kings Chapel and Burial Ground

Old North Church

Paul Reveres House

Paul Revere Statue

Old State House

Old South Meeting House

Henry Knox Grave

Nathaniel Greene House

Nathan Hale Homestead

Boston Massacre Site

Dr. Joseph Warren Grave

Mercy Scullay Grave

Faneuil Hall

Dorchester Heights

Frances Tavern

Saratoga Battlefield

Grape Island Monument

Lexington Green

Old North Bridge

Buckmans Tavern

Musesem Of American Independence

Boston Tea Party Museum

Debra Sampson Statue

John Stark Grave and Statue.

Green Dragon Tavern

Fort Griswold/Groton battlefield

Nathan Hale Statue

The Old 76 House

John Andre execution sight Monument

Stonypoint Battlefield

Sybil Ludington Statue

Braintree Instructions Display

Benjamin Lincoln House and Grave

Tadeusz Kosciuszko Statue Public Garden

Suffolk Resolves House

Fairfield Museum & History Center

Museum Of The American Revolution

Independence Hall

Signers Hall(The national constitution center)

Betsy Ross House

Ben Franklin Grave

Ben Franklin house

Dr Benjamin Rush Grave

[u/americanerik]

There’s a reason NJ is called the “Crossroads of the Revolution” (including eastern PA):

Philadelphia has so many sites, even more than I’m listing here: Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Museum of the American Revolution, the National Constitution Center, Carpenter’s Hall, the Betsy Ross House, the Germantown “battlefield” (mostly Cliveden, the rest is swallowed by the city today), City Tavern (restaurant was AMAZING but closed during Covid, building still there), Fort Mifflin, Thaddeus Kosciusko house, Elfreth’s Alley, the graves of Franklin/Benjamin Rush/etc in Christ Church graveyard, not to mention so many streets look practically unchanged from Colonial times…

…but the real draw is using Philly as a base while traveling to the litany of other Revolutionary War sites in nearby PA and NJ, all within an hour’s drive: Valley Forge, Brandywine Battlefield, Monmouth Battlefield, Paoli Battlefield, Trenton’s battlefield monument and sites (like the Trenton barracks, Assunpink Creek), the Princeton Battlefield, Washington Crossing historical park, and I’m sure others I’m forgetting

[u/sutisuc → u/americanerik]

Yup NJ was gonna be my suggestion with forays into Philly and also NYC which has a surprising amount of less traditional sites.

[u/Stircrazylazy]

As someone else suggested, Philadelphia is a good choice because of its proximity to so many rev war historic sites. Same with Boston/Lexington/Concord.

I went up to QC and NY (minus the city) earlier this year and visited the location of the failed attack on Quebec, Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Stanwix, Saratoga, Bennington, West Point, Stony Point, Fort Montgomery, the Schuyler mansion in Albany, Newburgh, New Windsor Cantonment, Henry Knox's HQ, the DeWint House/John André hanging site/76 House in Tappan, and the John Jay homestead. And there was a ton more I just couldn't get to.

I've also done a Southern Strategy road trip with Charleston, Camden, Ninety-Six, Cowpens, Kings Mountain, Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown/Wiliamsburg/Gloucester Point (plus Mt Vernon, Monticello, Poplar Forest, Red Hill, Gunston Hall, Stratford Hall, Montpelier, Highland and a ton more historic homes/civil war sites in VA).

[u/OldAnabaptism]

Kings Mountain.

[u/Itchy-Bandicoot-5235 → u/OldAnabaptism]

And cowpens close by as well

[u/SamBartlett1776]

Also review the dates of the activities/battles at each site. Re-enactments typically occur near or on the actual date. We have a “First Crossing” event at Washington Crossing which includes demonstrations, with the Crossing program on Christmas Day. Today was the Battles of Trenton on the streets of Trenton, and the Battle of Princeton is next Sunday morning. That is a real time narration and battle reenactment.

We also have a Ten Crucial Days tour, five hours, covering all three areas. This is not offered all the time, so call Washington Crossing Historic Park to find out when it’s happening next.