The Preserve America Communities program recognizes and designates communities that protect and celebrate their heritage, use their historic assets for economic development and community revitalization, and encourage people to experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and heritage tourism programs. Preserve America is a White House initiative in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. National Register of Historic Places partnership products are an integral part of the Department of the Interior's leading role in supporting the Preserve America initiative. Since the program's inception, hundreds of localities have been designated as Preserve America Communities. Many Preserve America Communities are highlighted in the National Register of Historic Places' Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary series. These travel itineraries are created in partnership with local organizations to promote public awareness about history, historic preservation and economic development through heritage tourism. The historic places links below illuminate aspects of our Nation's varied history as reflected in many Preserve America Communities nationwide. For more information about the Preserve America initiative and other designated communities, please visit the Preserve America website.
Community |
National Register Travel Itinerary |
Birmingham, AL |
Civil Rights Movement |
Huntsville,AL |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Selma, AL |
Civil Rights Movement |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage |
Sitka, Alaska |
American Latino Heritage |
Nogales, AZ |
American Southwest |
Tucson, AZ |
American Southwest and American Latino Heritage |
White Mountain Apache, AZ |
American Southwest |
Yuma, AZ |
American Latino Heritage |
Little Rock, AR |
Civil Rights Movement |
Alameda, CA |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, CA |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage |
Monterey, CA |
American Latino Heritage |
Monterey County, CA |
American Latino Heritage |
Pasadena, CA |
Early History of the California Coast and Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Richmond, CA |
World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area |
San Buenaventura, CA |
Early History of the California Coast |
San Francisco, CA |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area and Early History of the California Coast and Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
San Juan Bautista, CA |
Early History of the California Coast |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Early History of the California Coast and American Latino Heritage |
Sonoma, California |
Early History of the California Coast |
Ventura, CA |
Early History of the California Coast |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Denver, CO |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
New London, CT |
Amistad: Seeking Freedom in Connecticut |
Washington, DC |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and Washington, DC and American Latino Heritage |
Dover, DE |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Coral Gables, FL |
Along the Georgia-Florida Coast |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Civil Rights Movement and Along the Georgia-Florida Coast |
Fernandina Beach, FL |
Along the Georgia-Florida Coast |
Key West, FL |
Florida Shipwrecks and Along the Georgia-Florida Coast and American Presidents |
Miami, FL |
Along the Georgia-Florida Coast, Aviation: From Sand Dune to Sonic Booms, American Presidents, and American Latino Heritage |
St. Augustine, FL |
Civil Rights Movement, Along the Georgia-Florida Coast, and American Latino Heritage |
Augusta, GA |
Augusta, Georgia and American Presidents |
Kennesaw, GA |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Savannah, GA |
Along the Georgia-Florida Coast |
Chinatown Special Historic District in Honolulu, HI |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage |
Kauai County, HI |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage |
Maui County, HI |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage |
Irvington in Indianapolis, IN |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Madison, IN |
Madison, Indiana |
Dubuque, IA |
American Latino Heritage |
Hardin County, IA |
Hardin County |
Sioux City, IA |
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
Leavenworth, KS |
Veterans Affairs National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers |
Wichita, KS |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Bell Court and |
Lexington |
Gratz Park in Lexington, KY |
Lexington |
Historic Portland in Louisville, KY |
Aviation:From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Southeastern Louisiana and American Latino Heritage |
Natchitoches, LA |
Cane River National Heritage Area |
Slidell, LA |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Baltimore, MD |
Baltimore, Maryland |
College Park, MD |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Cumberland, MD |
All Aboard for Cumberland, Maryland |
Blackstone, MA |
American Latino Heritage |
Gloucester, MA |
Maritime History of Massachusetts |
Lowell, MA |
Places Where Women Made History |
Plymouth, MA |
Maritime History of Massachusetts |
Salem, MA |
Maritime History of Massachusetts |
Worcester, MA |
Places Where Women Made History and Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Little Falls, MN |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Carthage, MO |
Route 66 |
Independence, MO |
American Presidents and American Latino Heritage |
Rocheport, MO |
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
Natchez, MS |
American Latino Heritage |
Anaconda-Deer Lodge, MT |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage |
Bozeman, MT |
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
Great Falls, MT |
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
Lewiston, MT |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Las Vegas, NV |
Civil Rights Movement |
Las Vegas, NM |
American Southwest |
Albany, NY |
Civil War Era National Cemeteries and Places Where Women Made History and Shaker Historic Trail |
Auburn, NY |
Places Where Women Made History and Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Buffalo, NY |
American Presidents |
Dutchess County, NY |
Places Where Women Made History and American Presidents |
Ithaca, NY |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Kinderhook, NY |
American Presidents |
Rensselaer County, NY |
Places Where Women Made History |
Schenectady County, NY |
Places Where Women Made History |
Syracuse, NY |
Places Where Women Made History |
Asheville, NC |
Asheville, NC |
Cleveland County, NC |
Shelby, NC |
Fayetteville, NC |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Shelby, NC |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, Shelby, NC |
Medora, ND |
American Presidents |
Cincinnatti,OH |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Dayton, OH |
Aviation:From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms and Veterans Affairs National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers |
Oberlin, OH |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Civil Rights Movement and Route 66 |
Tulsa, OK |
Route 66 |
Astoria, OR |
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
Bethlehem, PA |
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania |
Chambersburg, PA |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Durham Township, PA |
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania |
Easton, PA |
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania and American Presidents |
Gettysburg, PA |
American Presidents |
Lancaster County, PA |
American Presidents |
Lancaster, PA |
American Presidents |
Newtown Borough, PA |
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania |
Newtown Township, PA |
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Charleston, SC |
Charleston's Historic Religious and Community Buildings |
Columbia, SC |
Civil Rights Movement |
Fort Pierre, SD |
Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota |
Pierre, SD |
Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota |
Columbia, TN |
American Presidents |
Bastrop, TX |
South and West Texas |
Brownsville, TX |
South and West Texas and American Latino Heritage |
Cuero, TX |
South and West Texas |
Dallas, TX |
Civil Rights Movement |
El Paso, TX |
South and West Texas and El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail |
Fredericksburg, TX |
South and West Texas |
Galveston, TX |
South and West Texas |
Harris County, TX |
Aviation:From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Kendall County, TX |
South and West Texas |
Laredo, TX |
South and West Texas |
New Braunfels, TX |
South and West Texas |
San Angelo, TX |
South and West Texas |
San Antonio, TX |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms and South and West Texas |
Victoria County, TX |
South and West Texas |
Tooele County, UT |
Aviation:From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Barre, VT |
Central Vermont |
Montpelier, VT |
Central Vermont |
Alexandria, VA |
Aboard the Underground Railroad and American Presidents |
Fauquier County, VA |
Journey Through Hallowed Ground, Virginia Main Street Communities and American Presidents |
Harrisonburg, VA |
Virginia Main Street Communities |
Leesburg, VA |
Journey Through Hallowed Ground |
Lynchburg, VA |
Virginia Main Street Communities and American Presidents |
Middleburg, VA |
Journey Through Hallowed Ground |
Prince William County, VA |
Journey Through Hallowed Ground |
Warrenton, VA |
Virginia Main Street Communities |
Waterford, VA |
Journey Through Hallowed Ground |
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands |
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
Christiansted, Virgin Islands |
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and American Latino Heritage |
Frederiksted, Virgin Islands |
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
King County, WA |
Seattle |
King County, WA |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Spokane, WA |
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Vancouver, WA |
Aviation:From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms |
Charles Town, WV |
Aboard the Underground Railroad |
Harpers Ferry, WV |
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
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