The Oak Alley Plantation is where a quarter mile of land is home to 300-year-old stunning live oak trees. If it looks a little familiar, that’s because you might recognize it from one of the scenes in “Interview with the Vampire,” or numerous other Hollywood films.
The plantation conducts a wealth of research and holds a slavery database, providing as much information and credit to those who were responsible for making the plantation into what it is today. Also in Louisiana: Located in Louisiana is the Steel Magnolia House, which is famous for being the filming site for the 1989 film “Steel Magnolias.”
Illinois - Frank Lloyd Wright Home
Even though there are Wright homes scattered throughout the country, Illinois, specifically Oak Park, holds the most extensive collection of them. The Frank Lloyd Wright home is one of the staple pieces of architecture in the state of Illinois. In fact, prairie-style architecture and landscape were first invented in this home.
Visitors to the museum today can see Wright's archives and private collections, and learn about his work and life. Also in Illinois: The McCallister home, more commonly known as the house from Home Alone, is located within the Chicago suburbs, and it was sold for $1.5 million back in 2012.
New Hampshire - The Robert Frost Farm
Robert Frost’s famous poems are said to capitalize on life in New England during his era. Many of Frost’s poems are actually attributed to the memories made between the years of 1900 and 1911, when he lived on a Derry farm. Despite the large estate, the house itself was relatively modest.
Today, visitors to the historic site can take self-guided tours of the estate, as well as attend a plethora of talks, poetry evenings, and lectures. Also in New Hampshire: Portsmouth’s Richard Jackson House is the oldest surviving wood-frame house in the state of New Hampshire. This really is a must-visit for all poetry fans.
Kentucky - Ashland
Henry Clay famously said, “I am in one respect better off than Moses. He died in sight of, without reaching, the Promised Land. I occupy as good a farm as any that he would have found if he had reached it.” Clay lived in this Lexington home for over 40 long years. The home is now a house museum that can be toured, or you can visit the grounds around the home.
The museum features exhibits on Clay's life as well as events. Visitors can also tour the ground and learn about the politician's life and career. Also in Kentucky: Also in Lexington is the remarkable first lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s childhood home.
North Dakota - Maltese Cross Cabin
Theodore Roosevelt once said that he would not have been President had it not been for his experience in North Dakota. For some years in the 1880s, President Roosevelt spent his time split between New York and this one-and-a-half-story cabin. At this cabin, he would partake in wilderness activities which built the strong belief in conservation that he brought into his presidency.
The cabin is part of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and park visitors will be sure to see the cabin along the famous nature trail. Also in North Dakota: Bagg Farm is North Dakota’s only rebuilt bonanza farm.