Worldwide National Historic Site

William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this site in 1833 to trade with plains Indians and trappers. The adobe fort quickly became the center of the Bent, St.Vrain Company's expanding trade empire that included Fort St.Vrain to the north and Fort Adobe to the south, along with company stores in Mexico at Taos and Santa Fe. The primary trade was with the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians for buffalo robes. read more...

Phone: 719-383-5010   Price Range: $2 - $3   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: La Junta   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Bent'S Old Fort

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is found in Kinderhook, New York. The Eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren purchased the estate in 1839 during his Presidency. read more...

Phone: 518-758-9689   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: May 24 - Oct 31   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Kinderhook   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: N/A   Details Provided By: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, the only Nobel Prize winning playwright from the United States and the architect of modern American theater, lived at Tao House in the hills above Danville from 1937 to 1944. It was at this site that he wrote his final and most successful plays; The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon For the Misbegotten. Since 1980, the National Park Service has been restoring Tao House, the courtyard and orchards and telling the story of O'Neill, his work and his influence on American theater. read more...

Phone: (925) 838-0249   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Danville   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Nature Walks   Details Provided By: Eugene O'Neill