ParksRanked

Best Historic Parks & Sites

The top pick for history and heritage is Skara Brae with a ParksRanked Score of 0, from 48 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.

48 places · 42 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for history and heritage, ranked purely by our own ParksRanked Score. We show every qualifying place; any without enough data yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.

Top of the list right now: Skara Brae with a ParksRanked Score of 0.

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  1. Skara BraeWorld Heritage Site · Orkney Islands, United Kingdom · Score 96
  2. Ciudad del CuscoUNESCO Site · Cusco, Peru · Score 96
  3. Gettysburg National Military ParkNational Battlefield · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 95
  4. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield ParkNational Battlefield · Georgia, United States · Score 95
  5. Manassas National Battlefield ParkNational Battlefield · Virginia, United States · Score 95
  6. San Juan National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · San Juan, United States · Score 94
  7. Vicksburg National Military ParkNational Battlefield · Mississippi, United States · Score 94
  8. Ford's Theatre National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · District of Columbia, United States · Score 94
  9. Stones River National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Tennessee, United States · Score 94
  10. The Victoria Falls World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Site · Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe · Score 93
  11. Guilford Courthouse National Military ParkNational Battlefield · North Carolina, United States · Score 93
  12. San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · California, United States · Score 93
  13. Lincoln Home National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Illinois, United States · Score 93
  14. Antietam National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Maryland, United States · Score 93
  15. Fort Necessity National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 93
  16. Kings Mountain National Military ParkNational Battlefield · South Carolina, United States · Score 93
  17. Fort Raleigh National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · North Carolina, United States · Score 92
  18. Monocacy National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Maryland, United States · Score 92
  19. Fort Smith National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Arkansas, United States · Score 92
  20. Tumacácori National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Arizona, United States · Score 92
  21. Moores Creek National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · North Carolina, United States · Score 92
  22. River Raisin National Battlefield ParkNational Battlefield · Michigan, United States · Score 92
  23. Shiloh National Military ParkNational Battlefield · Tennessee, United States · Score 92
  24. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Alabama, United States · Score 92
  25. Bent's Old Fort National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Colorado, United States · Score 91
  26. Fort Scott National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Kansas, United States · Score 91
  27. Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Oregon, United States · Score 91
  28. Hubbell Trading Post National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Arizona, United States · Score 91
  29. Petersburg National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Virginia, United States · Score 91
  30. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · New York, United States · Score 91
  31. Whitman Mission National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Washington, United States · Score 91
  32. Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Montana, United States · Score 91
  33. Fort Larned National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Kansas, United States · Score 91
  34. Saugus Iron Works National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Massachusetts, United States · Score 91
  35. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · North Dakota, United States · Score 91
  36. Manhattan Project National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Mexico, United States · Score 90
  37. Martin Van Buren National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · New York, United States · Score 90
  38. Poverty Point World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Site · Louisiana, United States · Score 90
  39. Vicksburg National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Mississippi, United States · Score 90
  40. War In The Pacific National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Guam, United States · Score 90
  41. Richmond National Battlefield ParkNational Battlefield · Virginia, United States · Score 89
  42. Mount Rushmore National Memorial George WashingtonNational Memorial · South Dakota, United States · Score 89
  43. Boston African American National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Massachusetts, United States · Insufficient data
  44. Germantown White HouseNational Historic Site · Pennsylvania, United States · Insufficient data
  45. Oklahoma City National Memorial & MuseumNational Memorial · Oklahoma, United States · Insufficient data
  46. San Antonio Missions National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Texas, United States · Insufficient data
  47. San Juan Island National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Washington, United States · Insufficient data
  48. Wilson's Creek National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · Missouri, United States · Insufficient data

Common questions

How many places are on this list?
48 places, 42 of them ranked.
What is the top pick for history and heritage?
Skara Brae leads with a ParksRanked Score of 0.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By our own ParksRanked Score only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.