ParksRanked

Best National Historical Parks

The top pick for national historical park visits is San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park with a ParksRanked Score of 94, from 51 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.

51 places · 51 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for national historical park visits, 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: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park with a ParksRanked Score of 94.

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  1. San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · California, United States · Score 94
  2. San Antonio Missions National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Texas, United States · Score 93
  3. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Alaska, United States · Score 92
  4. War In The Pacific National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Guam, United States · Score 91
  5. San Juan Island National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Washington, United States · Score 91
  6. Sitka National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Alaska, United States · Score 90
  7. Lyndon B Johnson National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Texas, United States · Score 90
  8. Pullman National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Illinois, United States · Score 89
  9. Harriet Tubman National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New York, United States · Score 89
  10. Manhattan Project National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Mexico, United States · Score 89
  11. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · South Carolina, United States · Score 89
  12. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Ohio, United States · Score 89
  13. Homestead National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Nebraska, United States · Score 89
  14. Weir Farm National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Connecticut, United States · Score 89
  15. Kalaupapa National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Hawaii, United States · Score 89
  16. Hopewell Culture National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Ohio, United States · Score 89
  17. Women's Rights National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New York, United States · Score 88
  18. Brown v. Board of Education National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Kansas, United States · Score 88
  19. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Virginia, United States · Score 88
  20. Tumacácori National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Arizona, United States · Score 88
  21. Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological PreserveNational Historical Park · U.S. Virgin Islands, United States · Score 87
  22. Independence National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 80
  23. Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · West Virginia, United States · Score 80
  24. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Georgia, United States · Score 80
  25. Paterson Great Falls National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Jersey, United States · Score 80
  26. Valley Forge National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 80
  27. Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Hawaii, United States · Score 80
  28. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Kentucky, United States · Score 80
  29. Cumberland Gap National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Kentucky, Tennessee & Virginia, United States · Score 80
  30. Golden Spike National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Utah, United States · Score 80
  31. Minute Man National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Massachusetts, United States · Score 80
  32. Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Hawaii, United States · Score 80
  33. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Maryland, West Virginia & DC, United States · Score 80
  34. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Georgia, United States · Score 80
  35. Pecos National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Mexico, United States · Score 80
  36. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveNational Historical Park · Louisiana, United States · Score 80
  37. Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Virginia, United States · Score 80
  38. Salem Maritime National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Massachusetts, United States · Score 80
  39. Thomas Edison National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Jersey, United States · Score 80
  40. Chaco Culture National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Mexico, United States · Score 80
  41. Saratoga National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New York, United States · Score 80
  42. Keweenaw National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Michigan, United States · Score 80
  43. George Rogers Clark National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Indiana, United States · Score 80
  44. Jimmy Carter National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Georgia, United States · Score 80
  45. Morristown National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Washington, United States · Score 80
  46. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Texas, United States · Score 80
  47. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Vermont, United States · Score 80
  48. Saint-Gaudens National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · New Hampshire, United States · Score 80
  49. Natchez National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Mississippi, United States · Score 80
  50. Adams National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Massachusetts, United States · Score 80
  51. Cane River Creole National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Louisiana, United States · Score 80

Common questions

How many places are on this list?
51 places, 51 of them ranked.
What is the top pick for national historical park visits?
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park leads with a ParksRanked Score of 94.
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.