Monroeville, AL: Old Courthouse Museum, “To Kill A Mockingbird”

COST: General Admission: $5.00 HOURS: Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closed most holidays NOTES: *This is the courtroom that the fictional courtroom in the book & movie “To Kill A Mockingbird” was based on. LOCATION: 31 North Alabama Ave. Monroeville, Alabama … Continue reading

Vacherie, LA: Laura Plantation

COST: 2013 Adults: $20.00 Children 6-17 years: $6.00 Children 5 years & under: Free HOURS: Daily: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed Mardi Gras, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, & New Years Day NOTES: *Tours start at 10:00 a.m.; last tour starts at 4:00 p.m. *Tours start approximately every 40 minutes. … Continue reading

Scottsboro, AL: Scottsboro Boys Museum & Cultural Center

COST: Adults: $3.00 Children 17 years & under: $2.00 HOURS: 2nd & 3rd Saturdays of each month: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. NOTES: *The museum is located in a church building that is over 100 years old. *Some believe the case the museum tells about, in which 9 youth were … Continue reading

Walnut Grove, MN: Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum

COST: Adults 13 years & up: $7.00 Children 5-12 years: $4.00 Children 4 years & under: Free HOURS: Hours vary by month, check their website for current hours *see notes below NOTES: *While the gift shop is open all year, I believe the museum building is closed from the beginning … Continue reading

De Smet, SD: De Smet Cemetery (Little House on the Prairie)

FREE NOTES: *Several of the Ingalls family members are buried here; Pa, Ma, Mary, Carrie, Grace & Laura’s son LOCATION: 405 3rd St SW De Smet, South Dakota PHONE: (605) 854-3423 WEBSITE: De Smet Cemetery Facebook page