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Historic Speedwell
Brings the birth of the American Industrial Revolution to vivid life.    This National Historic Landmark site is comprised of 8 historic structures.  Among these are the home of Stephen Vail, proprietor of the Speedwell Ironworks, restored to the 1844-1864 period, and the Factory Building where Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail first publicly displayed the telegraph. Exhibits illustrate the history of the Ironworks, Stephen Vail's connection to the S.S. Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, and a museum store.

    Hours of Operation: April – October,
                                          Wednesday – Saturday 10 – 5
                                          Sunday 12–5  333
    Location: Speedwell Avenue, Morristown
    Telephone: (973) 540-0211 
    www.morrisparks.net

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Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum
Located in a rustic 19th century building which served as a lock tender’s house on the Morris Canal, the museum offers an entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's largest lake.

    Hours of Operation: Call for hours
    Location: Hopatcong State Park, Lakeside Boulevard, Landing
    Telephone: (973) 398-2616
    www.hopatcong.org/museum

Ledgewood Historic Park
Includes the unique 2 and ½ story, rubble stone constructed King General Store, circa 1815, and the King Homestead, an 1881 vernacular frame house, undergoing renovation, with Italianate and Queen Anne influenced detailing in its subsequent additions. Both structures are listed in the National and State Registers of Historic Sites.

    Hours of Operation: 2nd Sunday of each month, 1 – 4pm.
                                          Closed in January
    Location: 209 Main Street, Ledgewood
    Telephone: (973) 927-7603

The Little Red Schoolhouse Museum
This museum houses the Historical Society of Florham Park formed in 1936 to save the schoolhouse from demolition. The museum focuses on the history of Florham Park from a farming village to the present.

    Hours of Operation: April – June
                                          September – December on the 1st Sunday of the month, 2-4
                                          Also by appointment
    Location: Ridgedale Avenue & Columbia Turnpike., PO Box 193, Florham Park
    Telephone: (973) 377-3713

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Macculloch Hall and Gardens
A 20-room Federal-style mansion was built in 1810 by George Macculloch, known as the Father of the Morris Canal. Ten period rooms display 18th and 19th century furnishings, while four galleries offer changing exhibits year-round. There is also an impressive collection of prints and drawings by Thomas Nast, the famous political cartoonist who had once been a neighbor of Macculloch Hall.

    Hours of Operation: Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 1 – 4
    Location: 45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown
    Telephone: (973) 538-2404
    www.maccullochhall.org

Mead Hall
Completed in 1836, has been called the finest example of Greek Revival architecture north of the Mason-Dixon line. It was owned for several years by William Gibbons, and then sold to Daniel Drew in 1867. It became the permanent home of the Drew Theological Seminary in the same year, and the house was renamed for Roxanna Mead, wife of Daniel Drew. It served as the seminary's center until 1900.

    Hours of Operation: Daily 9 – 5
                                          Tours available by appointment only on Mondays 2 – 5
    Location: Campus of Drew University, Madison
    Telephone: (973) 408-3559

Montville Museum
was originally constructed in 1867 as a one-room school and later in the 1890s as a gathering place for the local temperance league, then Post Office. Exhibits reflect the history of the Montville area as well as the Morris Canal.

    Hours of Operation: Sunday 1 – 4
                                          Closed July and August
    Location: 6 Taylortown Road Taylortown Road, off Route 202, Montville
    Telephone: (973) 334-3665

Morris Museum
Which includes the gracious Georgian-style Frelinghuysen Mansion, designed by Stanford White, features galleries for both permanent and changing exhibitions which explore the arts, sciences and humanities. Among the Museum's permanent collections are fine and decorative arts, costumes and textiles, and dolls and toys and extraordinary, 700-piece Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

    Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Saturay 10 – 5
                                          Sunday 1 – 5
                                          Thursday 10 – 8
    Location: 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
    Telephone: (973) 971-3700
    www.morrismuseum.org

The Morris Plains Museum
Preserves Morris Plain's history by keeping a collection of artifacts, records and documents. By visiting, guests can learn how Morris Plains has developed into the town it is today.

    Hours of Operation: Saturday 10 – 2
    Location: 77 Glenbrook Road, Morris Plains
    Telephone: (973) 683-1089

Morristown National Historical Park
Established in 1933 as the nation's first "National Historical Park," consists of four non-contiguous units, Jockey Hollow, Fort Nonsense, The New Jersey Brigade and The Ford Mansion that served as George Washington's military headquarters during his troops' harsh winter encampments in Morristown.

    Hours of Operation: Daily 9 – 5
    Location: Washington Place, Morristown
    Telephone: (973) 539-2016
    www.nps.gov/morr

Mt. Hope Historical Park
Known as one of the earliest mining areas in Colonial America. Features include guided nature hikes, hiking trails, self-guided tours and interpretive/nature trails. Remains of mining still exist in the southwestern section of the park.

    Hours of Operation: Daily 8–dusk
    Location: Rockaway
    Telephone: (973) 829-8666
    www.morrisparks.net

Museum of Early Trades and Crafts
Explores the history of the people who lived & worked in the NJ area during the 18th and 19th century. METC is host to thousands of school children, families & individuals who visit the site annually to discover what life was like for everyday Americans 200 years ago. Permanent and changing exhibits, public programs & special events make the past come alive every day. Museum shop

    Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 4
                                          Sunday 12 – 5
    Location: 9 Main Street, Madison
    Telephone: (973) 377-2982 extension:10
     www.metc.org

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Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill
Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill, Built in 1750 by Philip Weise, the mill is currently being restored by the Washington Township Land Trust.

    Hours of Operation: Most Saturdays 10 – 2
                                          or by appointment.
    Location:12 East Mill Road (Rt. 513), Long Valley
    Telephone: (908) 876-4478 or (908) 876-5986
    www.wtlt.org

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Schuyler-Hamilton House
This colonial home of Dr. Jabez Campfield, was used by General Washington's personal physician, Dr. John Cochrane. Washington’s aide, Colonel Alexander Hamilton courted house guest Betsy Schuyler here. The home is now owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

    Hours of Operation: By appointment only
    Location: 5 Olyphant Place, Morristown
    Telephone: (973) 539-7502
    www.members.dar.org

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
Craftsman Farms is the only house Gustav Stickley, the foremost spokesman for the American Arts and Crafts Movement, designed and built for himself. Stickley, known for his Mission furniture, revolutionized American decorative arts.

    Hours of Operation: April – November 15th
                                          Wednesday – Friday 12 – 3
                                          Saturday – Sunday 11 – 4
    Location: 2352 Rt. 10 West at Manor Lane, Morris Plains
    Telephone: (973) 540-1165
    www.stickleymuseum.org

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Washington Township Historical Society Museum/Old Union Church
Ruins and Cemetery
Was originally constructed in 1830 as a schoolhouse. Later it was transformed into a library and then in 1981, to a museum. The museum preserves the history of Washington Township & includes exhibits, a genealogy library, photographs, and displays of local artifacts and farm tools. Next to the museum are the ruins of the Old Union Stone Church, built in 1774, and cemetery.

    Hours of Location: Sunday 2 – 4
                                     also by appointment
    Locaton: 6 Fairview Avenue, Long Valley
    Telephone: (908) 876-9696
    www.wtlt.org