American Revolution Travel Guide: Travels with Darley Revolutionary Road Trips

Mix travel and history at these travel sites related to the American Revolution that we've visited while filming for "Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips."

by Darley Newman

We're cataloging untold and lesser-known stories of the American Revolution as we travel to film for "Travels with Darley" season 11 at travel sites you can visit! In filming for "Revolutionary Road Trips" in South Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia and New York State so far, here's what we uncovered. 

New Jersey:

Princeton

• Princeton Battlefield State Park

  • Step inside the Thomas Clark House

  • Read Larry Kidder’s Ten Crucial Days

• Morven Museum and Garden

• Princeton University Nassau Hall

• Princeton Tour Company

Stay

• Peacock Inn

• Nassau Inn

Trenton

• The Old Barracks

• The William Trent House

• New Jersey State Archives

Food

• 1911 Smokehouse BBQ

Washington Crossing

• Washington Crossing, NJ

• Washington Crossing, PA

Morristown

• Morristown National Historical Park

• Schuyler Hamilton House

• Morristown Green

• Morris Museum

• Maccullouch Hall

• The Seeing Eye

• Mayo Performing Arts Center

Food and Drink

• Glenbrook Brewery--Morristown

• Black Horse Tavern and Pub--Mendham

Monmouth County

• Monmouth Battlefield State Park--Manalapan

Food and Drink

• Laird’s Apple Jack—Colt’s Neck

• Colt’s Neck Inn Steakhouse

Somerset County

• History on the Green--Somerville

• Wallace House--Somerville

• Abraham Staats House –South Bound Brook

• Van Horne House—Bridgewater Township

• Van Veghten House--Bridgewater

• Rockingham State Historic Site--Kingston

Food and Drink

• Flounder Brewing Company--Hillsborough

• Verve--Somerville

• Boulevard Seafood--Somerville

• The Grain House Restaurant at the Olde Mill Inn—Basking Ridge

Middlesex County

• East Jersey Old Town Village—Piscataway

• Cornelius Low House—Piscataway

• Rutgers University—New Brunswick

• The Proprietary House—Perth Amboy

• Peter’s Church and Cemetery—Perth Amboy

• City Hall –Perth Amboy

Food and Drink

• The Frog and the Peach—New Brunswick

• Cuzin’s—New Brunswick

• The Barge—Perth Amboy

South Carolina

Follow along on The Liberty Trail! (visit battlefields.org for more resources)

Charleston

• The Charleston Museum

• Heyward-Washington House

• Fort Johnson

• McLeod Plantation

• Middleton Place

• Drayton Hall

• American College of the Building Arts

Food and Drink

• Charleston Crab House

• Leon’s Oyster Shop

• The King’s Courtyard Inn

 Berkeley County

• Stephen’s Episcopal Church

• Old Santee Canal Park

• Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center

• Gravesite of Francis Marion

• Battle of Monck”s Corner

• Cherry Hill Classroom

Food and Drink

• Howard’s Restaurant

Clarendon County

• Santee Indian Mound

• Fort Watson

Orangeburg County

• Battle of Eutaw Springs Site

Camden

• Historic Camden

• Revolutionary War Visitor Center

• Boykin Spaniels in Camden with Camden Archives and Museum

• Camden Battlefield

• National Steeplechase Museum

Food and Drink

• Kershaw County Farmer’s Market

New York: Saratoga

• Hatsational

• Saratoga Arms

• Congress Park

• Morrissey’s (at historic Adelphi Hotel)

• High Rock Spring

• Revolution Rail

• Olde Bryan Inn

• Adirondack Trust Company (downtown Saratoga Springs)

• Dark Horse Saratoga

• Walt Café and Whitman Brewing Co.

• Saratoga Parks

Food and Drink

• Hattie’s

• Caffe Lena

• Saratoga Tea & Honey

• Saratoga Apple

• Stewart’s Shops

Virginia

Prince William County

• Manassas National Battlefield Park

• Ben Lomond Historic Site

• Town of Occoquan

• Prince William Forest Park

• National Museum of the Marine Corps

• Rippon Lodge Historic Site

• Neabsco Regional Park and Boardwalk

Food and Drink

• My Cravingz

• Eavesdrop Brewery

• Farm Brew Live

• Hilton Haymarket

• Epiq Food Hall

Travels with Darley

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