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37.1233 -79.7658 18 Booker T Washington National Monument, Roanoke - Preserves portions of a former tobacco plantation where Booker T.32.7594 -79.8578 17 Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island - Where South Carolina colonists fended off British attack during the American Revolution.32.7522 -79.8747 16 Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston - An island fort at the mouth of Charleston Harbor that is famous as the site of the opening battle of the Civil War.South Carolina Fort Sumter National Monument 32.34097 -90.21265 15 Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Jackson, Mississippi - home of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.32.6367 -91.4114 2 Poverty Point National Monument, Pioneer, Northern Louisiana - Prehistoric earthworks and mounds dating to nearly three thousand years ago.37.068889 -84.736111 14 Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, near Somerset – a Civil War battlefield.37.787778 -84.598056 13 Camp Nelson National Monument, Nicholasville - a training ground for African-American soldiers in the Civil War.32.0272 -80.8903 12 Fort Pulaski National Monument, Tybee Island - A masonry fort that was the site of a crucial naval battle during the Civil War.Simons Island - Preserves the ruins of a British fort and town from the 18th century. 34.9742 -85.8033 1 Russell Cave National Monument - A cave system noted for its significant prehistoric archaeological finds site of the earliest known human settlement in the southeastern United States.33.635 -85.908333 10 Freedom Riders National Monument, Anniston - Two locations important to the Civil Rights Movement: an old Greyhound Bus depot, and the site outside town where a bus was burned.33.515278 -86.814722 9 Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Birmingham - Birmingham saw several key events in the Civil Rights Movement, leaving historic landmarks preserved to this day.38.891944 -77.003611 8 Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument, Capitol Hill - One of the most historic buildings in Washington, of great importance in the women's rights movement.40.733872 -74.002175 7 Stonewall National Monument, Greenwich Village, New York City - the Stonewall Inn and surrounding area, site of the Stonewall riots, making this the first national monument dedicated to LGBT history.

Nearby on a separate island is Ellis Island, the famous former immigration station where the ancestors of a significant portion of America's population arrived in the United States. Tours of the inside of the statue are available if you reserve far in advance. 40.6942 -74.0431 6 Statue Of Liberty National Monument, New York Harbor, New York City - Home to Lady Liberty, still greeting visitors to New York Harbor.40.6914 -74.0161 5 Governors Island National Monument, New York Harbor, New York City - An island park just off the southern tip of Manhattan that was once the site of military fortifications and an army base.43.2106 -75.4553 4 Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome - A fort in upstate New York that was the site of a battle in the American Revolution.40.7035 -74.0168 3 Castle Clinton National Monument, Financial District, New York City - A former fort at the southern tip of Manhattan that also served as the main immigration station in the country until a larger one at Ellis Island was built.40.7144 -74.0044 2 African Burial Ground National Monument, Financial District, New York City - A site in Lower Manhattan containing the remains of hundreds of Africans buried in what was a colonial-era cemetery.New York Statue of Liberty National Monument 39.2631 -76.58 1 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Federal Hill, Baltimore - Site of a famous battle in the War of 1812 where Francis Scott Key saw the American flag still flying over the fort and composed the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner, which later became the country's national anthem.

Mid-Atlantic Maryland Fort McHenry National Monument