Where We’ve Been (by date)
Here’s a list of where we’ve been and their categories, starting with the most recent. We tried to include links, if you want to check out these sites for yourself!
We’ve also noted if there’s a Nerd Trips post about the trip.
If we do have a post, you can find locations under the “On the Map” tab. The map shows you each location with a pin, which links to a page with information about the site, including address and contact information. “On the Map” pages also have important information for visiting with the handy Nerd Trips ABCs: admissions, bathrooms, concessions, etc.
2021
October:
JFK Hyannis Museum (Presidents)
Plymouth (Pilgrim Memorial State Park) & Mayflower replica
Falmouth (Rachel Carson and Katherine Lee Bates) (Other famous persons)
New Bedford (Whaling Museum drive-by) (Other famous persons)
September:
Providence
Cliff Walk: The Breakers and Edith Wharton House (Other famous persons)
St. Mary’s church (JFK and Jackie Kennedy married there) (Presidents)
May:
Old Graveyard, Carlisle, PA – Molly Pitcher grave
Buchanan Statue & Lane House – Mercersberg, PA (Irwin House)
2020
January
Maryland State Capitol – Annapolis (Presidents and other historic person)
2019
November
Philadelphia
July
Lindbergh House (Other famous persons)
2018
December:
San Francisco
Literary Walking Tour (Presidents and other famous persons)
Palace Hotel (Presidents)
Yosemite (Presidents and other famous persons)
November:
Independence Hall & Congress Hall (Presidents and other famous persons)
May
DC walking scavenger hunt – presidential homes (Presidents)
Woodrow Wilson house – Washington, D.C. (Presidents)
2017
September:
Greenmount Cemetery – Burlington, VT (Other famous persons)
Ethan Allen Homestead – Burlington, VT (Other famous persons)
Snowflake Bentley Museum – Jericho, VT (Bonus Nerd Trip)
Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Graveyard (Ethan Almond) – Burlington, VT (Not so nerdy trip)
June:
JFK Library – Boston (Presidents)
Adams National Historical Park – Quincy, MA (Presidents)
Forest Hills Cemetery – Boston (Authors/Poets)
2016
October:
Eisenhower farm – Gettysburg, PA (Presidents)
June:
Keats House – London (Authors/poets)
York Minster (technically not a cathedral) York, England
Bank of England museum – London (Other famous persons)
Stonehenge – England (Authors/poets and other famous persons)
Salisbury Cathedral – Salisbury, England (Other famous persons)
Dr. Samuel Johnson house – London (Other famous persons)
York Minster (Other famous persons)
May:
Rutherford B. Hayes birthplace – Delaware, Ohio (Presidents)
Warren G. Harding memorial – Marion, Ohio (Presidents)
Warren G. Harding home – Marion, Ohio (Presidents)
Warren G. Harding birthplace – (Presidents)
The Octagon, Washington, D.C.
2015
December:
George Washington in Lower Manhattan tour – New York City (Presidents)
Fraunces Tavern – New York City (Presidents/ Other Historic Persons)
November:
Green Mount Cemetery – Baltimore (Other Historic Persons)
October:
National Presbyterian Church – Washington, D.C. (Presidents/ Bonus Nerd Trip)
Washington Monument – Baltimore (Presidents) 2 posts
August:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial – Asheville, NC (Authors)
Riverside Cemetery – Asheville, NC (Authors/Other famous people)
The Biltmore – Asheville, NC (Authors/ Other famous people)
April:
Wills House – Gettysburg, Pa (Presidents)
Gettysburg Cemetery – Gettysburg, Pa (Presidents)
January:
Hall of Presidents – Orlando, FL (Not so nerdy trip) 1 post
2014
November:
Eastern State Penitentiary – Philadelphia (Other Historic Persons)
Edgar Allen Poe House – Philadelphia (Authors, Poets)
October:
Theodore Roosevelt birthplace gallery – NYC (Presidents) 1 post
September:
Belle Grove Plantation – King George, Va (Presidents)
August:
Margaret Mitchell house – Atlanta, Ga (Other Historic Persons)
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum – Atlanta, Ga (Presidents)
York, Pa Colonial Complex – York, Pa (Presidents, Other Historic Persons)
Davidge Hall, University of Maryland School of Medicine – Baltimore, MD (Other Historic Persons)
July:
Carlyle House – London (Authors/Poets)
Soane House – London (Other Historic Persons)
Royal Theatre on Drury Lane – London (Other Historic Persons)
Highgate Cemetery – London (Authors/Poets)
Dickens Walking Tour – London (Authors/Poets)
Stratford-upon-Avon – London (Authors/Poets)
June:
Wheatland, President Buchanan’s House – Lancaster, PA (Presidents)
Post Hunt 2014 – Washington, D.C. (no category to describe this)
April:
The Octagon – Washington, D.C. (Presidents)
Dept. of Interior Museum – Washington, D.C. (Other Historic Sites)
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site – Washington, D.C. (Other Historic Persons)
FDR Memorial – Washington, DC (Presidents)
North Carolina State Capitol – Raleigh, NC (Other Historic Site)
2013
Sherlock Holmes museum, London
November:
Old St. Paul’s Cemetery – Baltimore (Baltimore sites) 1 post
October:
Congressional Cemetery – Washington, D.C. (Mini Nerd Trip)
July:
Florence Nightingale museum – London (Other Historic Persons) 2 posts
Sherlock Holmes museum – London (Other Historic Persons? He’s not actually a person, although some people think he is) – 3 posts
Ben Franklin house – London (Other Historic Persons) – 2 posts
Charles Dickens house – London (Other Historic Persons)
June 2013:
Washington Post Hunt (no category to describe this)
May:
O. Henry World Championship Pun-Off – Austin, TX (Other Historic Persons) 1 post
April:
Booker T. Washington Birthplace – Hardy, Va (Other Historic Persons) 2 posts
Poplar Forest (Jefferson’s Retreat) – Forest, Va (Presidents) 2 posts
March:
President Wilson’s car
Camden Yards, Behind the Scenes – Baltimore (Not So Nerdy Trips/Baltimore Sites)
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace – Staunton, VA (Presidents) – 2 posts
2012
December:
O.Henry Museum -Austin, Texas (Authors/Poets) 2 posts
Dickinson/Hannig House – Austin, Texas (Bonus Nerd Trip) 1 post
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center – Austin, Texas (Mini Nerd Trip)
August:
Charleston Tea Plantation – Charleston, SC (Bonus Nerd Trip? Not So Nerdy Trip?)
Angel Oak – Charleston (Bonus Nerd Trip? Not So Nerdy Trip?)
Grant’s Tomb – New York City (Presidents) 3 posts
July:
Rapidan Camp (Camp Hoover) – Shenandoah National Park, Va (Presidents) 2 posts
June:
Washington Post Hunt – Washington, DC (There is no category to describe this!)
President Wilson’s car
Star Spangled Banner Flag House – Baltimore (Baltimore Sites, Mini Nerd Trips) 2 posts
April:
Theodore Roosevelt Boyhood Home – New York City (Presidents) 1 post
March:
“Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero” Book event (Presidents, Authors/Poets, Baltimore Sites, Nerdy News, New Nerd Knowledge) 2 posts
Severn Teackle Wallis – Baltimore (Baltimore Sites) 1 post
February:
Washington Monument – Baltimore, MD (Presidents, Baltimore Sites) 1 post
Maryland Antiques show – Baltimore (Presidents, Baltimore Sites, Bonus Nerd Trip, New Nerd Knowledge) 1 post
FDR inaugural columns – Alexandria, VA (Mini-NerdTrip, History Discovered)
January:
National Portrait Gallery – Washington, DC (Mini-Nerd Trip, Presidents, Poets/Authors)
The Cloisters of Baltimore – Baltimore (Baltimore Sites, Mini-Nerd Trip)
2011
December:
George H.W. Bush library – College Station, TX (Presidents) 2 posts
Southfork – Parker, TX (Not So Nerdy Trips) 2 Posts
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza – Dallas, TX (Presidents, Bonus Nerd Trip) 1 post
Sixth Floor Museum – Dallas (Presidents) 2 posts
October:
Andrew Johnson house – Raleigh, NC (Presidents) 1 post
September:
Princeton Cemetery and Einstein “Museum” – Princeton, NJ (Presidents, Bonus Nerd Trip)
Sunnyside – Sleepy Hollow, NY (Aborted Nerd Trip)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Old Dutch Church – Sleepy Hollow, NY (Poets/Authors)
June:
Rockefeller Plaza architecture tour – New York City
United Nations – New York City
St. Patrick’s Cathedral – New York City
March:
Barbourville Ruins (Bonus Nerd Trip)
James Monroe Museum – Fredericksburg, VA (Presidents)
January:
Lincoln’s Cottage – Washington, D.C. (Presidents)
2010
December:
The Alamo – San Antonio (Not So Nerdy Trips)
Driskill hotel – Austin (Bonus Nerd Trip) – 2 posts
LBJ library – Austin (Presidents)
LBJ ranch, Texas White House – Johnson City, TX (Presidents) 3 posts
October:
Christmas Story House – Cleveland (Not So Nerdy Trip) – 1 post
September:
Poe House, Baltimore – Baltimore (Baltimore Sites, Mini-Nerd Trip) 2 posts
**Note, Poe house closed in 2011.
Poe’s Grave, Westminster Hall – Baltimore (Baltimore Sites, Mini-Nerd Trip)
August
Falling Water – Pennsylvania (Not So Nerdy Trip?)
April:
Kennedy Space Station (Get Your Geek On)
March:
Gen Worth grave – NYC (Bonus Nerd Trip)
2009
August:
Taft House – Cincinnati (Presidents) 1 post
William Henry Harrison Memorial – North Bend, Ohio (Presidents) 1 post
Santa Claus, Indiana (Pit Stop) 1 post
Lincoln’s Boyhood Home – Lincoln City, Indiana (Presidents) 1 post
April:
Montpelier – Orange, VA (Presidents) 2 posts
Paul Jennings – Orange, VA (Other Historic Figures) 1 post
Monticello – Charlottesville, VA (Presidents) 3 posts
Ashlawn Highland – Charlottesville, VA (Presidents) 2 posts
UVA lawn – Charlottesville, VA (Bonus Nerd Trip) 1 post
2008
Baltimore Basilica – Baltimore (Baltimore Sites, Mini Nerd Trip)
Garfield Memorial – Cleveland (Presidents)
2007
Naval Academy – Annapolis, MD (Mini Nerd Trip)
2006
Hollywood Cemetery – Richmond, VA (Bonus Nerd Trip, Presidents)
Assateague Island – Assateauge, MD (Bonus Nerd Trip, Authors/Poets)
Booker T. Washington National Monument (Other Historic Persons) (Repeat trip in April 2013)
Woodrow Wilson House – Staunton, VA (Presidents) (Repeat trip in March 2013 – 2 posts)
2005
Hoover Dam – Nevada (Get Your Geek On)
Mt. Vernon – Alexandria, VA (Presidents)
2004
Walker’s Point – Kennebunk, ME (Presidents, Mini Nerd Trip)
2003
Frank Lloyd Wright House – Oak Park, IL (Not So Nerdy Trip)
McKinley Memorial and Museum – Canton, OH (Presidents)
McKinley Library & Home – Niles, OH (Presidents, Bonus Nerd Trip)
Carter Center – Atlanta (Presidents, Mini Nerd Trip)
2002
Spiegel Grove – Hayes house (Presidents) **1st official Nerd Trip
2001
Lawnfield – Garfield House (Presidents)
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