The United States is gearing up to celebrate its 250th birthday and there are many places that should be on your patriotic bucket list. Here are five places to visit on their respective 250th anniversaries.

• Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum – The spark that ignited the American Revolution (Visit December 16, 2023)
• Minute Man National Park Concord and Lexington – The first battle of the Revolutionary War (Visit April 19, 2025)
• Independence Hall – Signing of the Declaration of Independence – (Visit July 4, 2026)
• Valley Forge National Park – The infamous campsite where General George Washington and his troops endured the brutal winter of 1777/78 (Visit Winter 2027/28)
• Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia – The final battle of the Revolutionary War where the British under Lord Cornwallis surrendered (Visit September 28 to October 18, 2031