Hawn’s Mill (sometimes spelled Haun’s Mill) is a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints historical site located in Missouri. This site is the most remote church history site with the least to see, so it is only for true die-hard history buffs. However, if you’re in the area, make sure…
As kids, we never visited Adam-ondi-Ahman, because everyone told us that all we’d see was a brown sign and a big open field. Today, there is a bit to do at Diahman, as the early saints called it. Plan to spend around 45 minutes walking the two trails and seeing the…
Nauvoo is a restored town run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This is the largest of the Church historical sites, and there are more than a dozen buildings, some original, and a few restored or added later. You cannot see everything in Historic Nauvoo in one…
Nauvoo is the crown jewel of LDS historical sites outside of Utah. We love visiting Nauvoo, and we’ve written about what to expect when you visit right here. One frustrating thing about this amazing site is that it closes its doors at 5 pm, leaving you plenty of down time. We’ve…
The Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial is an LDS monument that stands on the site where the founder of the Church was born in 1805. This land belonged to his maternal grandfather. Joseph and the Smiths only lived there until he was three, yet there are some interesting things to see when…
We couldn’t call ourselves Utah’s Adventure Family if we didn’t love Utah history, and Utah history means LDS Church history. We’ve visited Church History sites all across the country. We love these sites, and they are almost always FREE to visit. On this page, we summarize the LDS Church History Sites…