These historic sites are open to visitors and maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Addresses are taken from each site’s official page (checked October 2026). Hours change by season, so check the official page before you go.
357 LDS Lane, South Royalton, Vermont 05068
Where Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, in a home on Solomon Mack's farm. A 50-foot granite monument raised in 1905 marks the site.
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843 Stafford Rd, Palmyra, New York 14522
The Smith log home, the frame home Alvin began, and the grove where Joseph prayed in the spring of 1820. Missionaries guide the homes; the grove is self-guided.
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603 State Route 21, Palmyra, New York 14522
The hill where Joseph met the angel Moroni each year from 1823 and received the plates on September 22, 1827. A visitors’ center stands at its base.
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27832 State Route 171, Oakland Township (Susquehanna), Pennsylvania 18847
Harmony, where most of the Book of Mormon was translated and where the Aaronic Priesthood was restored on May 15, 1829. Reconstructed homes of Joseph and Emma and of Isaac and Elizabeth Hale.
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1451 Aunkst Rd, Waterloo, New York 13165 (visitors’ center at 1455 Aunkst Rd)
Where the translation was finished in June 1829 and the Church was organized on April 6, 1830.
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Visitors’ center: 7800 Kirtland-Chardon Rd, Kirtland, Ohio 44094
The Newel K. Whitney store, where Joseph arrived on February 4, 1831, with restored homes and mills nearby.
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Visitors’ center: 7809 Joseph St, Kirtland, Ohio 44094
Dedicated March 27, 1836. Guided tours begin at the visitors’ center every half hour, limited to 25 people.
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216 North Main St, Liberty, Missouri 64068
The original jail no longer stands. The visitors’ center holds a full-scale model of it, built to show its size and construction.
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North Visitors’ Center: 290 Main St, Nauvoo, Illinois 62354 · South Visitors’ Center: 865 Water St
The city the Saints built from 1839 to 1846, with restored homes and shops, the Smith family homestead and Joseph’s Red Brick Store.
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310 Buchanan St, Carthage, Illinois 62321
Where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed on June 27, 1844. Tours begin with a short orientation and video in the visitors’ center.
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