Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Sites

Information on the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Sites

Information on the different locations in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. You can also view the Laura Ingalls Wilder address page for quick reference to all the sites.

If you are traveling between the sites, visit our site travel distances page.

Pepin, Wisconsin

Pepin, Wisconsin is where Little House in the Big Woods took place, and where Laura was born.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
Pepin in the Past
Pepin in the Present

Malone, New York

Where Almanzo Wilder was born, and where Farmer Boy took place.

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Almanzo & Laura Ingalls Wilder Association
Malone in the Past
Malone in the Present

Rothville, Missouri

The Ingalls lived here after leaving the Big Woods and before they went to Kansas.

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Video tour of Rothville

Independence, Kansas

Where Little House on the Prairie took place, and where Carrie Ingalls was born.

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Little House on the Prairie Historical Site
Independence in the Past
Independence in the Present

Walnut Grove, Minnesota

Where On the Banks of Plum Creek took place. It was also made famous as the town in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
Walnut Grove’s Church Bell Charles Ingalls Donated To
Walnut Grove in the Past
Walnut Grove in the Present

Burr Oak, Iowa

Often referred to as the time between the books, Laura and her family lived here after leaving Plum Creek. It was a painful time for the family, so she never wrote about it in the series.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Park and Museum
Burr Oak in the Past
Burr Oak in the Present

De Smet, South Dakota

De Smet was the place for the final five books in the Little House series, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years and The First Four Years.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
De Smet in the Past
De Smet in the Present

Vinton, Iowa

Vinton is where Mary attended school after she became blind.

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Vinton during the era Mary Ingalls attended Vinton School for the Blind.

Mansfield, Missouri

Where Laura and Almanzo resided for most of their lives, and where Laura wrote her Little House books.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder – Rose Wilder Lane Museum and Home
Mansfield in the Past
Mansfield in the Present

Spring Valley, Minnesota

Many members of the Wilder family resided in Spring Valley. And Almanzo, Laura, and Rose lived there for a year and a half in 1890-91.

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S.V. Historical Society Church & House Museums
Spring Valley in the Past
Spring Valley in the Present

Westville, Florida

Laura, Almanzo and Rose lived in Florida for a short time in 1891, where Laura’s cousin Peter resided.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Site
Westville in the Past
Westville in the Present

Cuba, New York

The birthplace of Charles Phillip Ingalls, Laura’s father.

More about Cuba, NY
Charles Phillip Ingalls Site
Cuba in the Past
Cuba in the Present

Keystone, South Dakota

Where Carrie resided for most of her adult life.

More about Keystone, SD
Keystone Area Historical Society and Museum
Keystone in the Past
Keystone in the Present

Pomona, California

The manuscript for Little Town on the Prairie resides at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Room of the Pomona Library in California.

More about Pomona, CA
Laura Ingalls Wilder Room