The history of the Revolution can be felt everywhere in Virginia, from the mountains to the beaches. Learn about the American Revolution and Independence and how Virginia helped shape our nation at these attractions and museums.

 




 

Beth Ahabah Museum and ArchivesBeth Ahabah Museum and Archives
City of Richmond

The Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives is Richmond's museum of Jewish history, art and culture. Located in the historic Fan District, the Museum & Archives is housed in an early 20th century row house adjacent to the 1904 sanctuary of Congregation Beth Ah... Read More

Black History Museum & Cultural Center of VirginiaBlack History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
City of Richmond

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia was founded in 1981 by Carroll Anderson, Sr. and opened to the public at 100 Clay Street, in the historic Jackson Ward district of Richmond in 1991. The Black History Museum & Cultural Cente... Read More

FREE BLACK PEOPLE IN VIRGINIAFREE BLACK PEOPLE IN VIRGINIA
City of Richmond

This exhibition explores the lives of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865. Through powerful objects and first-person accounts, visitors will discover how Virginia's people ... Read More

GIVE ME LIBERTYGIVE ME LIBERTY
City of Richmond

This exhibition will inspire a deep appreciation for the continental and global forces as well as the individual actions by both iconic and ordinary people that brought about a model of democratic government that would change the world. More detai... Read More

Historic St. JohnHistoric St. John's Church
City of Richmond

As tensions grew between the colonies and Great Britain in the 1770s, Virginia held a series of meetings to organize its protests against the mother country. In March of 1775, the Second Virginia Convention was held here at what was then called Henri... Read More

John Marshall HouseJohn Marshall House
City of Richmond

The John Marshall House, built in 1790 in the fashionable Court End neighborhood of Richmond, was the home of the Great Chief Justice for forty-five years. Listed on the National and Virginia Historic Registers, the John Marshall House has undergone ... Read More

Library of VirginiaLibrary of Virginia
City of Richmond

The Library of Virginia is open to the public 6 days a week and features special collections including ledgers of plantation owners, petitions of slaves and free blacks, Indian treaties, and Virginia's original copy of the United States Bill of Right... Read More

Richmond National Battlefield ParkRichmond National Battlefield Park
City of Richmond

The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South's largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks. From 1861 to 1865, Richmond's fate would dete... Read More

The ValentineThe Valentine
City of Richmond

For 125 years, the Valentine has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond Stories and is the only museum focused on the history and culture of the region. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the Valentine offers many unique experi... Read More

Virginia Capitol and Executive MansionVirginia Capitol and Executive Mansion
City of Richmond

Designed by Thomas Jefferson, the State Capitol houses America's oldest legislative assembly. Daily one-hour guided tours showcase historical statuary and paintings, rare exhibit objects, and newly restored legislative chambers. Self-guided tours als... Read More

Virginia Museum of History and CultureVirginia Museum of History and Culture
City of Richmond

Founded in 1831, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is the oldest cultural organization in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and one of the oldest and most distinguished history organizations in the nation. It houses a collection of more than 9 mil... Read More

Virginia War MemorialVirginia War Memorial
City of Richmond

The Paul and Phyllis Galanti education Center is the fulfillment of over ten years planning to transform the Virginia War Memorial into a major education center. The goal is to honor military veterans by passing their stories of sacrifice on to futur... Read More

WE THE PEOPLEWE THE PEOPLE
City of Richmond

This exhibition will explore the many people who, over centuries, have made Virginia the unique place it is in America and in the world, and the dramatic impact of the immigrant experience throughout Virginia's history as people arrived from the four... Read More

Wilton House MuseumWilton House Museum
City of Richmond

For more than 100 years, members of the Randolph family called Wilton home. Built c. 1753 for William Randolph III, Wilton was the centerpiece of a 2,000 acre tobacco plantation and at one point was home to the largest enslaved population in Henrico.... Read More

 

 

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