Places To Visit

Two traces of the vital colonial travel artery survive today and are available for hiking. Native Americans created this path close to the Potomac River in their travels, with European settlers following in their literal footsteps. Under the command ... Read More

The King-Lancaster-McCoy-Mitchell House is a structure made interesting by its accretions; this complex dwelling, on Solar Hill, overlooking downtown Bristol, is named for the families who constructed its various sections. Col. James King, an Irish i... Read More

Kingsmill Plantation is a large tract of land in James City County that played a significant role in the growth and development of the Jamestown colony. When the first colonists arrived, Gabriel Archer proposed that they currently the currently-named... Read More

Kinsale Museum chronicles life in a vibrant port. Enjoy walking tour of Kinsale's historic district. Open year-round, Friday/Saturday 10-5. On the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail for a Naval Engagement during the Chesapeake Campaign of ... Read More

On Virginia's beautiful Eastern Shore, explored by Capt. John Smith in 1608, Kiptopeke offers recreational access to the Chesapeake Bay. It's also a great place to explore unique migratory bird habitat along the Atlantic flyway. The park has two and ... Read More

Kyle's Mill House, located southeast of Harrisonburg in Rockingham County, includes a mid- to late-18th-century log dwelling with later additions, the foundations of a dairy and mill, and 277 acres of pastureland that have been a part of the farm sin... Read More

This exhibit will feature a traveling exhibit from The American Friends of Lafayette, and numerous artifacts.... Read More

In 1763 Ralph Wormeley III of Rosegill sold this house to James Mills, a Scottish merchant. In 1791 Arthur Lee bought it and 1,000 adjacent acres to be his home in retirement. Lee named this estate Landsdowne in honor of his friend, William Fitzmauri... Read More

A mile and a half southwest stood Laneville, built by Richard Corbin, receiver general (treasurer) about 1760 on the site of an earlier house. There Patrick Henry sent, May 1775, to obtain money in payment for the colony's powder seized by Lord Dunmo... Read More

The Langhorne House is the birthplace of Lady Nancy Langhorne Astor, the first woman to sit in the British Parliament. Lady Astor's homecoming visit to Danville in 1922 was a celebrated event in the city's history. The original section of the two-sto... Read More

The Lantz Mill, in Shenandoah County, is a water-powered gristmill dating from immediately after the Civil War. This type of mill, once common throughout the Shenandoah Valley, is fast disappearing due to destruction or dramatic alterations to the hi... Read More

Near this spot in 1764, Shawnee Indians killed John Tremble (Trimble) in the last such event in Augusta County. During the preceding decade, a series of conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers occurred along the western frontier of t... Read More

Laurel Hill is located in the southwestern part of Patrick County within sight of the boundary line of North Carolina and Virginia. The seventy-five-acre site, owned by the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, is open to the public dawn to du... Read More

Laurel Meadow's dwelling house is a model example of the eastern Virginia vernacular farmhouse of the first half of the 19th century. Its dormered gable roof, hall/parlor plan, and asymmetrical facade are all features associated with the building typ... Read More

The Town of Glade Spring was laid out in 1794. The Lee County Historical Society promotes the study and preservation of the history of Lee County. Located in the Old Friendship Baptist Church Building approximately 4 miles west of the county seat at ... Read More