Places To Visit

Located in Shenandoah County's village of Fisher's Hill, the Stoner-Keller House and Mill offers a well-preserved example of a mill complex, a once-vital county industry. The Stoner-Keller House (also called the Abraham Stoner House) was constructed ... Read More

Stony Creek Plantation is likely the oldest building in Dinwiddie County. The original section of the T–shaped frame house is a rare surviving example of a mid-18th-century, center-hall plan, story-and-a-half house. It has massive Flemish-bond chim... Read More

Housed in a Southern Railway depot, the Museum exhibits include 18th, 19th, and 20th century pieces and items from colonial farms, barns, and homes. Native American artifacts, Civil War articles, a railway baggage car, three Victorian-style rooms, an... Read More

The Strasburg Visitor and Information Center is state certified and hosts over 7,000 visitors each year operated by the Town of Strasburg. The center features multiple amenities including walking trails that take guests through thick woods and offer ... Read More

Stratford College (1930-1974) and its constituent preparatory school, Stratford Hall (1930-1964), maintained the tradition of liberal arts education for women begun in 1854 at the Danville Female College. Main hall was built in 1883 to house the Danv... Read More

Stratford Hall is the Home of the Lee of Virginia, located in the historic Northern Neck. Grounds open daily: 10:00am to 5:00pm Great House & Historic Area (Self-Guided Audio Tours): Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00am to 4:00pm Visitor Center... Read More

`Historic Uptown Stuart includes beautiful architecture, museums, many unique shopping and dining experiences on Mainstreet, two LOVE signs, a library, and an expansive park.... Read More

Stubbs School was built in the 1930s for Black students in Spotsylvania. Moved from its original location on Stubbs Bridge Road to its current site in the historic Spotsylvania Courthouse district, the one-room school provides insight into the educat... Read More

Headquarters of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society and the offices of Preservation of Historic Suffolk. The facility features a tour of the 1881 home, extensive exhibit of collections, Afternoon Conversations, and research with historical re... Read More

Sully Historic Site was completed in 1799 by Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first Representative to Congress. The site is on the National Register for Historic Places, is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is part of the Na... Read More

Consisting of 421 acres, Sunnyside is nestled against the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rappahannock County. Henry Miller purchased the property in 1780 and deeded it to his son in 1785. Between 1780 and 1996, Sunnyside remained in the Miller family and it... Read More

The Southampton County plantation of Sunnyside contains one of southeastern Virginia's most complete groupings of domestic and farm outbuildings. The complex is scattered about an architecturally evolved main residence and includes a schoolmaster's h... Read More

Surry County is unique in the South to have preserved and protected original county legal records since its establishment in 1652; avoiding destruction from the British in the American Revolution and the Union Army during the Civil War. Records are a... Read More

The People's Playhouse for Over 50 Years! Take a step up in entertainment and back in history at Swift Creek Mill Theatre. Known as the People's Playhouse, the theatre is housed in the 353 year old Swift Creek Mill, which is a local, state and nation... Read More

Sycamore Tavern (c.1732) was the fourth stagecoach stop on the Richmond-Charlottesville Road. The tavern hosted travelers throughout the 19th century. The well preserved building houses the Page Memorial Library of History and Genealogy. Open Wednesd... Read More