Places To Visit

The Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum and The American Friends of Lafayette have partnered to present The Life and Legacy of The Marquis de Lafayette. This traveling exhibit tells the important stories of Lafayette's life and legacy includi... Read More

The Mariners' Museum and Park connects people to world's waters because that is how we are connected to one another. Regardless of who or where we are, we are united as one global community through our shared maritime heritage. Everyone has a tie to ... Read More

The Mariners' Museum & Park believes that the promise of our mission is a powerful one. This shared connection to the water unites our local, national, and global communities. That bond - the belief that we are all mariners - creates the vehicle to b... Read More

Built in 1841, it was used by the Union forces during the Civil War as the Federal Adjutant General's Office. It received its name because passes, which were required to leave Portsmouth, were issued here.... Read More

The library building itself dates to the 1800s. It was originally a post office. They say it was a Pony Express stop, a claim seemingly based on an undated photo on the library's walls showing a horseman standing in front of the library porch. The Pe... Read More

John Craig, born in County Antrim, Ireland, and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, immigrated to America in 1734. Ordained pastor in 1740 of the two churches known as Augusta Stone and Tinkling Spring, Craig was Virginia's first settled Presbyterian mi... Read More

A visit to The Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia is like stepping one hundred years into the past. Visit this 67 acre open air museum and learn the story of the people who settled the area. View the Migration Story and map at our visitor's center... Read More

The Strayer House Civil War Orientation Center is located along US Route 11 the historic Valley Turnpike. The original portion of the building was constructed circa 1808 for John Strayer's home and mercantile business and was visited by historic figu... Read More

The Tavern, the oldest of Abingdon's historic buildings and one of the oldest west of the Blue Ridge, was built in 1779. It was used from its beginning as a tavern and overnight inn for stagecoach travelers. The Tavern has held such guests as Henry C... Read More

The Tavern at Old Church is an important example of a rural Federal-style tavern complex, an increasingly rare but once-common building type in rural Virginia. The property formed the nucleus of the Hanover County crossroads community of "Old Church.... Read More

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

The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34-mile rail-trail that is considered one of the best bike trails in the nation. From Abingdon to Alvarado the trail crosses rolling farmland, and then slowly changes to a high mountain trail between Damascus, VA and W... Read More

America's first resort with over 250 years of service. The first inhabitants of the area were the Native Americans, who used the waters to "rejuvenate" themselves on their many excursions through the area. Capt. Bullitt moved his militia company a... Read More

Wigwam was the home of William Branch Giles (1762-1830), who served Virginia in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and was elected governor in 1827. Giles was also a member of the convention that revised the Virginia Constitu... Read More

Open MAY - OCTOBER, Thursdays - Saturdays. Other times by Appointment. The museum is housed in two 18th century homes - a dressed limestone structure known as the Marshall House, & log home referred to as the Wickham House. Displays include Civil War... Read More