Places To Visit

Exmore is a quiet rural town of just under 1,500 residents nestled in the heart of Virginia's Eastern Shore peninsula. Its advantageous location, midway between the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and the Virginia-Maryland line, has made Exmore an impor... Read More

The time period of this tour starts in 1884 when Exmore Station opened for railway commerce. During the railroad days, Exmore became an important distribution and transportation hub due to its central location and proximity to produce and seafood pro... Read More

Eyre Hall is one of Virginia's finest and best-preserved colonial homes. Approached by a long, old-fashioned cedar-lined lane, the house overlooks Cherrystone Creek. Thomas Eyre landed at Jamestown in 1622 to take up patented land on the Eastern Shor... Read More

Start your visit to Fairfax here! The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center is conveniently located near charming Old Town Fairfax, our historic downtown and entertainment district. Find brochures, travel guides, and maps in the lobby, and speak to o... Read More

Since its founding around 1855, Fairview Cemetery has been an important component of the physical and cultural landscape of the county courthouse town of Culpeper. As a municipal cemetery, its establishment, expansion, and improvements over the years... Read More

The Fairview District Home is an extension of the almshouse system in Virginia, a tradition that extended back to 18th-century care for indigent or infirm adults and children. In 1908, the newly formed State Board of Charities and Corrections found 1... Read More

At Fairview, learn about the Hagy family, a family whose history parallels the American experience. The Hagys were Swiss immigrants to the American colonies, served in the War for Independence, moved to Virginia along the Great Road, and planted thei... Read More

Falling Spring Falls is a breathtaking 80' waterfall that is one of the most visited and photographed spots in the Alleghany Highlands. The scenic waterfall is located on Route 220 in Alleghany County, just five miles north of Covington, Virginia. Th... Read More

The seeds that would lead to Ferrum College were sown in the early 1900s. In 1909, the Virginia Conference Woman's Home Missionary Society (VCWHMS) of the United Methodist Church wrote Dr. Benjamin Beckham to report the VCWHMS had $1,200 for starting... Read More

The Ferry Plantation dates back to 1642 when the "ferry" service was started by Adam Thoroughgood to connect plantations by the waterway. The 3rd Princess Anne Courthouse built in 1735 including stock and pillory once stood on this site. The House th... Read More

The Fieldale Historic District, located on the Smith River in Henry County, incorporates a company mill town established in 1916 by Marshall Field & Company to produce towels for the Marshall Field's Department Store. Situated on a 1,800-acre tract o... Read More

In 1916, Marshall Field and Company, of the Chicago Marshall Field Department Store, purchased 1841 acres of land surrounded by the Smith River. Marshall Field had long purchased items to sell in his store and decided to build his own manufacturing f... Read More

Deep in the Franklin County countryside, the Finney-Lee House is a surprisingly refined late Federal I-house exhibiting handsomely crafted wooden trim and Flemish-bond brickwork. Such dwellings, although not commonplace, were preferred by many southe... Read More

The Commonwealth of Virginia placed the "First Africans in Virginia" marker in 1994. It stands on the seawall at Old Point Comfort. The marker represents and commemorates where the first enslaved Africans came to Virginia.... Read More

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg was organized in 1776, with a quest by a group of courageous slaves and free blacks who wanted to worship God in their own way. First led by Rev. Moses, a free black itinerant preacher, they built a brush arbo... Read More