Places To Visit

The historic Francis Land House was once surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland. It served as the home of Francis Land VI, a wealthy plantation owner from a prominent family in Princess Anne County, Virginia. The house is furnished with a mix of... Read More

Chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1968 with the stated purpose of collecting and preserving the history of Franklin County, Virginia. Staffed by volunteers... Read More

Once a railroad and steamboat hub of commerce, the City of Franklin is a laid-back cousin to larger cities in the Coastal Virginia region. The welcoming Visitor Center, in the old railroad depot, is in the heart of the historic area. You'll find a va... Read More

Frascati, built in 1821-23 for Supreme Court justice and statesman Philip Pendleton Barbour, is one of the architectural monuments of the Piedmont. With its detailed specifications surviving, the Orange County house is also among the region's best do... Read More

Housed in historic Town Hall/Market House (c. 1816), FAM's collection of objects span more than ten thousand years of history! Ranging from Native American artifacts to Black Lives Matter posters, the objects support the vast and rich stories of our ... Read More

Fredericksburg is among the most famous battles of the Civil War. On December 13, 1862, General Ambrose E. Burnside launched a series of brave but futile attacks against General Robert E. Lee's position on the heights behind town. Lee's men, posted ... Read More

The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail follows the stories and sites of the local Civil Rights movement and highlights the role of Black residents in Fredericksburg's history. Our timeline for this tour begins at the end of the Civil War in 1865. F... Read More

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

The Freedom House Museum is what remains of a large complex dedicated to trafficking thousands of Black men, women, and children from 1828 - 1861. Slavery, race-based laws, and racial terror erased and diminished African American history and contribu... Read More

Freedom's Jubilee is a 400-year African American history tour of Charles City County presented as 16 online exhibits linked to 19 sites within this historic county. The online exhibit contains 200+ images which help the landscape come alive where th... Read More

In a town of mostly wooden buildings, where open flames provided heat, light, and cooking, fire was a constant danger. The Friendship Firehouse was founded in 1774 and served as Alexandria's first volunteer fire department, fighting fires into the la... Read More

This new online exhibit takes you on a journey as George Washington gains experience on Virginia's western frontier as a young surveyor in the Shenandoah Valley, goes on to build Fort Loudoun during the French & Indian War, and then ultimately become... Read More

The Frontier Culture Museum shows how a new and unique culture evolved in early America from its roots in the Old World. Living History interpreters work in original and reconstructed buildings from Europe, Africa, and America to illustrate how diver... Read More

The Hupp House, also known as the Hupp Homestead or Frontier Fort, was likely built as early as 1755, presumably by Peter Hupp, a settler of German extraction who came to Shenandoah County from Pennsylvania. The house has been the property of the Hup... Read More

For almost two centuries, this much-expanded dwelling was home to the Fudge family. The Fudges were of German descent from Rockingham County; their name was originally Futch. The property was acquired by brothers Christian and Conrad Fudge in 1795. A... Read More