Places To Visit

Places to Visit




History can be felt everywhere in Virginia, from the mountains to the beaches and every place in between. Visit these sites and discover why Virginia’s History is America’s Story and how our Commonwealth helped shape our nation.

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Graffiti House at Brandy StationGraffiti House at Brandy Station
Culpeper County

The Graffiti House is located at 19484 Brandy Road in the eastern end of the town of Brandy Station, Virginia. The Brandy Road (Rt. 762) runs parallel to the railroad tracks as they pass through the town of Brandy Station, and the house is between t... Read More

Grand CavernsGrand Caverns
Rockingham County

Grand Caverns, formerly known as Weyer's Cave, is located in the central Shenandoah Valley in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, United States. A limestone cavern, it claims the distinction of being America's oldest show cave, in operation since 1806.... Read More

GrantGrant's Headquarters at City Point
Prince George County

From June 1864-April 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant directed the 10-month Siege of Petersburg from the grounds of Appomattox Plantation at City Point. During this period, City Point served as a supply center for 100,000 Union soldiers. Located at the... Read More

Grassdale Historic Home/FarmGrassdale Historic Home/Farm
Henry County

Grassdale Farm, located in the southwest Henry County community of Spencer, is notable for its many surviving 19th- and early 20th-century structures. They include the stylish plantation house and numerous dependencies, especially a log slave dwellin... Read More

Gravel HillGravel Hill
Henrico County

Following a successful case before the Virginia Court of Appeals in 1777, the slaves of John Pleasants were allowed to follow the dictates of his 1771 will and were freed. His son, Robert Pleasants then gave seventy-eight former slaves 350 acres of h... Read More

Graves Mill Historical ParkGraves Mill Historical Park
Madison County

The Graves Mill Historical Park, an official Virginia Cultural Historical Site, offers a glimpse into the past commemorating the significance and history of the Village of Graves Mill. Within the Park is located a stone memorial and bronze plaque pay... Read More

Gravesite of William LetcherGravesite of William Letcher
Patrick County

This grave is believed to be the oldest in Patrick County. William Letcher was a pioneer and early settler of what would later become Patrick County, Virginia. He was murdered by a Tory sympathizer on August 2, 1780. He was buried on his farm that re... Read More

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways MuseumGreat Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
City of Chesapeake

Visitors will experience life in 18th century Virginia, learn about the water that defined the landscape, visit a Three Tun Tavern, and find themselves in the middle of the Battle of Great Bridge which led Virginia on the path to independence. The... Read More

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife RefugeGreat Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
City of Suffolk

Established in 1974, the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge consists of over 112,684 acres of forested wetlands in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The 3,100 acre Lake Drummond lies at the center of the swamp, with the ... Read More

Great Lakes to Florida Highway MuseumGreat Lakes to Florida Highway Museum
Wythe County

The Great Lakes to Florida Highway Museum opened August 20, 2011. The third museum owned and operated by the Town of Wytheville offers visitors a chance to return to the days when the Great Lakes to Florida Highway (Route 21) was the main route from ... Read More

Greater Newport Rural Historic DistrictGreater Newport Rural Historic District
Giles County

The Greater Newport Rural Historic District in Giles County includes 21,000 acres of land defined by mountain ridges and beautiful valley tributaries of the New River. First settled in the late 1700s, the district during the 19th century produced agr... Read More

Green FallsGreen Falls
Caroline County

Though Green Falls is obviously a dwelling of great age, its construction date is uncertain. Claims have been made that the house was built in 1710 for Richard Johnston. Architectural evidence, however, points to a date in the second or third quarter... Read More

Green SpringGreen Spring
James City County

Named for a natural spring on this James City County property located west of Williamsburg, Green Spring was patented by 1643 by Governor Sir William Berkeley. He constructed a substantial brick dwelling here in 1645 and developed the property into a... Read More

Green Spring GardensGreen Spring Gardens
Fairfax County

Demonstration gardens, a greenhouse and a newly-expanded horticultural center provide visitors with scenes to delight the senses, and for the home gardening enthusiast, the possibility for new ideas as well. A kitchen garden, fruit garden, wildflower... Read More

GreenfieldGreenfield
Charlotte County

Greenfield was the plantation of Isaac Read (1739-1777), member of the House of Burgesses and of the Virginia conventions of 1774 and 1775. Read was mortally wounded while serving as an officer in the Revolutionary War. The plain but formal dwelling ... Read More

 

 

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