Places To Visit

The museum is located in a 1851 home which served as a hosptial during the Civil War Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862. The home became a stagecoach stop on the Staunton-to-Parkersburg Turnpike and was operated as a hotel. The Highland Historical Soc... Read More

Hill Grove School provided primary education for students in the local African American community before public school integration occurred in Pittsylvania County in the 1960s. In 1912, Alec Cook and his wife, Emma, donated a one-acre lot near the ru... Read More

ONCE SELF SUFFICIENT AND INDEPENDENT STILL THRIVES TO SURVIVE "Hobson, continue to trace its roots back to the early 1700's through a variety of deeds and land grants given to the freedmen prior to and just after the Civil War. These men and women... Read More

No visit to Fairfax City is complete without a visit to Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center. The site is famous for its Federal soldier signatures, pictographs, and thoughts preserved on the attic and house walls of this Greek-Rev... Read More

c1761-1780 former plantation home mostly in its original unmolested primitive condition with original 18th century siding, nails, some original 18-pane windows, interior paneling all made of robust heart pine. Family cemetery out back. Purchased by t... Read More

Centreville, Virginia, established in 1792, has a rich history as a crossroads community that played significant roles during the Civil War. Today, visitors can explore Historic Centreville Park, which features preserved Civil War fortifications and ... Read More

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville lies in the heart of ancestral Monacan Indian territory, near where the town of Monasukapanough had been settled for centuries. Founded in 1762 as the new county seat for Albemarle... Read More

Commissioned by Robert "King" Carter and completed in 1735, Christ Church is the finest and best preserved parish church from colonial Virginia. The church is a National Historic Landmark and one of America's great buildings. It retains most of its o... Read More

Set foot into some of the most interesting periods in America's past with a stroll amoung more than 350 originial 18th and 19th century buildings in Fredericksburg's 40-block National Historic District. While here, visitors can also step into over 10... Read More

Constructed in 1769 for the Harwood family, Historic Endview is one of the last remaining colonial buildings in Newport News. The Georgian-style house was located in close proximity to the route taken by the Continental Army and Virginia militia on t... Read More

Located near the Germanna Fort site, the Visitor Center, library, museum and memorial garden honor the first German immigrants settling in Virginia in 1714. Enjoy the Siegen Forest trails, the 170 acre forest behind their campus and Rapidan River acc... Read More

Historic Green Spring, built in 1784 by John Moss, has a rich history spanning farming, Civil War intrigue and architectural significance. Once home to the Moss family, then Civil War veteran Fountain Beattie and later power couple Michael and Belind... Read More

The Historic Henry County Courthouse, recognized as a community landmark, is home to the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society as well as the Heritage Center & Museum, which showcases a variety of exhibits of local and regional history. It is ... Read More

Historic Huntley, built in 1825 as a summer retreat for Thomson Francis Mason, is a Federal-style villa located near Huntley Meadows Park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has served as a retreat, grain farm, Civil War encampmen... Read More

Historic Jamestowne offers much to see and do. A typical visit can last 2 to 3 hours, but those wishing to delve deeper into Jamestown's history can easily spend half a day or more exploring the island. See archaeology in action as the Jamestown Redi... Read More