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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Holland Page Place MuseumHolland Page Place Museum
Fluvanna County

The Holland Page Place Museum is a post-1865 log cabin built by John Benjamin Page. The property includes farmland, woods, and the site of the Page family gold mine. Mrs. Sara Holland Loving donated the site in 1998 to the Fluvanna Historical Society... Read More

Holland-Duncan Historic HomeHolland-Duncan Historic Home
Franklin County

The Holland-Duncan House has served as a focal point for the Hales Ford community in Franklin County since its construction in the 1830s by plantation owner Asa Holland. The two-story, Flemish-bond brick Holland-Duncan House features molded brick cor... Read More

Hollymead HouseHollymead House
Albemarle County

Nestled on two acres in Charlottesville, Virginia, award-winning historic Hollymead House Bed & Breakfast offers a romantic and historic stay. The restored 1780 federal country farmhouse blends a sense of history and modern accommodations for a bouti... Read More

Hook-Powell-Moorman FarmHook-Powell-Moorman Farm
Bedford County

The Hook-Powell-Moorman Farm's history parallels that of Franklin County and the events that buffeted it in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest part of the home and a general store were constructed by Scottish immigrant merchant John Hook who mov... Read More

Hook-Powell-Moorman Historic Farm Hook-Powell-Moorman Historic Farm
Franklin County

The Hook-Powell-Moorman Farm's history parallels that of Franklin County and the events that buffeted it in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest part of the home and a general store were constructed by Scottish immigrant merchant John Hook who mov... Read More

Hopefield Brick House Place/Chestnut GroveHopefield Brick House Place/Chestnut Grove
Fauquier County

Built around 1855 as a two-story, late-Federal-style dwelling, Hopefield originally, Brick House Placewas purchased in 1923 by Col. Robert Rollins Wallach, a cavalry veteran of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and by his wife, Feroline Perkins. Wall... Read More

Hotel DanvilleHotel Danville
City of Danville

An elegant component of Downtown Danville's central business district, this Neo-Adamesque high-rise building was built in 1927 to house the city's leading hostelry. The structure is representative of the wave of finely appointed, thoroughly modern ho... Read More

Hotel NortonHotel Norton
City of Norton

Hotel Norton is a historic hotel building located in Norton, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a six-story Colonial Revival style building consisting of a cut sandstone base, brick middle, and a deep stone and wood entablature. The interior feat... Read More

Hugh Mercer Apothecary ShopHugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
City of Fredericksburg

ca. 1772 This eighteenth-century building was restored to house the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, a museum of medicine, pharmacy, and military and political affairs. Dr. Mercer served the citizens of Fredericksburg with medicines and treatments of the... Read More

HungarHungar's Episcopal Church
Northampton County

The Hungars Cure Parish is made up of two Episcopal churches on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Christ Church is in Eastville and Hungars Church is in Bridgetown. "Cure" is an old English term; basically it defines a church partnership in which a rector s... Read More

Hungry Mother State ParkHungry Mother State Park
Smyth County

Hungry Mother has a sandy beach with bathhouse, boats (fishing, canoe, kayak and paddle) and a boat launch, and a universally accessible fishing pier. Guests also enjoy its campgrounds, cabins, yurts, gift shop, visitor center, a six-bedroom family l... Read More

HunterHunter's Iron Works
Stafford County

Located south of here on the Rappahannock River, stood Hunter's Iron Works, founded by James Hunter and was in operation by the 1750s. With the outbreak of the American Revolution, the Rappahannock Forge there supplied the Continental army and navy w... Read More

Hunting QuarterHunting Quarter
Sussex County

A classic example of traditional 18th-century plantation architecture, Hunting Quarter was built sometime after 1745, when Capt. Henry Harrison inherited the Sussex County property from his father, Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley. Henry Harrison was th... Read More

Immanuel Episcopal ChurchImmanuel Episcopal Church
Hanover County

Although the Gothic Revival style never completely dominated America's architectural scene as did the Greek Revival, the Gothic nonetheless permeated many aspects of the built environment, especially ecclesiastical works. This was especially so with ... Read More

Indiantown ParkIndiantown Park
Northampton County

This small (52-acre) county park is often used by recreational groups and private functions, but birding is normally possible on the margins and through the woodland trail even when other activities are in progress. At best a brief, pleasant stop whi... Read More

 

 

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