Places To Visit

The Newsome House Museum and Cultural Center is the restored 1899 residence of prominent African-American attorney J. Thomas Newsome and his wife Mary Winfield Newsome. At the turn of the 20th century, Mr. Newsome moved his family to Newport News, Vi... Read More

Newtown Cemetery is a historic cemetery that sits between East Kelley Street, Sterling Street, and Hill Street. The roughly 4-acre parcel has been the primary burial ground for the city's African American dead since its founding in 1869. Currently, i... Read More

This house was originally located on Crawford and had to be moved when a railroad track was being laid. It was previously thought that the house was built around 1784 but research now shows that it was built closer to 1754. During the War of 1812 it ... Read More

The Norfolk Botanical Garden is the largest in the state of Virginia at 175 acres while boasting sixty different themed gardens that can be explored by foot, boat or tram. The Garden got its start in 1935 with the idea coming from Thomas P Thompson a... Read More

A slightly twisted and darker historical moment in Norfolk's history that is still told today is the Norfolk Fire. In 1775 - 1776, the British forces suffered a defeat at the hands of the Americans at Great Bridge, leaving the British no choice but t... Read More

The North Danville Historic District is primarily residential with a small commercial district along North Main Street, the central corridor. The city of Danville developed south of the Dan River during the late 18th century as a tobacco marketing, m... Read More

Established in 1887, Northampton Lumber Company is the oldest building supply store still in operation on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The business has evolved and changed with the times to meet its customers needs and remains a mainstay in the communit... Read More

January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 - Special exhibit about Thomas Jefferson's comprehensive book about the Commonwealth, "Notes on the State of Virginia". VMNH has procured an original copy for exhibit and interpretation.... Read More

The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center provides visitors with an indepth experience of Nottoway Indian culture and history through a variety of exhibits and activities. Trace documented Nottoway Indian history f... Read More

The Roanoke History Museum, the O. Winston Link Museum and the Historical Society of Western Virginia shall preserve, interpret and promote the history of the Roanoke region; collect, preserve, interpret, and make available materials relating to that... Read More

Oak Forest was built by Samuel and Catharine Pollard Overton about 1828 during a period of growth in Hanover County. It stands in a grove of trees, surrounded by cultivated fields, at the intersection of two historic country roads that witnessed cons... Read More

Originally established by Lexington's first Presbyterian Church in the late 18th century, on the south end of Main Street, the historic cemetery was deeded to the City of Lexington as a public burial ground in 1949, then re-named Stonewall Jackson Me... Read More

Oak Hill was the childhood home of John Marshall, noted chief justice of the Supreme Court. The wood-frame dwelling built ca. 1773 by his father Thomas Marshall is a classic example of Virginia's colonial vernacular. John Marshall became owner of Oak... Read More

Located on a ridge above the Dan River in Pittsylvania County, Oak Ridge is a Greek Revival/Classical Revival house with many notable stylistic and decorative features. The house was built around 1840 for planter George Adams and his wife, Justina. T... Read More

The mansion on this 5,000-acre plantation estate was first built in 1802 and acquired at the turn of the 20th century by Thomas Fortune Ryan, a Nelson County native who had become one of the 10 wealthiest men in the nation. He made impressive alterat... Read More