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. Notice a historical site or museum in Virginia missing from this list? Click here to add a location to this listing.
Gloucester County
Holly Knoll is the historic home of Dr. Robert Russa Moton in Gloucester, Virginia. The home was used after Dr. Moton retired from his position as President of Tuskegee Institute. Dr. Moton invited many dignitaries to his home, both black and white... Read More
Prince Edward County
The Robert Russa Moton Museum is the national center for the study of Civil Rights in Education. Named a National Historic Landmark in 1998, it was the site of the first non-violent student demonstration (1951), an action that led to the Brown vs. Bo... Read More
Southampton County
The Rochelle Prince House was the home of James Rochelle, the clerk of the Southampton County Court during the famous trial of Nat Turner. James Rochelle'e daughter, Mattie, married John Tyler, Jr., son of US President John Tyler. Today, the Rochell ... Read More
Henry County
Rock Run School, a one-story frame building, once served a rural African American community in Henry County from the early 1880s through the mid-20th century. The building is a rare example from the post-Reconstruction era of both a rural school as w... Read More
City of Harrisonburg
One of nearly 200 buildings designed by Staunton architect T. J. Collins, the Rockingham County Courthouse in the Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District reveals his mastery of the fashionable Richardsonian Romanesque and Renaissance Revival styles o... Read More
Pulaski County
An architectural wonder and National Registry Home; Rockwood Manor was built with a flare for class in 1875 and is located near Radford and Virginia Tech. Extra large windows set into bays that lend light to the twelve foot ceiling; seventeen firepl... Read More
Franklin County
Rocky Mount Historic District is a small service, factory, and courthouse town sited near the center of Franklin County, within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the rolling, rural terrain of the Piedmont plateau. One hundred and eighty-four primar... Read More
Southampton County
The Rose Hill dwelling is among the earliest and least-altered I-houses in Southampton County. Characteristic of the form, it has a passage between the two rooms of each floor. The house stands on land deeded by the Nottoway tribe of Virginia to John... Read More
Middlesex County
The house was built about 1650 by the first Ralph Wormeley; it became the summer home of the colonial governors, Sir Henry Chicheley and Lord Howard of Effingham. In 1776, the owner, the fifth Ralph Wormeley, was put under restraint as a Tory. In 178... Read More
Gloucester County
One of colonial America's grandest mansions, Rosewell was built 1725-1738 and gutted by fire in 1916. Four massive chimneys, one wall, and a vaulted cellar are now silent witnesses to history. Stabilized, but not rebuilt, Rosewell allows visitors to ... Read More
Hanover County
One of the oldest dwellings in Hanover County, the gambrel-roofed house at Rural Plains is an important example of a substantial, non-academic Tidewater farmhouse of the early-18th century. It is believed to be the oldest gambrel roof house in Virgin... Read More
Wythe County
The Rural Retreat Depot is a historic railroad station located at 105 Railroad Avenue in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Built c. 1870, it is one of the oldest railroad stations in Southwest Virginia, and one of only two to survive the Reconstruction Era. I... Read More
James City County
May 11, 2024 - January 5, 2025 From "Amistad" and "Roots" to Marvel Studios' "Black Panther," view more than 60 iconic costume designs by two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, whose work has defined the style of the Afrof... Read More
Prince Edward County
Nearly a quarter of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army, more than 7,700 men, were killed, wounded or captured on April 6, 1865, at the battle of Sailor's Creek. Lee surrendered his army 72 hours later at Appomattox Court House. The Overton-Hill... Read More
Spotsylvania County
Salem Church was built by Baptists in 1844 to serve a growing population west of Fredericksburg. The Spotsylvania church was used as a hospital by both sides during the Civil War, and it served as a civilian refugee center during the Battle of Freder... Read More