Places To Visit

A visit to The Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia is like stepping one hundred years into the past. Visit this 67 acre open air museum and learn the story of the people who settled the area. View the Migration Story and map at our visitor's center... Read More

The Strayer House Civil War Orientation Center is located along US Route 11 the historic Valley Turnpike. The original portion of the building was constructed circa 1808 for John Strayer's home and mercantile business and was visited by historic figu... Read More

The Tavern, the oldest of Abingdon's historic buildings and one of the oldest west of the Blue Ridge, was built in 1779. It was used from its beginning as a tavern and overnight inn for stagecoach travelers. The Tavern has held such guests as Henry C... Read More

The Tavern at Old Church is an important example of a rural Federal-style tavern complex, an increasingly rare but once-common building type in rural Virginia. The property formed the nucleus of the Hanover County crossroads community of "Old Church.... Read More

For 125 years, the Valentine has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond Stories and is the only museum focused on the history and culture of the region. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the Valentine offers many unique experi... Read More

The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34-mile rail-trail that is considered one of the best bike trails in the nation. From Abingdon to Alvarado the trail crosses rolling farmland, and then slowly changes to a high mountain trail between Damascus, VA and W... Read More

America's first resort with over 250 years of service. The first inhabitants of the area were the Native Americans, who used the waters to "rejuvenate" themselves on their many excursions through the area. Capt. Bullitt moved his militia company a... Read More

Wigwam was the home of William Branch Giles (1762-1830), who served Virginia in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and was elected governor in 1827. Giles was also a member of the convention that revised the Virginia Constitu... Read More

Open MAY - OCTOBER, Thursdays - Saturdays. Other times by Appointment. The museum is housed in two 18th century homes - a dressed limestone structure known as the Marshall House, & log home referred to as the Wickham House. Displays include Civil War... Read More

Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogical library located in Leesburg, Virginia. One of the library�s missions is collecting and preserving printed, manuscript, photographic, cartographic and genealogical documentation of Leesburg, Loudoun C... Read More

The Thomas Claiborne Creasy House in Pittsylvania County's Town of Gretna is where Thomas C. Creasy resided during a career that brought him wealth and saw him operating a mercantile warehouse, owning numerous parcels of land, and rising to local pro... Read More

The Boyd Museum provides an opportunity to learn about the history of the people and places of Wythe County. The museum's collection includes Wytheville's first fire truck, c-1855, early farming equipment and tools, military uniforms, Civil War displ... Read More

Explore Thomas Jefferson's Escape Route While most of us are familiar with Jack Jouett's harrowing ride from Louisa County to Monticello to warn Thomas Jefferson of a conversation he overheard that the British troops were on their way to capture h... Read More

One of only two homes Thomas Jefferson designed for his personal use, the villa retreat at Poplar Forest was the place where Jefferson "came to indulge in the life of the mind and renew his personal creativity." Jefferson and his wife, Martha, inheri... Read More

One of the oldest surviving colonial homes in Virginia Beach and a National Historic Landmark, the Thoroughgood House still sits along the shores of Western Branch Lynnhaven River where it was built, circa 1719 by Argall Thorowgood, great-grandson of... Read More