Places To Visit

More recently known as "Streetcar Named Desire," this engaging example of 20th-century Americana, formerly Bill's Diner, began life in the mid-1920s as a functioning streetcar in Reidsville, N.C. Bill Fretwell of Chatham took advantage of the elimina... Read More

Located in Bristol, TN-VA, the nonprofit Birthplace of Country Music honors the legendary recordings, which introduced country music to the mainstream, through immersive experiences at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the annual Bristol Rhythm... Read More

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia was founded in 1981 by Carroll Anderson, Sr. and opened to the public at 100 Clay Street, in the historic Jackson Ward district of Richmond in 1991. The Black History Museum & Cultural Cente... Read More

The historic Southside homestead of Black Walnut is noted for its unusually complete collection of plantation structures. Placed about the rambling frame residence are a brick kitchen, a wash house, a dairy, two smokehouses, two sheds, a cool-storage... Read More

The purpose of the Bland County Historical Society is to bring together those people interested in history, and especially the history of Bland County. Understanding the history of our community is basic to our democratic way of life, gives us a bett... Read More

Blandfield, located in Essex County, Virginia along the Rappahannock River, consists of approximately 4,000 acres, with 600 acres of pristine marsh and 700 acres of open farmland with the remainder in timberland and open pine stands. Since acquiring ... Read More

Blandford Church is a rare American treasure. It is one of the few churches whose decorative stained-glass windows were designed and installed under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. A guided tour of the Church reveals its history as an 18t... Read More

Bleak Hill reflects the farm life of a Franklin County political family during the 19th and 20th centuries. The property once belonged to Peter Saunders, Sr., one of the county's founding justices. At his death it passed to his son, Judge Fleming Sau... Read More

Located on a well-traveled Halifax County route that became Highway 58, Bloomsburg (Watkins House) is a finely detailed Greek Revival plantation house, among the first generation of such houses in Halifax County. It was built for merchant-planter Ale... Read More

Enjoy a leisurely drive through Greene County as you follow the self-guided Blue Ridge Barn Quilt Trail. The time-honored tradition of quilt making comes to life through these exquisite quilt squares, each one colorfully hand painted and displayed on... Read More

Californian Henry T. Oxnard developed Blue Ridge Farm as a horse-breeding operation in 1903 in Fauquier County, the heart of Piedmont horse country, when the county was emerging as a popular rural retreat and "hunt country." By the time of Oxnard's d... Read More

The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum was created in 1973 by Ferrum College to document, interpret, and present the folk heritage of the Blue Ridge region. Since that time, the BRIM has grown steadily, working throughout Virginia and Appalachia while mai... Read More

Originally owned by Jacob Strayer, the 165-acre Bogata farm complex marks the rolling country�side of southeastern Rockingham County. First settled in the mid-1800s, Bogata became a prosperous antebellum Shenandoah Valley plantation. The circa 1847 m... Read More

Bon Air, also known as Bear Lithia, was built around 1870 for Adam and Susan Bear. The house is a combination of Italianate and Greek Revival styles, and sits next to Bear Lithia Springs, a water source acquired by the Bear family in 1791 but current... Read More

Booker T. Washington was born a slave in April 1856 on the 207-acre farm of James Burroughs. After the Civil War, Washington became the first principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School. Later as an adviser, author and orator, his past would i... Read More