Places To Visit

The Alexandria Black History Museum is housed in the historic Robert H. Robinson Library, Alexandria's separate but unequal library built in 1940. It owes its existence to attorney Samuel W. Tucker, who orchestrated a sit-in at the Alexandria library... Read More

Citizens of Alexandria first formed the Lyceum Company in 1838 as part of a larger movement in America to promote education locally. In Alexandria, men, women, and children attended lectures, participated in debates, and attended various entertainmen... Read More

Amblers is a brick farmhouse in James City County distinguished by its architectural history. The dwelling was built in 1852 in a style known as Picturesque, a design characterized by asymmetry and irregular building proportions. Amblers's original s... Read More

Come and join the Matthews Living History Farm Museum in celebrating America 250 with a 4-part Lecture Series to be held at the Crossroads Institute located in Galax, Virginia starting on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 7:00 pm in room 170 and continuin... Read More

Celebrate America's 250th Birthday with the America 250th Birthday Challenge! Get ready to honor 250 years of freedom, history, and the American spirit! The 'America's 250th Birthday Challenge' Virtual Run, Walk, Roll or Gallop Challenge invites p... Read More

The museum sits on one of the last battlefields of the Civil War. Just a mile and a half away, Robert E. Lee met with Ulysses S. Grant to discuss the terms of surrender. Visitors can explore over 400 artifacts, photographs, and documents, including t... Read More

"American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection" features more than 80 works of art by renowned American artists such as John Singer Sargent, Elizabeth Catlett, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, Sarah Miriam Peale, Thomas Cole, ... Read More

Take in the Revolution through dynamic gallery exhibits, films and outdoor living history. The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown tells the story of the nation's founding, from the twilight of the colonial period to the dawn of the Constitutio... Read More

Founded in 1976, the mission of the Amherst County Museum & Historical Society is to discover, collect and preserve objects related to the history and genealogy of Amherst County. The Museum & Historical Society shall exhibit, interpret and offer tho... Read More

The first depot in Amherst (then known as Dearborn) was built in the late 1800s for the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. This depot would be replaced in November 1913 by the Southern Railway when it took over the O&A and expanded its operation in Amhe... Read More

We welcome you to visit the Andrew Johnston House and Giles County Historical Society! The 1829 Georgian manor house features many of the original decorative accents and charm of Giles County in the 19th century. Along with visiting our museum, we... Read More

TreeAlive is a free website that helps Virginians see their Revolutionary-era family history, not just read it. You give it your family tree, exported from any major genealogy service or connected directly from FamilySearch, and in about three minute... Read More

Anthony Hockman, one of Harrisonburg's local builders, designed and built this elaborately ornamented Italianate residence for himself in 1871. An excellent example of the architecturally spirited dwellings of prosperous small towns of the late-19th ... Read More

On April 9, 1865 in the village of Appomattox Court House, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant in the McLean House, ending one of the nation's largest wars.... Read More

The Historic Aquia Church is one of the oldest active colonial churches still in operation in America today, and is designated a National Historic Landmark. Built between 1751-1757, Aquia Church is noted for its three-tiered wooden pulpit and Aquia ... Read More