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Learn, Play, Experience, Relax, and Enjoy Yourselves with These Great Museum Experiences! Learn about World History, US History, State History, and Local History! Prehistoric Creatures, Indigenous History, Culture, Language, Art, Music… Historic Homes, Antiques, Agriculture… Hands-On Experiences with Wildlife, Marinelife, Plants, Fossils, and so much more!
Fun and learning collide when you bring the pages of your favorite books to life! Make deeper connections with Science, History, Art, Culture, Creative Play and MORE by spending an afternoon at your new favorite Museum!
Top Museums in Virginia!
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- Alexandria Archaeology Museum
- Alexandria Black History Museum
- Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum
- Athenaeum
- Carlyle House Historic Park
- Fort Ward Museum
- Freedom House Museum
- Friendship Firehouse Museum
- Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
- George Washington Masonic National Memorial
- George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill
- Green Spring Gardens
- Gum Springs Museum
- Lee-Fendall House
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Pope-Leighey House by Frank Lloyd Wright
- Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
- Torpedo Factory Art Center
- Woodlawn
- American Civil War Museum – Appomattox
- Appomattox County Historical Society
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Arlington Historical Museum
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Ball-Sellers House
- Black Heritage Museum of Arlington
- DEA Museum
- Women in Military Service for America Memorial
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum
- John Fox, Jr. Museum
- June Tolliver House & Folk Art Center
- Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation
- Museum of Geosciences at Virginia Tech
- William Preston’s Smithfield
- Virginia Tech Art and Exhibition Galleries
- Belle Air Plantation
- Berkeley Plantation
- North Bend Plantation
- Piney Grove at Southall’s Plantation
- Sherwood Forest – Home of President John Tyler
- Shirley Plantation
- Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Museum
- Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at UVA
- Fralin Museum of Art at UVA
- James Monroe’s Highland
- Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection at UVA
- McCormick Observatory at UVA
- McGuffey Art Center
- Monticello
- Second Street Gallery
- University of Virginia Galleries
- UVA Computer Museum
- Virginia Discovery Museum
- Chatham Manor
- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
- Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center
- George Washington’s Ferry Farm
- James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library
- Kenmore Plantation
- Shannon Air Museum
- Washington Heritage Museums
- Blue Ridge Music Center
- Jeff Matthews Memorial Museum
- Matthews Living History Farm Museum
- Old Cranks Motorcar Museum
- Air Power Park
- Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
- Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
- Hampton History Museum
- Hampton University Museum
- Virginia Air and Space Center
- Explore More Discovery Museum
- Harrisonburg Fire Department Museum
- Hostetter Museum of Natural History
- James Madison University Galleries
- James Madison University Mineral Museum
- JMU Meteorite Collection
- John C. Wells Planetarium
- Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center
- Valley Turnpike Museum
- Virginia Quilt Museum
King and Queen Court House, VA
- George C. Marshall International Center
- Loudoun Museum
- Morven Park
- Museum of Hounds & Hunting North America
- Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
- Campbell House
- The George C. Marshall Foundation
- Museums at Washington & Lee University
- Stonewall Jackson House & Museum
- VMI Museum
- Amazement Square
- Anne Spencer House
- Daura Gallery
- Historic Sandusky & Civil War Museum
- Legacy Museum of African American History
- Liberty University Museums
- Lynchburg Academy Center of the Arts
- Lynchburg Museum
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
- Old City Cemetery Museums
- Point of Honor
- ARTFactory
- Ben Lomond Historic Site
- Liberia House Historic Site
- Manassas Museum
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Manassas Railway Depot
- Fayette Area Historical Initiative African American Museum (FAHI)
- Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and Museum
- Piedmont Arts
- Virginia Museum of Natural History
- Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
- Ferguson Center for the Arts
- Historic Newport News
- James A. Fields House
- Mariners’ Museum and Park
- U.S. Army Transportation Museum
- Virginia Living Museum
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum
- Hermitage Foundation Museum and Gardens
- Historic Fort Norfolk
- Hunter House Victorian Museum
- MacArthur Memorial
- Nauticus
- Norfolk History Museum
- Norfolk Southern Museum
- Museums of Petersburg
- Historic Farmers’ Bank
- National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
- Pamplin Historical Park
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Children’s Museum of Virginia
- Hill House Museum
- Lightship Portsmouth
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
- Portsmouth Community Colored Library
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
- Glencoe Mansion: Museum & Gallery
- Ingles Ferry and Tavern
- Radford University Art Museum
- Radford University Museum of the Earth Sciences
- Agecroft Hall & Gardens
- American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
- Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives
- Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
- Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- Children’s Museum of Richmond
- Chimborazo Medical Museum
- Depot Gallery
- The Fed Experience
- Gallery 5
- John Marshall House
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- Maymont
- Poe Museum
- Richmond National Battlefield Park
- Richmond Railroad Museum
- Science Museum of Virginia
- Tredegar Iron Works
- University of Richmond Museums
- The Valentine
- The Valentine First Freedom Center
- Virginia’s Executive Mansion
- Virginia Holocaust Museum
- Virginia House
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Virginia Museum of History & Culture
- Virginia State Capitol
- Visual Arts Center of Richmond
- White House of the Confederacy American Civil War Museum
- Wickham House
- Wilton House Museum
- Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
- Harrison Museum of African American Culture
- History Museum of Western Virginia
- O. Winston Link Museum
- Science Museum of Western Virginia
- Taubman Museum of Art
- Virginia Museum of Transportation
- 1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse
- Arts Center @ 319
- Boykin’s Tavern
- Historic St. Luke’s Church
- Isle of Wight County Museum
- Schoolhouse Museum
- Antique Fire Engine Museum
- Camera Heritage Museum
- Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
- Hunt Gallery
- R.R. Smith Center for History and Art
- Staunton Military Academy (SMA) Alumni Foundation – Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) Museum
- Staunton Visitor Center
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum
- Bacon’s Castle
- Chippokes Farm & Forestry Museum
- Smith’s Fort Manor House
- Surry County VA Historical Society & Museums
- Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
- Cape Henry Lighthouse
- Ferry Plantation House
- Military Aviation Museum
- Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum
- Upper Wolfsnare
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
- Virginia Beach History Museums
- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
- Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
- Bassett Hall
- Colonial Williamsburg
- DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
- Muscarelle Museum of Art
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
- Virginia Musical Museum
- Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
- Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
- Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
- Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum
- Town of Wytheville Museums
- Wytheville Training School Cultural Center African American Heritage Museum
- American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Yorktown Custom House
- Watermen’s Museum
- York County Historical Museum
- Yorktown Battlefield
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