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Central Virginia
Scottsville Museum

290 Main St., P.O. Box 15, Scottsville 24590
434-286-2247; avenue.org/smuseum/home.html
Permanent and rotating exhibits on James River transportation
and local history.b

Starr Hill Brewery Tap Room

5391 Three Notch'd Rd, Crozet 22932
434-823-5671; starrhill.com
Enjoy our award-winning craft brews. Visit StarrHill.com/visit
for hours and info. Ij

Virginia Discovery Museum

East End of the Downtown Mall, P.O. Box 1128, Charlottesville
22902; 434-977-1025; vadm.org
Hands-on museum for young children on the downtown
pedestrian mall.I

Fluvanna County
Includes Fork Union, Palmyra
THINGS TO DO

Fluvanna Old Stone Jail Museum

14 Stone Jail St., P.O. Box 8, Palmyra 22963
434-589-7910; fluvannahistory.org
Circa 1828, learn about the early schools of Fluvanna.

Fork Union Military Academy

4744 James Madison Hwy., Fork Union 23055
434-842-3212; 800-462-3862; forkunion.com
Nationally-known boys' military-style boarding school founded
in 1898.

Holland Page Place Log Cabin Museum

14 Stone Jail St., Palmyra 22963
434-589-7910; fluvannahistory.org
Post Civil War log cabin built by John Benjamin Page in 1865.

Franklin /
Southampton County
Includes Courtland

City of Franklin

207 W. 2nd Ave., Franklin 23851
757-562-8503; franklinva.com
Quaint downtown retail area and a broad spectrum of
recreational activities.

Franklin/Southampton Area Chamber of Commerce

108 W. Third Ave., P.O. Box 531, Franklin 23851
757-562-4900; fsachamber.com
A short drive away from the ordinary. Adventure - explore,
experience, enjoy. j

Franklin/Southampton Economic Development

601 N. Mechanic St., Suite 300, Franklin 23851
757-562-1958; franklinsouthamptonva.com
Visit historic downtown Franklin and Southampton County's
history, outdoors. b
THINGS TO DO

Goochland County
Goochland County Chamber of Commerce

2913 -C River Rd., West, P.O. Box 123, Goochland 23063
804-556-3811; goochlandchamber.org
Goochland, a day well spent with history, recreation and
landscapes.

Greene County

Includes Ruckersville, Stanardsville

Greene County Visitor Center

8315 Seminole Trl., Suite 2, Ruckersville 22968
434-985-6663; exploregreene.com
Explore the serenity, scenery and fresh mountain air. Stay at
our quaint B&Bs while enjoying antique shopping, hiking,
biking and fishing. Adventure and history awaits.Ib
THINGS TO DO

Greene County Historical Society Museum

38 Court St., Stanardsville 22973
434-985-1409; greenehistory.org
Established 1979, Old Jail, Fridays & Saturdays 10-3, No
admission charge.

Vietnam War Foundation & Museum

6265 Spring Hill Rd., Ruckersville 22968
434-985-8408; vietnamwarfoundation.org
Hands-on collection of artifacts which reflect the Vietnam
experience. b

Hopewell
Hopewell-Prince George Visitor Center

4100 Oaklawn Blvd., Hopewell 23860
804-541-2461; hpgchamber.org
Civic war sites, historic homes, marinas, museums, parks
and trails, historic theatre and concert hall. Open MondaySaturday 9am-5pm; Sunday 10am-4pm.b

Southampton Agriculture & Forestry Museum

26315 Heritage Ln., Courtland 23837
757-653-9554; 757-654-6785; rootsweb.com/~vaschs/
Open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 1-5pm. 6,000 farm
artifacts, gristmill, sawmill, heritage village. b

216 Twelfth St. at Church St., Lynchburg 24504
434-847-1811; 800-732-5821; discoverlynchburg.org
Rich in history, natural beauty, culture and recreation for all.

THINGS TO DO

Academy of Fine Arts

600 Main St., Lynchburg 24504
434-846-8499; academyfinearts.com
Studio theatre seats 300, historic theatre will seat 900.

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Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children's Museum
27 Ninth St., Lynchburg 24504
434-845-1888; amazementsquare.org
Four-story interactive children's museum.Ib

Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum

1313 Pierce St., Lynchburg 24501
434-845-1313; annespencermuseum.com
Home of internationally acclaimed African-American poet.
House museum and garden. jb

Blackwater Creek Natural Area

515 Monticello Ave., Lynchburg 24501
434-455-5858; lynchburgva.gov/parkandrec
Enjoy hiking, biking, and picnicking by the beautiful waterfall.

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Cemetery Center - Old City Cemetery

General Grant's Headquarters at City Point

Chapel and Columbarium-Old City Cemetery

1001 Pecan Ave., Hopewell 23803
804-458-9504; nps.gov/pete
Location of General Grant's headquarters from June
1864-April 1865. Guided tours.Ijb

Fort Early

Historic Merchant's Hope Church

Hearse House & Caretakers Museum - Old City
Cemetery

11500 Merchant's Hope Rd., North Prince George 23875
804-458-1356
One of the oldest protestant churches in America. Call ahead
for tours.

Sears Catalog Homes

St. John's Episcopal Church

22371 Main St., Courtland 23837
757-654-6785; 757-653-0202; rootsweb.com/~vaschs/
Rochelle & Tyler families' house museum. Furnished circa
1835. Open by appointment.b

Lynchburg Visitor Information Center

401 Taylor St., Lynchburg 24501
434-847-1465; gravegarden.org
Built to commemorate the 200-year anniversary of the
cemetery. Ib

609 Brown Ave., Hopewell 23860
804-458-4682; historichopewell.org
Exhibit of contraband and colored troops. By appointment
only. b

Rawls Museum Arts

Rochelle-Prince House

Lynchburg
Includes Brookneal

City Point Early History Museum-St. Denis Chapel

120 S. Main St., Franklin 23851
757-562-6900; downtownfranklinva.org
Open Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm.I

22376 Linden St., Courtland 23837
757-653-0754; 888-215-7450; rawlsarts.com
Displays world-class art exhibitions from modern to classical
art.I

206 Harris Creek Rd., Louisa 23093
540-967-4647; westonfarmvineyardandwinery.webs.com
Open 11am-5p, Tuesday-Sunday. Located 1/2 mile south of
Louisa courthouse.jb

401 Taylor St., Lynchburg 24501
434-847-1465; gravegarden.org
Victorian mourning customs museum, library and archives.I

THINGS TO DO

Crescent, Oakwood & Prince George Ave.s, c/o Hopewell
Visitor Center, 4100 Oaklawn Blvd., Hopewell 23860
804-541-2461; 800-863-8687; hopewellva.gov
Crescent Hills neighborhood offers selection of mail-order
homes circa 1926-1937.

Franklin/Southampton Visitors Center & Museum

Weston Farm Vineyard & Winery

505 Cedar Ln, Hopewell 23860
804-458-8142; stjohnshopewell.org
The first church in City Point-circa 1840.

Weston Plantation

400 Weston Lane, Weston Ln. & 21st Ave., Hopewell 23860
804-458-4682; historichopewell.org
Georgian plantation home circa 1789 on
Appomattox River. Open daily.b

Louisa County
THINGS TO DO

Cooper Vineyards

13372 Shannon Hill Rd., Louisa 23093
540-894-5474; coopervineyards.com
Daily 11am-5pm excluding major holidays. LEED Certified
Platinum tasting room.IuSGQDjb

3511 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg 24502
434-485-7290; discoverlynchburg.org
Civil War earthworks.b

401 Taylor St., Lynchburg 24501
434-847-1465; gravegarden.org
Horse-drawn hearse and early caretakers tools.b

Historic Sandusky

757 Sandusky Dr., Lynchburg 24502
434-832-0162; historicsandusky.org
Union headquarters during the 1864 Civil War Battle of
Lynchburg.b

Jones Memorial Library

2311 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg 24501
434-846-0501; jmlibrary.org
Second oldest public library in Virginia. Specialty: genealogy
and history.b

Legacy Museum of African-American History

403 Monroe St., P.O. Box 308, Lynchburg 24504
434-845-3455; legacymuseum.org
Museum hours Wednesday-Saturday, 12-4pm and Sunday
2-4pm. Other times by appointment. b

Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre

4000 Candlers Mountain Rd., Lynchburg 24502
434-582-3539; liberty.edu/snowflex
Year-round skiing, snowboarding and tubing on a synthetic
ski slope.b

Lynchburg Museum

901 Court St., Box 529, Lynchburg, VA 24505, Lynchburg
24504; 434-455-6226; lynchburgmuseum.org
History and people of Central Virginia 3 floors of exhibits.

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http://www.avenue.org/smuseum/home.html http://westonfarmvineyardandwinery.webs.com http://www.goochlandchamber.org http://www.starrhill.com http://www.StarrHill.com/visit http://www.discoverlynchburg.org http://www.vadm.org http://www.exploregreene.com http://www.academyfinearts.com http://www.greenehistory.org http://www.fluvannahistory.org http://www.amazementsquare.org http://www.vietnamwarfoundation.org http://www.forkunion.com http://www.annespencermuseum.com http://www.fluvannahistory.org http://www.lynchburgva.gov/parkandrec http://www.hpgchamber.org http://www.gravegarden.org http://www.franklinva.com http://www.historichopewell.org http://www.gravegarden.org http://www.fsachamber.com http://www.nps.gov/pete http://www.discoverlynchburg.org http://www.franklinsouthamptonva.com http://www.gravegarden.org http://www.historicsandusky.org http://www.hopewellva.gov http://www.downtownfranklinva.org http://www.jmlibrary.org http://www.rawlsarts.com http://www.stjohnshopewell.org http://www.historichopewell.org http://www.legacymuseum.org http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/ http://www.liberty.edu/snowflex http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/ http://www.coopervineyards.com http://www.lynchburgmuseum.org

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