Places To Visit

The historic museum building houses a collection of over 1,600 items, including decorative arts, personal items, costumes and memorabilia, all belonging to 5th president James Monroe. Additionally, the on-site archives houses over 10,000 documents, a... Read More

When you visit Highland, you will find a network of overlapping stories. You will learn about the lives that intertwined and connected at Highland and those that passed through: craftsmen, diplomats, enslaved workers, presidents, overseers, artists, ... Read More

James River Batteau Company offers one-of-a kind river experiences that get you out on the water in style! Take a step back in time, as you are invited aboard their 18th century replica James River Batteau for a River Tour, Sunset Cruise, or Private ... Read More

Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history and culture, explores America's first permanent English colony through immersive galleries and films and living-history interpretation. Gallery exhibits and an introductory film trac... Read More

Five miles east, formerly known as Woods' Gap. Michael Woods, his three sons and three Wallace sons-in-law (Andrew, Peter, William), coming from Pennsylvania via Shenandoah Valley, crossed through this pass into Albemarle County in 1734 - pioneers in... Read More

This immersive program invites you to reflect on the Declaration, its creation, and the transformative ideas that shaped a new nation. Encounter Jefferson as he contemplates the legacy and ideals of the American Revolution while a member of Monticell... Read More

Located in Charlottesville's historic Jefferson School City Center, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center features a permanent historical exhibit, a rotating contemporary art gallery, and a robust calendar of events, all of which comb... Read More

Jefferson Vineyards is located on Thomas Jefferson's and Philip Mazzei's 1774 vineyard sites, just one mile south of Monticello. This is also the site where Virginia's first commercial wine company was founded. We enjoy what Wine Spectator calls "the... Read More

Exhibit - January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 Special interpretation of the giant ground sloth exhibit, featuring Jefferson's efforts to describe the first known North American fossils.... Read More

The oldest section of Jerdone Castle was built ca. 1745 by Francis Jerdone, who emigrated to Louisa County from Scotland in 1740. In addition to expanding his original landholdings and building a residence, Jerdone operated stores, mills, and a forge... Read More

The John and Nancy Yeatts House is a finely crafted and well-preserved vernacular log dwelling with a handsome stone chimney. The one-story-with-garret house was built for John and Nancy Yeatts probably around the time of their marriage in 1808. A se... Read More

The museum was the home of John Fox, Jr., a famous mountain author of many novels and short stories. Most well known are "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come". "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" became the nation's first mi... Read More

The Springdale property, in the vicinity of Bartonsville in Frederick County, was originally the home of Jost Hite, the earliest European settler in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The ruins of what was probably Hite's home and tavern, built in the 1730... Read More

A relic of the early settlement of Pulaski County's uplands, the John Hoge House is one of the regions's very few dated log structures. The date 1800 is carved into an original stone chimney. The first owner of the house is not known; however, in 181... Read More

John J. Wright Museum and Cultural Center is part of the African American Heritage Trial. The museum's permanent exhibit uses photos, documents and artifacts to convey the story of African American education in Spotsylvania.... Read More