| Name
|
Town/City
|
Region
|
Type
|
Summary
|
| Adam Thoroughgood House |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
|
| Agecroft Hall |
Richmond |
|
Historic house |
|
| Air Power Park |
Hampton |
Hampton Roads |
Aviation |
|
| Alexandria Archaeology Museum |
Alexandria |
|
Archaeology |
website
|
| Alexandria Black History Museum |
Alexandria |
|
African American |
website
|
| Amazement Square |
Lynchburg |
|
Children's |
website
|
| Amherst County Museum and Historical Society |
Amherst |
|
|
website
|
| American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Civil War |
Located at Tredegar Iron Works
|
| Anne Spencer House |
Lynchburg |
|
Historic house |
Home of Anne Spencer, a poet of the Harlem Renaissance
|
| A. P. Carter Museum |
Hiltons |
|
Music |
website
|
| Appomattox Court House National Historical Park |
Appomattox |
|
Civil War |
|
| Arlington Historical Museum |
Arlington |
|
Local history |
website, owned and operated by the Arlington Historical Society
|
| Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial |
Arlington |
|
Historic house |
|
| Army Quartermaster Museum |
Fort Lee |
|
Military |
|
| Army Women's Museum |
Fort Lee |
|
Military |
|
| Art Museum of Western Virginia |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
Art |
|
| Ash Lawn-Highland |
Charlottesville |
|
Historic house |
Estate of James Monroe
|
| Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Historic house |
Owns and manages many historic properties in Virginia
|
| Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
|
Website
|
| Bacon's Castle |
Surry |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
Also known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House", owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Ball-Sellers House |
Arlington |
|
Historic house |
website, owned and operated by the Arlington Historical Society
|
| Bassett Hall |
Williamsburg |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
Part of Colonial Williamsburg
|
| Bedford City County Museum |
Bedford |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Beebe Ranch |
Chincoteaque |
|
|
Mini museum at the Beebe Ranch with the famous ponies “Misty” & “Stormy” from the book Misty of Chincoteague
|
| Belle Air Plantation |
Charles City |
|
Historic house |
|
| Belle Grove Plantation |
Middletown |
|
Historic house |
|
| Berkeley Plantation |
Charles City |
|
Historic house |
|
| Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia |
Richmond |
Richmond |
|
Website
|
| Blue Ridge Farm Museum |
Ferrum |
|
Living |
website, part of Ferrum College and Blue Ridge Institute & Museum, re-created Virginia-German farmstead
|
| Blue Ridge Institute & Museum |
Ferrum |
|
Culture |
website, part of Ferrum College, regional folk music, crafts, customs, material culture, folk art
|
| Booker T. Washington National Monument |
Franklin County |
|
Biographical |
|
| Boykin's Tavern Museum |
Isle of Wight |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
information, scroll down to listing, information
|
| Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center |
Cape Charles |
|
Local history |
|
| Cape Henry Lighthouse |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
|
Owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Carlyle House |
Alexandria |
|
Historic house |
|
| Center in the Square |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
|
Website
|
| Central High Museum |
Charlotte Court House |
|
School |
website
|
| Chatham Manor |
Fredericksburg |
|
Historic house |
Part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
|
| Children's Museum of Richmond |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Children's |
|
| Children's Museum of Virginia |
Portsmouth |
Hampton Roads |
Children's |
website
|
| Chippokes Farm & Forestry Museum |
Surry |
Hampton Roads |
Agriculture |
Located in Chippokes Plantation State Park
|
| Chrysler Museum of Art |
Norfolk |
Hampton Roads |
Art |
|
| CIA Museum |
Langley |
|
Espionage |
Not open to the public
|
| City Point Early History Museum |
Hopewell |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Claude Moore Colonial Farm |
Langley |
|
Living |
|
| C&O Railway Heritage Center |
Clifton Forge |
|
Railway |
website
|
| Cold War Museum |
Lorton |
|
Military |
Planned museum
|
| Colonial National Historical Park |
Various locations |
Hampton Roads |
|
23-mile parkway linking Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown National Battlefield, Cape Henry Memorial
|
| Colonial Williamsburg |
Williamsburg |
Hampton Roads |
Open air |
|
| Colvin Run Mill |
Great Falls |
Fairfax County |
Architecture |
Website
|
| Daura Gallery |
Lynchburg |
|
Art |
website, part of Lynchburg College
|
| DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum |
Williamsburg |
Hampton Roads |
Decorative art |
One of Colonial Williamsburg's attractions
|
| Dodona Manor |
Leesburg |
Loudoun |
Biographical |
Also known as Gen. George C. Marshall House
|
| Drakes Branch Museum |
Drakes Branch |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Eastern Shore Railway Museum |
Parksley |
|
Railway |
|
| Edgar Allan Poe Museum |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Biographical |
|
| Eleanor D. Wilson Museum |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
Art |
website, part of Hollins University
|
| Fairfax Station Railroad Museum |
Fairfax Station |
|
|
Website
|
| Ferry Farm |
Fredericksburg |
|
Historic farm |
Boyhood home of George Washington
|
| Ferry Plantation House |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
website
|
| Fort Monroe |
Hampton |
Hampton Roads |
Fort |
Includes Casemate Museum
|
| Francis Land House |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
website
|
| Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park |
Fredericksburg |
|
Civil War |
|
| Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center |
Fredericksburg |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Freedom Park |
Arlington |
|
Sculpture park |
|
| Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia |
Staunton |
|
Living |
|
| Gadsby's Tavern Museum |
Alexandria |
|
Tavern |
|
| Gari Melchers Home |
Falmouth |
|
Art |
Home and studio of American artist Gari Melchers
|
| The George C. Marshall Foundation |
Lexington |
|
Biographical |
|
| Glencoe Museum |
Radford |
|
History |
Website
|
| Graffiti House |
Brandy Station |
|
Civil War |
|
| Grant's Headquarters at City Point Museum |
Hopewell |
|
Civil War |
Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield Park
|
| Gunston Hall |
Mason Neck |
|
Historic house |
|
| Hampton Roads Naval Museum |
Norfolk |
Hampton Roads |
Maritime |
|
| Harrison Museum of African American Culture |
Roanoke |
|
African American |
website
|
| Hearse House and Caretakers' Museum |
Lynchburg |
|
History |
website, one of four historic house museums located in Old City Cemetery, museum about the cemetery and funerals
|
| Henricus Historical Park |
Chester |
|
Living |
website, re-creating the second successful English settlement in the New World
|
| History Museum of Western Virginia |
Roanoke |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Historic Sandusky & Civil War Museum |
Lynchburg |
|
Civil War |
website, historic house with exhibits about the Civil War
|
| Hugh Mercer Apothecary |
Fredericksburg |
|
Medical |
Owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Isle of Wight County Museum |
Isle of Wight |
Hampton Roads |
Local history |
information, information, scroll down to listing
|
| James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library |
Fredericksburg |
|
Biographical |
website, administered by the University of Mary Washington
|
| Jamestown Settlement |
Jamestown |
Hampton Roads |
Living |
|
| John Marshall House |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Historic house |
Owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Kenmore Plantation |
Fredericksburg |
|
Historic house |
|
| Ker Place Historical House Museum |
Onacock |
|
History |
Circa 1800 Federal style house museum. Website
|
| Lee Chapel |
Lexington |
|
History |
Historic chapel with museum about the history of the Lee family and George Washington and Washington & Lee University
|
| Lee-Fendall House |
Alexandria |
|
Historic house |
|
| Legacy Museum of African American History |
Lynchburg |
|
African American |
|
| Lynchburg Museum |
Lynchburg |
|
Local history |
website, also includes Point of Honor, a Federal home completed in 1815
|
| Lynnhaven House |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
website, information, owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site |
Richmond |
|
Biographical |
|
| Maier Museum of Art |
Lynchburg |
|
Art |
website, part of Randolph College
|
| Manassas National Battlefield Park |
Manassas |
|
Civil War |
|
| Mariners' Museum |
Newport News |
Hampton Roads |
Maritime |
|
| Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library |
Lancaster County |
|
Open air |
|
| Mary Washington House |
Fredericksburg |
|
Historic house |
Owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| McCormick Observatory |
Charlottesville |
|
|
|
| Meadow Farm Museum |
Glen Allen |
|
Living |
website, 1860 living historical farm and museum
|
| Military Aviation Museum |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Aviation |
website
|
| Monticello |
Charlottesville |
Albemarle |
Presidential home |
Estate of Thomas Jefferson
|
| Montpelier |
Orange |
Orange |
Presidential home |
Estate of James Madison
|
| Morven Park |
Leesburg |
Loudoun |
Historic house |
|
| Mourning Museum |
Lynchburg |
|
History |
website, one of four historic house museums located in Old City Cemetery, museum about mourning customs
|
| Moses Myers House |
Norfolk |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
website, owned by Chrysler Museum of Art
|
| Mount Vernon |
Alexandria |
Arlington |
Presidential home |
Estate of George Washington
|
| Muscarelle Museum of Art |
Williamsburg |
Hampton Roads |
Art |
Part of The College of William & Mary
|
| Museum of Bank History |
Staunton |
|
Industry - Banking |
information, presented by SunTrust Banks
|
| Museum of Charlotte County |
Charlotte Court House |
|
Open air |
website
|
| Museum of Hounds & Hunting North America |
Leesburg |
Loudoun |
Sports |
website, located at Morven Park, art and artifacts about foxhunting
|
| Museum of the Confederacy |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Civil War |
|
| Museum of the Shenandoah Valley |
Winchester |
|
Multi |
Historic house, art collection, decorative arts, gardens
|
| National Museum of the Civil War Soldier |
Petersburg |
|
Civil War |
website, part of Pamplin Historical Park
|
| National Museum of the Marine Corps |
Triangle |
|
Military |
|
| NASA Visitor Center |
Wallops Island |
|
Aerospace |
Adjacent to Wallops Flight Facility
|
| Nauticus |
Norfolk |
Hampton Roads |
Science |
Also the home of the USS Wisconsin
|
| Newseum |
Rosslyn |
|
Media |
Moving to Washington, D.C. in 2008
|
| Newsome House Museum and Cultural Center |
Newport News |
Hampton Roads |
African American |
website
|
| Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House |
Norfolk |
Hampton Roads |
Local history |
website, owned by Chrysler Museum of Art
|
| North Bend Plantation |
Charles City |
|
Historic house |
|
| Oatlands Plantation |
Leesburg |
Loudoun |
Historic house |
|
| Old Court House Civil War Museum |
Winchester |
|
Civil War |
website
|
| Old Dominion Railroad Museum |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Railroad |
website, operated by the Old Dominion Chapter of the National Railway Preservation Society
|
| Old Coast Guard Station Museum |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Military |
|
| Old Jail Museum |
Warrenton |
|
Jail |
website, information & hours, operated by the Fauquier Historical Society
|
| O. Winston Link Museum |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
Photography |
Railroad photographs
|
| Oyster & Maritime Museum |
Chincoteague |
|
Local history |
|
| Pamplin Historical Park |
Petersburg |
|
Living |
website, includes National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, three other museums, four historic buildings, civilian and military living history programs, and guided tours of the Breakthrough Battlefield and Tudor Hall Plantation
|
| P. Buckley Moss Museum |
Waynesboro |
|
Art |
Website
|
| Peninsula Fine Arts Center |
Newport News |
Hampton Roads |
Art |
|
| Pest House Medical Museum |
Lynchburg |
|
Medical |
website, one of four historic house museums located in Old City Cemetery
|
| Petersburg National Battlefield Park |
Petersburg |
|
Civil War |
Visitor centers in Petersburg, Hopewell and Dinwiddie
|
| Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation |
Charles City |
|
Historic house |
|
| Plains District Memorial Museum |
Timberville |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Plumb House Museum |
Waynesboro |
|
Historic house |
|
| Pope-Leighey House |
Alexandria |
|
Historic house |
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, now on the site of the Woodlawn Plantation
|
| Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum |
Portsmouth |
Hampton Roads |
Maritime |
|
| Ralph Stanley Museum |
Clintwood |
|
Music |
website, combines the career of Dr. Ralph Stanley with the history of traditional mountain music
|
| Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial |
Brookneal |
|
History |
|
| Reedville Fisherman's Museum |
Reedville |
|
Maritime |
Open air museum of local maritime industry
|
| Refuge Waterfowl Museum |
Chincoteague |
|
Art |
Waterfowl decoys, murals, wildlife paintings & skipjack models
|
| Richmond National Battlefield Park |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Civil War |
|
| Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
Williamsburg |
Hampton Roads |
Media |
|
| Rippon Lodge |
Woodbridge |
|
Historic house |
|
| Roanoke Art Museum |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
Art |
|
| Robert Russa Moton Museum |
Farmville |
|
History |
Civil rights and segregation
|
| Salem Museum |
Salem |
|
Local history |
website
|
| Schoolhouse Museum, Virginia |
Isle of Wight |
Hampton Roads |
Schoolhouse |
website
|
| Scotchtown (plantation) |
Ashland |
|
Historic house |
Owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Science Museum of Virginia |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Science |
|
| Science Museum of Western Virginia |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
Science |
Website
|
| Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum |
Winchester |
|
|
Website
|
| Sherwood Forest Plantation |
Charles City |
|
Presidential home |
Home of President John Tyler
|
| Shirley Plantation |
Charles City |
|
Historic house |
|
| Smithfield Cultural Arts Center |
Smithfield |
Hampton Roads |
Art |
website
|
| Smithfield Plantation |
Blacksburg |
|
Living |
website, owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Smith's Fort Plantation |
Surry |
Richmond |
Historic house |
Owned and managed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
|
| Stage Door Gallery |
Cape Charles |
|
Art |
|
| Station House Museum, Lynchburg |
Lynchburg |
|
Railway |
website, one of four historic house museums located in Old City Cemetery, reconstructed C&O Railway Station furnished as in World War II
|
| Staunton River Battlefield State Park |
Clover |
|
History |
website, State Park page
|
| Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center |
Chantilly |
|
Aerospace |
Part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - located at Washington Dulles International Airport
|
| Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum |
Winchester |
|
Civil War |
|
| Stonewall Jackson House |
Lexington |
|
Biographical |
|
| Stratford Hall Plantation |
Stratford |
|
Historic house |
Home of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia and birthplace of Robert E. Lee
|
| Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum |
Suffolk |
Hampton Roads |
Railway |
website, owned and operated by the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society
|
| Sully Plantation |
Chantilly |
Fairfax |
Historic house |
|
| Toy Museum at Natural Bridge |
Natural Bridge |
Roanoke |
Toy |
website, toys, games and dolls which date from 1740 to 2000, largest collection in the world
|
| Tredegar Iron Works |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Multi |
Visitor's center has exhibits about the Civil War, the foundry and rolling mill, and local history
|
| U.S. Army Transportation Museum |
Newport News |
|
Transportation |
Located at Fort Eustis
|
| United States Army Women's Museum |
Alexandria |
|
Military |
|
| United States National Slavery Museum |
Fredericksburg |
|
History |
Planned museum
|
| Upper Wolfsnare |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Historic house |
website, owned by the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society
|
| UVa Computer Museum |
Charlottesville |
|
Technology |
website, part of University of Virginia
|
| Valentine Richmond History Center |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Local history |
|
| Virginia Air and Space Center |
Hampton |
Hampton Roads |
Aerospace |
website
|
| Virginia Aquarium |
Virginia Beach |
Hampton Roads |
Aquarium |
|
| Virginia Aviation Museum |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Aviation |
|
| Virginia Center for Architecture |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Architecture |
|
| Virginia Historical Society |
Richmond |
Richmond |
History |
|
| Virginia Holocaust Museum |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Holocaust |
|
| Virginia House Museum |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Historic house |
part of Virginia Historical Society
|
| Virginia Living Museum |
Newport News |
Hampton Roads |
Natural history |
|
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Art |
|
| Virginia Museum of Natural History |
Martinsville |
|
Natural history |
Website
|
| Virginia Museum of Transportation |
Roanoke |
Roanoke |
Transportation |
Trains, planes, automobiles
|
| Virginia Quilt Museum |
Harrisonburg |
|
Textile |
Website
|
| Virginia Randolph Cottage |
Glen Allen |
|
Historic house |
|
| Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum |
Portsmouth |
Hampton Roads |
Hall of Fame - Sports |
|
| Virginia War Museum |
Newport News |
Hampton Roads |
Military |
|
| VMI Museum |
Lexington |
|
Military |
website, part of Virginia Military Institute
|
| Waynesboro African-American Museum |
Waynesboro |
|
African American |
Waynesboro Tourism - Culture, scroll down to listing
|
| Waynesboro Heritage Museum |
Waynesboro |
|
Local history |
Waynesboro Tourism Places of Interest
|
| Weems-Botts Museum |
Dumfries |
|
Local history |
|
| Weston Manor |
Hopewell |
|
Historic house |
18th century plantation house
|
| White Oak Museum |
Falmouth |
|
Civil War |
website
|
| Wickham House |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Historic house |
part of Valentine Richmond History Center
|
| Wilton House Museum |
Richmond |
Richmond |
Historic house |
|
| Winmill Carriage Museum |
Leesburg |
Loudoun |
Transportation |
Located at Morven Park, website
|
| Woodlawn Plantation |
Alexandria |
|
Historic house |
|
| Woodrow Wilson Birthplace |
Staunton |
|
Presidential home |
|
| Yorktown Victory Center |
Yorktown |
Hampton Roads |
History |
website
|
