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Attractions Continued from 35 bloomed in Danville after the Civil War, this is one of the best collections of Victorian architecture in the South. 434-793-4636. www.danvillehistory.org/millionairesrow.html
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14. Monticello, Albemarle County Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece home just south of Charlottesville shows his life with more color and humor than textbooks report; here he is equal parts grandfather and Founding Father. 434-984-9800. monticello.org
17. Outer Banks, North Carolina Don’t let the other 7 million visitors or the drive scare you from this 130-mile stretch of open, sandy beaches where Wilbur and Orville Wright went airborne. Route 168 is an easy drive, and the whole family can find something in the area’s mix of museums, miniature golf courses, kite shops and seafood restaurants. outerbanks.org 18. Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, Petersburg State-of-the-art interactive displays lead you through life as a Civil War soldier. Murals place you in camp and battle scenes, where you are surrounded by the sounds of barked orders, hoofbeats, martial music from a brass band and the conversations of soldiers. 1-877-PAMPLIN. pamplinpark.org 19. Pamunkey Indian Museum Members of the Pamunkey tribe still live on their ancestral homeland, a homeland that dates back to the Ice Age. Located in King William County, the reservation houses a museum that walks visitors through their rich history. It also houses a gift shop that features local crafts. Call for museum hours. 804-843-4792. www.pamunkey.net/museum.html 38
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15. Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond This three-story site houses the world’s largest collection of artifacts from the Confederacy. While downtown, check out the White House of the Confederacy, the former executive mansion of Jefferson Davis. The MOC also operates a museum in Appomattox. 804-649-1861. www.moc.org 16. Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, Virginia Beach There are many lighthouses along the edges of the Chesapeake Bay and the East Coast, but this is one of the showpieces. It is the oldest government-built lighthouse in America, constructed around 1791. 757-422-9421. preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/capehenry-lighthouse
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20. Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield Just southeast of Richmond, this park has a swimming pool, biking, hiking, picnicking, camping, boating on Beaver Lake and an Algonquian Ecology Camp for environmental education. 1-800-933-PARK. dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/poc.shtml 21. Poe Museum, Richmond This museum boasts manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings of Edgar Allan Poe, who lived and worked in early 19th-century Richmond. Open Tuesday-Sunday. 804-648-5523. poemuseum.org 22. Scotchtown, Hanover County Fiery Founding Father Patrick Henry’s home during the Revolutionary War is just a few miles west of Interstate 95. You can eat in nearby Ashland’s idyllic downtown, which still has a working train track. 804-227-3500. apva.org/scotchtown/house 23. Skyline Drive, Page County Don’t wait for the fall foliage to drive atop the Appalachian Mountains and learn how mountain folk used to live. Any weekend will provide a wonderful drive along all or part of the 105-mile Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park. 540-999-3500. nps.gov/ shen 24. Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County This 1730s brick home in Virginia’s
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Northern Neck was the base for one of Virginia’s most powerful political families, the Lees. It was the birthplace of Robert E. Lee, general of the Confederate Army. 804493-8038.stratfordhall.org 25. Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay You need to get up early to get to Reedville by 10 a.m. for the cruise ship to take you to this tiny, beautiful island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. But it is well worth the trip to eat there and experience this enclave of watermen who still speak a dialect that can be traced to the first English settlers. tangierisland-va.com 26. Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond On the banks of the James River stand the burned walls of one of the Confederacy’s main weapons factories. But there’s enough structure left to house a nice visitor’s center that will also point you to the Civil War battlefields around Richmond. Visit The American Civil War Center that opened in the cannon foundry. 804-771-2145. www.nps.gov/nr/travel/richmond/Tredegar.html 27. The Valentine Richmond History Center, Richmond Previously called the Valentine Museum, this institution reminds us that the capital city’s history doesn’t end with its burning at the end of the Civil War. After that, Richmond became a power center for newly freed blacks, the base for the
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cigarette manufacturing industry and one of the first U.S. cities to adopt streetcars. 804649-0711. richmondhistorycenter.com 28. Virginia Military Institute, Lexington War buffs can walk the parade grounds, learn about George C. Marshall’s role in World War II, then walk through the town’s historic shopping district to the home of Stonewall Jackson. 540-464-7334. www.vmi.edu/museum 29. Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg With quilting regaining popularity, these inspiring works of art connect women of the Civil War to examples of early sewing machines to artists today. 540-433-3818. vaquiltmuseum.org 30. Walton’s Mountain Museum, Nelson County Several seasons of the 1970s family drama are available on DVD now and you can see the area in the Blue Ridge Mountains where creator Earl Hamner Jr. grew up. 434-831-2000. waltonmuseum.org 31. Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton The first home of our 28th president is one of the few presidential birthplaces open to the public. The site features his touring car, a large exhibit about his leadership in World War I, his library and a boxwood garden in the steep backyard. 540-885-0897. woodrowwilson.org