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Historic Sites If it’s history you’re looking for, we have it all. The Travel Southern Virginia region is a place where you can find history outdoors, visit historic museums, meet Southern Virginia’s notable citizens, stroll historic towns and tour historic buildings. Our attractions range from Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and Berry Hill Plantation to the AAF Tank Museum and the National D-Day Memorial. Virginia’s Explore Park reveals life on the frontier and the Sutherlin Mansion, life during the antebellum era. Patrick Henry’s Red Hill and the R.J. Reynolds Homestead are here too, and are only two of the large collection of historic buildings in the region. Explore them all. Try our Driving Tour to visit the highlights.
Find History Outdoors	Visit Southern Virginia's Historic Museums
Buffalo Springs Wayside One quarter mile from US Highway 58 W Clarksville, Virginia, 23927	Bedford City County Museum 201 East Main St Bedford, Virginia, 24523
Freedman's Cemetery Lee St Danville, Virginia	Blue Ridge Institute and Museum SR-40 Ferrum, Virginia, 24088
Green Hill Cemetery Lee St Danville, Virginia	Clarksville Regional Museum 6933 Hwy 58 W Clarksville, Virginia, 23927
Grove Street Cemetery 940 Grove St Danville, Virginia	Johnson's Farm Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 85.9
Historic Murals of Danville 310 Main St Danville, Virginia	New London Academy and New London Museum 12400 E Lynchburg Salem Turnpike Forest, Virginia, 24551
James River Foot Footbridge Snowden, Virginia	Springfield Rosseechee Museum 289 Tisdale Lane Clarksville, Virginia, 23927
James River Restored Canal Lock Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 63.6	Virginia's Explore Park 3900 Rutrough Rd Roanoke, Virginia, 24014
Martinsville Dam on Smith River 1820 Greensboro Rd Martinsville, Virginia, 24112	Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History 975 Main St Danville, Virginia, 24541
Martinsville Fish Dam on Smith River Martinsville, Virginia, 24112
National Cemetery 721 Lee St Danville, Virginia
Staunton River Battlefield Earthworks 1035 Fort Hill Trail
Meet Southern Virginia's Notable Citizens	Stroll Southern Virginia's Historic Towns
Avoca Museum 1514 Main St Alta Vista, Virginia, 24517	Boydton Walking Tour, Historic 461 Madison St Boydton, Virginia, 23917
Berry Hill Plantation Resort 3105 River Rd South Boston, Virginia, 24592	Centertown/Bedford Historic District Walking Tour Intersection of Main and Bridge Streets Bedford, Virginia, 24523
Booker T. Washington National Monument 12130 Booker T. Washington Highway Hardy, Virginia, 24101	Clarksville Historical District and Walking Tour Clarksville, Virginia, 23927
Historic Avenel 413 Avenel Ave Bedford, Virginia, 24523	Charlotte Court House, Historic Walking Tour
Historic Sandusky 757 Sandusky Dr Lynchburg, Virginia, 24502	Danville Downtown Historic District Walking/Driving Tour Danville, Virginia, 24541
Lady Astor/Gibson Girl Birthplace/Langhorne House 117 Broad St Danville, Virginia	Danville Victorian Walking Tour Main St Danville, Virginia, 24541
Mecklenburg County Veteran Memorial Monument Intersection of Hwy 58 and Hwy 15 S Clarksville, Virginia	Historic Chatham Walking Tour Chatham, Virginia
Occoneechee State Park 1192 Occoneechee Park Road Clarksville, Virginia, 23927	Martinsville Historic District Martinsville, Virginia, 24115
Prestwould Plantation Prestwood Dr, Hwy 15th North Clarksville, Virginia, 23927	Martinsville, Walking Tour of Historic Uptown 134 E Church Martinsville, Virginia, 24114
Red Hill, Patrick Henry National Monument 1250 Red Hill Rd Brookneal, Virginia, 24528	Mill Historic District Danville Danville, Virginia
R. J. Reynolds Homestead 463 Homestead Ln Critz, Virginia, 24082	Millionaires Row Danville Danville, Virginia
Sutherlin Mansion 975 Main St Danville, Virginia, 24541	Mountain Road Walking Tour
The National D-Day Memorial 700 Burks Hill Rd Bedford, Virginia, 24523	South Boston Walking Tour South Boston, Virginia, 24592
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1548 Bateman Bridge Rd Forest, Virginia, 24551	Tobacco Warehouse District Danville Danville, Virginia
Village View Mansion House 221 Briggs St Emporia, Virginia, 23847
Tour Historic Buildings
Annefield Plantation 3200 Sunny Side Rd Saxe, Virginia, 23967	Henry County Courthouse 55 West Church St Martinsville, Virginia, 24112
Bedford County Courthouse 123 E Main St Bedford, Virginia, 24523	Kennon House Restaurant 7001 Gasburg Gasburg, Virginia, 23857
Bedford Historic Meeting House West Main St Bedford, Virginia, 24523	Lunenburg County Courthouse Routes 40 and 49 Lunenburg, Virginia, 23952
Boyd Tavern 449 Washington St Boydton, Virginia, 23917	Mecklenburg County Courthouse 461 Madison St Boydton, Virginia, 23917
Boydton Methodist Meeting House Bank St Boydton, Virginia., 23917	Mulberry Hill Plantation Staunton River Battlefield State Park near Roanoke Station Visitor Center
Boydton Presbyterian Meeting House 461 Madison St Boydton, Virginia, 23917	Noland Village Providence, Virginia
Brunswick County Courthouse US-58,Courthouse Square Lawrenceville, Virginia, 23868	Penn House, The 324 Maple Ave Reidsville, North Carolina, 27320
Charles and Louise Wharton House and Garden 315 North Bridge St Bedford, Virginia, 24523	Pittsylvania County Court House 3 North Main St Chatham, Virginia, 24531
Charlotte Court House Historic District Intersection of SR-40 and SR-47 Charlotte Court House, Virginia	Polly Wood's Ordinary Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 85.9
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House 321 E Church St Martinsville, Virginia, 24115	The Prizery 700 Bruce Street South Boston, Virginia, 24592
Gray Lady Historic Home 324 E Church St Martinsville, Virginia, 24112	Thomas Read's Clerk's Office David Bruce Ave Charlotte Court House, Virginia, 23923
Greensville Bank 315 S Main St Emporia, Virginia, 23847	Tomahawk Mill 9221 Anderson Mill Rd Chatham, Virginia, 24531
Greensville County Courthouse 337 S Main St Emporia, Virginia, 23847	Yates Tavern US 29 Business Main St South Gretna, Virginia
Halifax County Courthouse Main St Halifax, Virginia, 24558	Washington Tavern, The Bank St Boydton, Virginia, 23917
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