The Museum of the Confederacy is a national treasure, an unmatched resource for anyone who wants to understand this nation in the twenty-first century.
The Children’s Museum of Virginia is a place where families and caregivers with children ages 1-11 are encouraged to imagine, explore, and discover together through play. Children step inside a world where bubbles grow bigger than they are, where the forces of energy electrify and spark their imagination, where they can be a farmer, a banker, a scientist, a stargazer and more.
The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center houses artifacts and exhibits that reflect the history of the Hampton Roads Jewish community. On display is an eighteenth-century Torah Schroll rescued from a synagogue in Trebic, Czechoslovakia. That synagogue was a victim of the Holocaust.
The Lightship Portsmouth Museum is located in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The museum is housed in the historic Lightship Portsmouth, which served as a floating lighthouse and navigational aid on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay from 1915 to 1964.
Hill House Museum is a historic home in Portsmouth, Virginia furnished entirely with family belongings from the 19th and 20th centuries, collected through generations, and left in their original places. Discover the story behind the Hill House Museum through the history of the family who lived there for over a hundred and fifty years.
The stately Moses Myers House and its peerless collection create an exceptionally accurate picture of the late Federal period and the life of this prosperous Jewish family.
The Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden is a historic house museum located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The museum interprets the lives of the people who lived there from 1785 to 1969.
In 1989, the Lightship PORTSMOUTH was designated a National Historic Landmark. Now a museum, the ship’s quarters are fitted out with period accessories, photographs, models, and other maritime artifacts.
Fort Ward Museum Historic Site is a former Union Army installation now located in the city of Alexandria in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the fifth largest fort built to defend Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War.
The Alexandria Black History Museum is a cultural institution located in Alexandria, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and sharing the history and contributions of African Americans in the city and the broader region. It contributes to the city's efforts to create a diverse and inclusive narrative of its past and present.
The Cherry Hill Farmhouse is a house museum in Falls Church, Virginia located next to the Cherry Hill Park. Built in 1845 in a Greek Revival architecture style, it belonged to wealthy farmer families until 1945, and in 1956 it became property of the City of Falls Church, which transformed it into a museum, as a historical building.
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center is devoted to offering quality educational, cultural and aesthetic experiences in the arts through rotating visual art exhibits, lectures, classes and performances.
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum consists of two buildings, the c. 1785 tavern and the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel. The buildings and ice well were constructed by John Wise, but made famous by John Gadsby.
Stabler Leadbeater Apothecary Museum occupies two early 19th century buildings in Old Town Alexandria. The buildings were the site of the Stabler and Leadbeater Apothecary business throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Historic Blenheim is known for its exceptional collection of Union soldiers' Civil War graffiti. Historic Blenheim offers several programs with a Civil War focus throughout the year. The premier program is Civil War Day, a living history event, annually held the last Saturday in April.
