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Experiences in VA

Curated local experience providers on the ASTRO Network — tours, charters, museums, food, the arts, and events worth remembering.

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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
York County, VA
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown offers living history exhibits and galleries exploring the American Revolution and path to independence. The museum features interactive spaces and educational programs that bring 18th-century history to life through immersive experiences.
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Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center
Arlington, VA
The Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center offers visitors the opportunity to explore its exhibits. Children aged 12 and younger can participate in the Junior Special Agent program, earning a badge by completing challenges such as word searches and letter scrambles. The museum also features a gift shop with apparel, toys, and commemorative pins.
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Loudoun Museum
Leesburg, VA
The Loudoun Museum serves as the official repository for Loudoun’s history, conserving its diverse past and disseminating knowledge of its culture, history, and natural treasures. Visitors can explore current exhibits at the museum. Additionally, an extensive online collection provides access to over 5,800 records and 4,100 image files, detailing the people, locations, and events of Loudoun County.
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Historic Crab Orchard Museum
Tazewell, VA
Historic Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park offers visitors a chance to tour its permanent collection of artifacts in the Lucie Greever Gallery. Guests can also visit special exhibitions and stroll through the Pioneer Park. A gift shop is available for perusing local crafts and goods.
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Taubman Museum of Art
Roanoke, VA
The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA, features a Permanent Collection of over 2,000 works, ranging from ancient Egyptian figures to contemporary art. Shaped by 75 years of gifts and stewardship, these works are displayed on a rotating basis in the Fralin Center for American Art. Visitors can explore the galleries on daily guided tours and enjoy free general admission.
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Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Winchester, VA
The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is located in Winchester, VA. It features acres of gardens, landscape, and trails. The museum works to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley. Visitors can explore various exhibitions and activities.
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Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Ferrum, VA
The Blue Ridge Farm Museum is a re-created Virginia-German farmstead that depicts 1800 rural Blue Ridge life. Visitors can join costumed interpreters in activities such as preparing meals over an open hearth, driving oxen, and blacksmithing. The museum also features heirloom gardens and historic breeds of animals.
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Ashland Museum
Ashland, VA
The Ashland Museum is located in downtown Ashland, Virginia, and focuses on collecting, preserving, and sharing the history and cultural heritage of the area. Visitors can explore online collections, see a current exhibit, and climb into a real Red Caboose. The museum also offers walking tours, cemetery tours, history talks, and programs for kids.
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John Marshall House
Richmond, VA
The John Marshall House was the home of Chief Justice John Marshall from 1790 to 1835 in Richmond’s historic Court End neighborhood. Guided tours explore the formation of American government through the federal judiciary, featuring the largest collection of original Marshall family pieces. The grounds offer a free self-guided outdoor exhibit detailing the house’s workyard and Marshall’s law office. The site also shares the Black history of the house, including stories of families built under enslavement.
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United States Army Transportation Museum
Newport News, VA
The U.S. Army Transportation Museum houses a collection of nearly 7,000 artifacts and 1,000 exhibit props. Its collection features almost 100 macro artifacts, including planes, helicopters, tugboats, landing craft, trucks, jeeps, hovercraft, and trains. Visitors can see unique items like the only surviving gun truck from the Vietnam War and the first helicopter to fly at the South Pole. The museum also includes a large aircraft pavilion displaying nearly twenty historic aircraft.
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Richmond, VA
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site preserves the home of Maggie Lena Walker. Walker was a bank president, newspaper editor, and fraternal leader who devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. The site serves as a tribute to her enduring legacy.
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Lynchburg Museum
Lynchburg, VA
The Lynchburg Museum serves as the city's official Visitor Center, located in the historic Old Court House. It offers in-person galleries and digital exhibits that explore Lynchburg's story, culture, and military service. Visitors can see exhibits like Ornament on the Hill, Lynchburg Life, and Piedmont Pride, and access digital resources for historical research.
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Kinsale Museum
Kinsale, VA
The Kinsale Museum, operated by the Kinsale Foundation, opened to the public in 1993 after extensive restoration of its building. This historic building previously housed various businesses, including a tavern and a butcher shop. The museum serves as a place for visitors to learn about the local history of Kinsale.
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Clarke-Palmore House Museum
Henrico, VA
The Clarke-Palmore House Museum is a National Register Historic Site located atop historic Marion Hill in Henrico County. The museum interprets the story of the Palmore family, who lived on a small farm in 1930 and struggled through the Great Depression. Built in stages starting in 1819, the property includes a picnic area and hosts special programs and events.
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Keystone Antique Tractor Museum
Colonial Heights, VA
The Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum spans 125,000 square feet, offering a look into a century of American agricultural and automotive heritage. Visitors can see fully restored antique farm tractors, farm related equipment, antique road trucks, and classic cars. The museum also features a gift shop with unique merchandise for truck and tractor enthusiasts, including clothing, home décor, and collectables.
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Boykins Tavern Museum
Windsor, VA
Boykins Tavern Museum is a historic structure named for Francis Boykin, who purchased the 1762 house in 1780. It is the only surviving building associated with the Isle of Wight Courthouse of 1800, where it served as a meeting place and social center. The tavern, which houses rare architectural facets, played a significant role in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. This landmark is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Amherst County Historical Museum
Amherst, VA
Founded in 1976, the Amherst County Museum and Historical Society collects and preserves objects related to the history and genealogy of Amherst County. Visitors can explore museum exhibits, including a "Century of War" military exhibit and a permanent display on "The Monacan People." A research library is also available by prearranged appointment.
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Sharswood Plantation
Gretna, VA
SHARSWOOD PLANTATION CEMETERY FOUNDED: 1850s ADDITONAL NAMES: N/A AFFILIATION(S): N/A HISTORY: Fred Miller Purchased property in southern Virginia. He did not know it at the time, but his new property was once a plantation. Named Sharswood, it was built in the 1850s by a slave-owning uncle and nephew who shared his last name. Miller and his family were surprised to find that their ancestors were once enslaved at Sharswood. Fred Miller plans to clean up the cemetery and is in the process of creating a non-profit foundation to also restore the slave quarters on the property to help educate people interested in the history of slavery. Miller talks more about his experience and story on 60 minutes. BCN Contact Information: Fredrick Miller sharswoodmanorestate@gmail.com
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Freedom House Museum
Alexandria, VA
The Freedom House Museum in Alexandria, VA, is what remains of a complex used to traffic thousands of Black individuals from 1828 to 1861. This museum seeks to reframe white supremacist history and honors the lives of enslaved and free Black people trafficked through Alexandria. It is part of the African American History Division, formed in 2023.
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Tinsmith Museum of America
Williamsburg, VA
The Tinsmith Museum of America in Williamsburg, VA, features a collection of historical tinware and tools. Its holdings include a rare modern license plate and tinsmiths' soldering stoves by Moritz Saulson. The museum also displays works by artisans such as Ramsey Pualwan, David Claggett, and Jim Currens, alongside a Fellinger Patent boiler former stake and a sugar bowl from Asher Odenwelder's collection.
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Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center is one of five museums in Portsmouth offering art and cultural exhibits. Discover diverse experiences and historical perspectives through this interconnected collection of museums.
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Lovettsville Museum
Lovettsville, VA
The Lovettsville Historical Society and Museum preserves the history of Lovettsville, known as 'The German Settlement' in Loudoun County, Virginia. The museum houses collections and exhibits focused on the region's cultural heritage, from its German and Scots-Irish settlement through to contemporary times.
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Virginia Beer Museum
Front Royal, VA
The Virginia Beer Museum in Front Royal, VA, explores the heritage and history of Virginia beer and the beginning of beer culture in the United States. It features multiple rooms showcasing different time periods of beer culture and history, and visitors can enjoy a variety of Virginia-brewed beers. The museum also hosts live events and offers an interactive map showcasing beer museums around the world.
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Poplar Forest Museum
Forest, VA
Poplar Forest Museum is Thomas Jefferson’s personal retreat and a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can explore the retreat and experience its natural beauty and architectural wonders. The museum reveals the full story of Jefferson, his private retreat, and the lives of the Poplar Forest enslaved community.
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ASTRO Network Geography

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center

Loudoun Museum

Historic Crab Orchard Museum

Taubman Museum of Art

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Blue Ridge Farm Museum

Ashland Museum

John Marshall House

United States Army Transportation Museum

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

Lynchburg Museum

Kinsale Museum

Clarke-Palmore House Museum

Keystone Antique Tractor Museum

Boykins Tavern Museum

Amherst County Historical Museum

Sharswood Plantation

Freedom House Museum

Tinsmith Museum of America

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center

Lovettsville Museum

Virginia Beer Museum

Poplar Forest Museum