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Camera Heritage Museum

Staunton, Virginia

History, Science, Specialized

The Camera Heritage Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which houses and displays over 4500 cameras and accessories.

History

Capitol Square Preservation Council in Richmond, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Cedar Creek Battlefield Fndn.

Middletown, Virginia

History

Cedar Creek Battlefield Fndn. in Middletown, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Central Rappahannock Heritage Center

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Church, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military, Specialized

The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center, Inc. is the nation's first regional archives dedicated to preserving for research and posterity materials documenting the lives and work of the people.The center is a grass-roots history archive for Fredericksburg and the Counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George.

Charles City/New Kent Heritage Foundation

Providence Forge, Virginia

History

Charles City/New Kent Heritage Foundation in Providence Forge, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Chesterfield Historical Society

Chesterfield, Virginia

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The society maintains four historical buildings dating from 1817 to 1892 including Magnolia Grange (1822 plantation), the County Museum with five galleries of Chesterfield history, an 1892 jail with police and fire department exhibits and a gift shop. (The jail at this time is closed for maintenance.)

City of Fairfax

Fairfax, Virginia

History

City of Fairfax in Fairfax, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Claude Moore Colonial Farm

McLean, Virginia

History, Historic House

The Farm is a living history museum portraying family life on a small, low-income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Williamsburg, Virginia

Art, History, Historic House

Virginia's Colonial Capitol restored to its 18th century splendor. Reconstructed on original foundations in a 173-acre historic area featuring authentic craft demonstrations and historic interpretation.

Cape Henry Lighthouse

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Nature Centers, Park, Science

The first federally funded lighthouse, was built to guide maritime commerce at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It is standing near the “First Landing” site where English settlers arrived in 1607. It has stood sentinel since it was completed in 1792. Authorized by George Washington and overseen by Alexander Hamilton. Designed by New York architect John McComb. In active use for nearly a century before being replaced by a new cast iron lighthouse still standing nearby. It is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the United States.

History

The museum unfolds transportation from 1725 to 1941. Collections include the oldest carriage on display, a Portuguese Nobility Carriage, and one of the oldest cars on display in America, an 1892 Mercedes-Benz. Part of Luray Caverns.

Center in the Square

Roanoke, Virginia

Art, History, Nature Centers, Science

The Center in the Square supports the arts and sciences by providing free housing, utilities, maintenance, marketing, and custodial services for seven cultural organizations.

History

Chesterfield County Museum

Chesterfield, Virginia

History

Chesterfield County Museum in Chesterfield, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Culture, History, Nature Centers, Park, Science, Specialized, Zoo

The museum no longer operates as a educational facility.

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Clarke County Historical Association, founded in 1939, operates a museum & archives in the Coiner House at 32 East Main Street in Berryville, & owns the 18th century Burwell-Morgan Mill, the Miller's House, & the historic Tollhouse in Millwood, Virginia.

History, Library, Military

The Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism (CLMA) occupies 8.75 acres of land on the banks of the Potomac River, midway between Alexandria and Mount Vernon on what was once part of George Washington's River Farm. Collingwood is owned by a non-profit corporation chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1976.Collingwood is a non-profit foundation dedicated to our American Heritage and those who cherish the freedom of life, liberty, religion and free expression. Open to the public.

Cyrus Hall McCormick Memorial

Steeles Tavern, Virginia

History

Cyrus Hall McCormick Memorial in Steeles Tavern, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.