Name - The Museum and White House of the Confederacy

City/State - Richmond, VA

County - CITY OF RICHMOND

Region - Central Virginia

Description - Come to the Museum of the Confederacy and see artifacts from battles that occurred in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains such as "Stonewall" Jackson's Valley Campaign, and the Battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. http://www.moc.org

Name - Settlers Museum of Southwest VA

City/State - Atkins, VA

County - SMYTH

Region - Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Description - The museum exists to tell the story of the people who settled the mountainous southwest corner of Virginia and to help explain how the area's unique culture developed. See our restored 1890s era one room school house and farm with original farmhouse and nine outbuildings. http://www.settlersmuseum.com

Name - The Hollow History Center

City/State - Ararat, VA

County - PATRICK

Region - Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Description - Open on weekends with summer programs, The Hollow History Center preserves the history of the western part of Patrick County Virginia. http://www.freestateofpatrick.com

Name - Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest

City/State - Forest, VA

County - BEDFORD

Region - Central Virginia

Description - Discover Jefferson’s retreat now undergoing award-winning restoration and archaeology. Tours Wed.-Mon., April-Nov. except Thanksgiving, 10-4. Hands-on history in summer, 11-2. Independence Day celebration. (434) 525-1806, http://www.poplarforest.org

Name - Red Hill - Patrick Henry National Memorial

City/State - Charlotte, VA

County - CAMPBELL

Region - Central Virginia

Description - RED HILL. Patrick Henry, “Voice of the Revolution” and Virginia’s first governor, lived at Red Hill. Self-guided walking tour includes Henry’s grave, law office, reconstructed home and dependencies. Visitor center, museum, gift shop. http://www.redhill.org

Name - William King Regional Arts Center

City/State - Abingdon, VA

County - WASHINGTON

Region - Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Description - The Arts Center features museum-standard galleries, classes in the visual & performing arts, & school programs on-site & directly in the schools, as well as resident artist studios, an outdoor sculpture garden, museum store & historic house museum. http://www.wkrac.org

Name - Blue Ridge Institute & Museum

City/State - Ferrum, VA

County - FRANKLIN

Region - Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Description - Located at Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA, this institute is the official Blue Ridge Folklore Center of the state of Virginia. http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/

Name - Museum of Culpeper History

City/State - Culpeper, VA

County - CULPEPER

Region - Central Virginia

Description - We have a wonderful collection of artifacts, photos, & memorabilia from Culpeper Counties historic past. Hours of Operation Monday thru Saturday 11AM - 5PM. http://www.culpepermuseum.com/

Name - Frontier Culture Museum

City/State - Staunton, VA

County - STAUNTON CITY

Region - Shenandoah Valley

Description - The Museum of American Frontier Culture is a unique museum which offers 17th, 18th and 19th century European and American history as an experience, featuring appropriate furnishings, crops, animals, foods, and a knowledgeable staff of costumed interpreters that help create a living illustration of life in Europe before immigration to America and the culture they built on one of America's first frontiers. http://www.frontiermuseum.org/

Name - Historic Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park

City/State - Tazewell, VA

County - TAZEWELL

Region - Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Description - Located in Tazewell, Virginia.A wonderful site with lots of information about calendar of events, demonstrations and more at the museum. http://www.craborchardmuseum.com/

Name - Historic Long Branch

City/State - Millwood, VA

County - CLARKE

Region - Shenandoah Valley

Description - Exquisitely restored 1811 Greek Revival Mansion situated on a 400 acre working horse farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Opulent collection of period furnishings and beautiful gardens. http://www.historiclongbranch.com/