HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS / REGIONAL MUSEUMS
Amazement Square
The Rightmire Children’s Museum
Amazement Square
27 Ninth Street
Lynchburg 434-845-1888
www.amazementsquare.com
Hands-on interactive exhibits combine with special programs that cover everything from the arts to science.
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society
154 South Main Street
Amherst 434-946-9068
http://members.aol.com/achmuseum
Exhibits and displays relating to local history, genealogy resources, and other archives are available to the public.
Art Museum of Western Virginia
One Market Square
Roanoke 540-342-5760
www.artmuseumroanoke.org
A wide range of 19th and 20th century American art includes contemporary art, decorative arts, and works on paper.
Avoca Museum
1514 Main Street
Altavista 434-369-1076
www.avocamuseum.org
Don’t miss this excellent example of 19th-century American Queen Anne architecture, Altavista’s most celebrated landmark.
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum
Ferrum College
Ferrum 540-365-4416
www.blueridgeinstitute.org/farm.htm
Experience early rural life in the Blue Ridge at this recreation of a Virginia-German farmstead.
Blue Ridge Institute
Ferrum College
Route 40 West
Ferrum 540-365-4416
www.blueridgeinstitute.org
Virginia’s center for Blue Ridge Folklore features gallery exhibits, music crafts, customs, and material culture.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Hollins University
Roanoke 540-362-6532
www.hollins.edu/news-events/museum
Distinguished exhibitions combine with many special programs at this regional jewel.
The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
1290 Richmond Road
Staunton 540-332-7850
www.frontiermuseum.org
Discover 17th, 18th, and 19th century American and European heritage with a visit to this unique, outdoor, international living history museum.
George C. Marshall Museum
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington 540-463-2083
www.marshallfoundation.org
The museum traces the career of Marshall with particular emphasis on the eras of the two World Wars and the Marshall Plan.
Harrison Museum of African American Culture
523 Harrison Avenue NW
Roanoke 540-345-4818
www.harrisonmuseum.com
Serving as an educational and cultural institution, the museum promotes, showcases, and celebrates the art and history of African Americans.
History Museum of Western Virginia
One Market Square
Roanoke 540-342-5770
www.history-museum.org
Ideally located at the Center in the Square, this interactive, hands-on museum combines permanent with revolving exhibits to trace 10,000 years of history.
Monacan Indian Nation Ancestral Museum
Monacan Indian Nation
Madison Heights 434-946-0389
www.monacannation.com/museum.shtml
Honoring a culture that dates back 10,000 years, the Monacan tribe’s original territory covered half of modern Virginia.
Montgomery Museum
Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
300 Pepper Street South
Christiansburg 540-382-5644
www.montgomerymuseum.org
The permanent collection is complemented by changing exhibits of talented local artists; the museum preserves many artifacts from the region.
Natural Bridge Wax Museum & Factory Tour
Route 11 & 130
Natural Bridge 540-291-2426
www.naturalbridgeva.com/wax.html
Scenes of Virginia and Natural Bridge history feature George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Confederacy along with fascinating factory tours.
Radford University Art Museum
East Main Street
Radford 540-831-5754
www.runet.edu/~rumuseum
More than 1,200 works of art include 200 student works, although the museum hosts many special exhibitions.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue NE
Roanoke 540-982-LINK
www.linkmuseum.org
More than 250 images include the world-renowned photographs of Link along with Link memorabilia and displays relating to the steam locomotive era.
Salem Museum & Historical Society
801 East Main Street
Salem 540-389-6760
www.salemmuseum.org
Located in the historic 1845 Williams-Brown House, the museum brings live to Salem’s past and Roanoke Valley heritage.
Science Museum of Western Virginia
One Market Square
Roanoke 540-342-5710
www.smwv.org
Hands-on interactive exhibits, planetarium shows and films, and special educational programs are all part of this regional treasure.
Sergeant Ed Henson, Sr. VMI Cavalry Museum
487 Maury River Road
Lexington 540-464-2950
www.horsecenter.org
Located on the grounds of the Virginia Horse Center, the museum is in the northwest corner of the Woods Hill Barn.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
1001 Douglas Avenue
Martinsville 540-666-8600
www.vmnh.net
Spectacular permanent displays combine with national traveling exhibits at one of the Commonwealth’s most prized venues.
Virginia Museum of Transportation
303 Norfolk Avenue
Roanoke 540-342-5670
www.vmt.org
Virginia’s official transportation museum is housed in an historic station to offer interactive exhibits and eclectic displays.
The Virginia Room
Roanoke Public Libraries
702 S. Jefferson Street
Roanoke 540-853-2073
www.roanokeva.gov/library
Browse through an entire room of the main library that serves as an archive of Virginia history and genealogy.
VMI Cadet Museum
Virginia Military Institute
Jackson Memorial Hall
Lexington 540-464-7232
www.vmi.edu/museum
Exhibits illustrate the institute’s history and traditions, from the uniform coat of Professor Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson to cadet life.
Wilderness Road Regional Museum & Historic Newbern
Wilderness Road-Route 611
Newben 540-674-4835
www.rootsweb.com/~vanrhs
Six acres preserve a collection of historic structures while the museum displays archives and historic documents.
Work Horse Museum
Virginia Horse Center
487 Maury River Road
Lexington 540-463-2950
www.horsecenter.org
More than 30 horse-drawn farm implements predate the automobile, preserving the heritage of the working horse in American history.
