Immerse yourself in our nation’s history as you travel across Virginia.
On this Virginia road trip, experience the sites that witnessed our nation’s founding. See what life was like for early settlers and visit the estates that our founding fathers called home.
COVID safety measures are in place at all sites.
This living history museum brings to life the years leading up to the American Revolution.
Explore the world of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, at this living history museum.
Walk in the footsteps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas at the original site of Jamestown, England's first permanent settlement in North America.
Step into a re-created Continental Army encampment and a Revolution-era farm.
Located in the foothills of Central Virginia, Montpelier is the home of President James Madison and his wife Dolley, America's first "First Lady."
Visit Monticello, the mountaintop plantation of our third president, Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville.
The estate of our first president, George Washington, is located just outside of Washington, D.C.
This website was created in collaboration with:
Colonial Williamsburg
Historic Jamestowne
Jamestown Settlement
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
James Madison’s Montpelier
George Washington’s Mount Vernon