Central and Western Virginia
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1. Frontier Culture Museum
An outdoor living-history museum, the Frontier Culture Museum re-creates agrarian life in America. The four illustrative farmsteads, American, Scotch-Irish, German, and English, were painstakingly moved from their original sites and reassembled on the museum grounds. A West African village and an American Indian village are also among the exhibits. The livestock and plants here resemble the historic breeds and varieties as closely as possible. Special programs and activities, held throughout the year, include soap and broom making, cornhusking bees, and supper and barn dances.
1290 Richmond Ave., Staunton, Virginia, 22401, USA540-332–7850Sight Details
Rate Includes: $12, Dec.–Mar., daily 10–4; Apr.–Dec., daily 9–5 -
2. Mill Mountain Zoo
Sharing the mountaintop with the star is the Mill Mountain Zoo. Asian animals are center stage here, including a rare Siberian tiger, snow leopards, and red pandas. Ride the Zoo Choo train on the weekends, weather permitting.
JP Fishburgn Pkwy., Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, USA540-343–3241Sight Details
Rate Includes: $9, Daily 10–5, Zoo Choo only runs on weekends -
3. Natural Bridge of Virginia
About 20 miles south of Lexington, this impressive limestone arch (which supports Route 11) has been gradually carved out by Cedar Creek, which rushes through 215 feet below. The Monacan Native American tribe called it the Bridge of God. Surveying the structure for Lord Halifax, George Washington carved his own initials in the stone; Thomas Jefferson bought it (and more than 150 surrounding acres) from King George III. The after-dark sound-and-light show may be overkill, but viewing and walking under the bridge itself and along the wooded pathway beyond are worth the price of admission. On the property are dizzying caverns that descend 34 stories, a wax museum, a toy museum, and an 18th-century village constructed by the Monacan Indian Nation.
15 Appledore La., Lexington, Virginia, 24578, USA540-291–2121Sight Details
Rate Includes: Caverns $18, caverns and bridge $20 -
4. Virginia Discovery Museum
DowntownThe Virginia Discovery Museum at the east end of the downtown mall is full of hands-on exhibits. Children can step inside a giant kaleidoscope, explore a reconstructed log cabin, or watch bees in action in a working hive.
524 E. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, USA434-977–1025Sight Details
Rate Includes: $8, Tues.–Sat. 10–5, Sun. 1–5, Closed during private events, Pay what you want 1st Wed. of month -
5. Virginia Museum of Transportation
Near Market Square, just a short stroll along the Railwalk, the Virginia Museum of Transportation has the largest collection of diesel and steam locomotives in the country—not surprising, considering that Roanoke got its start as a railroad town and was once the headquarters of the Norfolk and Western railroad. The dozens of original train cars and engines, some of which can be boarded and many built here in town, include a massive nickel-plate locomotive—just one of the many holdings that constitute an unabashed display of civic pride. The sprawling model-train and miniature-circus displays please young and old alike.
303 Norfolk Ave. SW, Roanoke, Virginia, 24016, USA540-342–5670Sight Details
Rate Includes: $10, Mon.–Sat. 10–5, Sun. 1–5, Free parking -
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