Amazement Square
27 Ninth Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
(434) 845-1888
www.amazementsquare.org

Amazement Square's exhibits and educational programs motivate children and adults to explore the arts and humanities, culture, science, and technology.  Explore the rich culture of the Monacan Nation at Indian Island.  Step inside the partially recreated village and learn how these native people farmed, hunted, and fished.  At The Dig, make believe you are an archaeologist uncovering artifacts and reassemble them in the on-site Field House.

Open year-round Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1  to 5 p.m.  Closed Mondays except from Memorial Day through Labor Day from 1 to 5 p.m.  Family Fun Night is the fourth Wednesday of every month from 3 - 8:30 p.m. and admission is $1:00.

Admission (beginning July 1, 2004):   Free unlimited visits for members and children under 2 years of age.  $6 for children ages 2 and up.  For groups of 10 or more with 2 days of advance registration, $4 (upon availability).

Avoca Museum
1514 Main Street
Altavista, VA 24517
(434) 369-1076
www.avocamuseum.org

Avoca, the principal architectural landmark of Altavista, is an American Queen Anne-style house, built in 1901.  The property contains the homesite of Colonel Charles Lynch, Revolutionary patriot.  The museum exhibits an outstanding collection of Native American artifacts and Confederate memorabilia. An educational program on Native American life is offered for school children.

Open mid-April - October, Thursday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.  Group tours available year around by appointment.  Admission: $5 adult, $4 for senior citizens, $2 children ages 6 to 18.

Brunswick County Museum
228 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 837
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
(434) 848-2638
www.notjuststew.com/bcmuseum.htm

The museum, with displays of particular interest to Brunswick County, is in a small brick building located on the courthouse square.  The museum's three rooms contain an outstanding exhibit on Fort Christanna, including excavated artifacts, a small collection of Civil War items, and a display of prehistoric artifacts.

Open year-round Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Saturday, 1:30 to 4 p.m.  Closed on major holidays.  Free admission.

Chesterfield  Museum Complex
P.O. Box 40
10011 Ironbridge Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(804) 796-1479
www.chesterfieldhistory.com

The Museum, Old Jail, Castlewood, and Magnolia Grange are open daily, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Admission: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for students.

Flowerdew Hundred Foundation
1617 Flowerdew Hundred Road
Hopewell, VA 23860
(804) 541-8897
www.flowerdew.org

This private, non-profit organization includes a museum with exhibits reflecting the history of Flowerdew Hundred from prehistoric times to the present. Major archaeological excavations were conducted on the property over a span of almost 30 years, with a special emphasis on studying the early seventeen century settlement. A wide variety of tours for special interest groups and educational programs for children aged three and up are offered.

Open from April - November 15, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $5 for children ages 6 to 12.

Flowerdew Hundred is located approximately 45 miles southeast of Richmond and 12 miles east of Hopewell. From I-95, take Exit 61A, Route 10 east to Hopewell; continue on Route 10 about 12 miles; turn left on Flowerdew Hundred Road, follow signs.

Harrison Institute of American History, Literature, and Culture
P.O. Box 400874
University of Virginia Library
Charlottesville, VA 22904-400874
(434) 924-6040
www.lib.virginia.edu/harrison/

‘Flowerdew Hundred: Unearthing Virginia’s History’ is a permanent exhibit featuring archaeological artifacts on loan from the Flowerdew Hundred Foundation.  This exhibit presents material evidence of Virginia's early inhabitants: Native American pottery sherds; arms and armor used to defend the new colony; refined, imported wares from Europe; and American-made goods, including items manufactured by African Americans. The materials from U.Va.'s Special Collections also on display—images from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century maps and books—illustrate the importance of the historical record in the study of material culture.

Open Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed Sunday. Free admission.

MacCallum More Museum and Gardens
603 Hudgins St.
P.O. Box 104
Chase City, VA 23924
(434) 372-0502
www.mmmg.org

The museum houses a permanent exhibit of Native American artifacts collected locally by Arthur Robertson of Chase City.  Tools and weapons dating from 9500 BC to 1600 AD present a clear picture of the lifestyles and cultures of the Native American residents of the region. Native American Day is a one-day county-wide program for all fifth grade students, when an archaeologist is available to interpret various aspects of native culture. Archaeology Day occurs in October, and features an archaeologist on site to identify artifacts brought in by the public.

Museum open year-round, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; closed major holidays.  Gardens open year-round, Monday - Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Admission: $3.50 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2.50 for children ages 6 to 12.  Admission for gardens only: $1.

Monticello
P.O. Box 316
Route 53
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 984-9822
www.monticello.org/archaeology/index.html

The historic home of Thomas Jefferson, the site has been subjected to intensive archaeological excavations over the last two decades. Sites that have been investigated include Mulberry Row, the "street" of domestic quarters and workshops where Jefferson's enslaved house servants and craftspeople lived and worked; the Stewart-Watkins site, occupied by white artisans; the home site of a "retired" house slave, Betty Hemings; and Shadwell, the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. An archaeological exhibit is located in the basement of Monticello, and the visitors center has an extensive exhibit that includes archaeological artifacts. The vegetable garden, the garden wall, a garden pavilion, and the orchard all have been recreated based largely on archaeological data. The footprints of several of the structures along Mulberry Row have been demarcated and interpretive tours are offered seasonally. A college-level field school is offered in conjunction with the University of Virginia each summer. The current research is the Plantation Archaeological Survey of 2,000 acres.

Open daily year-round, except Christmas Day; November - February, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; March - October, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Admission: $14 for adults, $6 for children ages 6 to 11.

Monacan Ancestral Museum
2009 Kenmore Road
Amherst, VA 24521
(434) 946-5391
www.monacannation.com

The Monacan Ancestral Museum is located at the foot of Bear Mountain, the spiritual center of the Monacan Nation.  An 1870s log cabin, used initially as a church and then a school, and an Episcopal Indian Mission church is part of the community.  The museum documents the history of the Monacan people through exhibits and artifacts.

Open daily Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Closed holidays.

Occoneechee State Park Visitors Center
1192 Occoneechee State Park Road
Clarksville, VA 23927
(434) 374-2210
www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks/occoneec.htm

The visitors center contains nearly 1,000 square feet of display area, with a focus on interpreting Native American lifeways from the Paleo-Indian Period to the present. Artifacts on display include archaeological collections from the park and Mecklenburg County.  The Native American Heritage Festival and Pow Wow is held the second weekend in May.

Open March 1 - September 30, Sunday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; October - February 28, open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Admission: $2 per car on weekdays and $3 on weekends and holidays.

Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
6125 Boydton Plank Road
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 861-2408
www.pamplinpark.org

Pamplin Park is a privately owned facility that preserves and interprets the site where the Union Army broke through the Confederate defenses during the siege of Petersburg. Interpretive signs describe to visitors the results of archaeological investigations at the sites of a complex of Confederate winter huts; at Tudor Hall plantation, built in 1812; at Bank House and kitchen, built 1780; and at the 1855 Hart House.

Open year-round daily, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $13.50 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $7.50 for children ages 6 to 11.

Lynchburg Museum
Lynchburg Museum System
901 Court Street
P.O. Box 60
Lynchburg, VA 24505
(434) 847-1459
www.lynchburgmuseum.org

The Lynchburg Museum is in the Old Court House, built 1855 and presently being renovated, and is the city's most famous historic landmark.  Part of the exhibited collection includes Native American artifacts and relics from the Civil War.

Open year-round daily, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Free admission at the Bargassa Toy Store at 12th and Clay Street during renovations of the Old Court House 

Red Hill
Patrick Henry National Memorial
1250 Red Hill Road
Brookneal, VA 24528
1-800-514-7463
www.redhill.org

Red Hill, Patrick Henry’s last home and burial place, houses the largest collection of Patrick Henry memorabilia in the world.  Archaeological investigations have been conducted on an Indian village along the Staunton River.  Archaeological survey and ground penetrating radar have been done on the graveyard and grounds of Red Hill, revealing surrounding outbuildings and industrial activity areas.  A walking trail with signage will soon wind down to the Staunton River, interpreting the archaeological sites around Red Hill and the Indian village site at the river. 

Open Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 – 5 p.m.  Winter hours November 1 – March 31, Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 1 – 4 p.m.  Admission: $6 for adults and $2 for children

South Boston-Halifax County Museum
of Fine Arts and History
P.O. Box 383
1540 Wilborn Avenue
South Boston, VA 24592
(434) 572-9200
www.sbhcmuseum.org

The museum provides a place for the collection, display, and preservation of art and historical memorabilia pertinent to South Boston, Halifax County, and Southside Virginia.  On permanent display is a large collection of Indian artifacts containing a wide array of Native American ceramic, stone, bone, and shell artifacts, and seventeenth century European glass beads and metal trade items.

Open Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 2 to 4:30 p.m.  Closed Monday, Tuesday, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.  Free admission.

Staunton River Battlefield State Park
1035 Fort Hill Trail
Randolph, VA 23962
(434) 454-4312
www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks/srbbsp.htm

On the south side of the Staunton River the visitor center interprets the star–shaped earthwork fortification, Fort Hill, the rifle trenches, and artillery battery of the Civil War battle of Staunton River Bridge on June 25, 1864.  On the north side of the river the artifacts from an Indian village site, dating A.D. 1000 to 1450, are exhibited in the Roanoke Station visitor center.  A walking trail following the old railroad bed and bridge across the Staunton River connects the two visitors center. 

Park open daily from 8 a.m. to dusk.  Clover Center open March 22 Wednesday – Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 4:30 p.m.  Roanoke Station open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4:30 p.m.  Free admission.

Valentine Richmond History Center
1015 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-0711
www.valentinemuseum.com

The Valentine interprets the history of Richmond.  It is named after Mann S. Valentine, who amassed a substantial collection of Native American artifacts during the 1880s and 1890s.  A range of materials from the Valentine collection are on permanent display.  An education program is offered on the Powhatan Indians.

Open year-round Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.  Admission: $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and students, $4 for youth ages 7 to 12, and $1 for children ages 3 to 6.

Virginia Department of Historic Resources
2801 Kensington Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 367-2323
www.dhr.virginia.gov

The Department of Historic Resources, a state agency, is responsible for maintaining the file of archaeological sites in Virginia.   Also, they curate archaeological collections, promote research and prepare exhibits for other institutions.  The department coordinates Virginia Archaeology Month celebrated each October.  Working with other archaeological groups, a poster is created and activities including public lectures, exhibits, tours and other archaeological programs are planned and publicized.  The department's permanent exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society, titled "Solving History's Mysteries," provides hands-on activities and exhibits for school children and adults.

Open Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Free admission.

Virginia Historical Society
P.O. Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23221-0311
(804) 358-4901
www.vahistorical.org

The Virginia Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of the Commonwealth. The exhibit, "The Story of Virginia," includes Native American and seventeenth century historic archaeological artifacts from various sites throughout the state. An educational program focusing on the lifeways of the Powhatan Indians uses reproductions of Native American material culture. An online exhibit illustrates "The Story of Virginia" and offers a Teacher's Guild with suggested activites.

Open year-round Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., except New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas. Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for students and children.