APVA Jamestown Rediscovery
1367 Colonial Parkway
Jamestown, VA 23081
(757) 229-4997
www.historicjamestowne.org/

Ongoing archaeological excavations focus on the site of the earliest English settlement in North America. The remains of a fort dating to the first decade of the seventeenth century have been partially reconstructed and are interpreted via signs and guided tours.  A college level summer field school is offered annually.

Excavations are accessible to the public from mid-March - mid-December, Monday - Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Admission is through Jamestown Island, Colonial National Historical Park open year-round except Christmas and New Year's Day: $8 for adults, children 16 and under free.

Bacon's Castle Museum
P.O. Box 364
Surry, VA 23883
(757) 357-5976
www.apva.org/baconscastle/

This circa 1665 brick house is the oldest structure in Virginia. Maintained as a house museum by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, the site has undergone extensive archaeological investigation. Near the house is a 1.5- acre garden which has been recreated based on the results of archaeological excavations. The garden is interpreted via signs and guided tours.

Open April - October, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.; March and November weekends only. Admission: $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $4 for children 6 to 18.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
1 (800) HISTORY
www.history.org

Colonial Williamsburg is the world's largest outdoor living history museum, with a focus on everyday life in the colonial capital. Ongoing excavations in the restored area are accessible to visitors each summer. Tours of the archaeology laboratory are offered four times each Tuesday to ticket holders. Two college-level archaeological field schools of five weeks each are offered each summer. Email mpoole@cwf.org for details.

Colonial Williamsburg is open 365 days each year. Hours for the visitors center and exhibit buildings change seasonally. Call or visit the web site for current information and ticket plans.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Park Service
1732 Popes Creek Road
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
(804) 224-1732
www.nps.gov/gewa/

Various sites on the property, dating to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, have been excavated since the 1930s. Exhibits with artifacts recovered from the site of George Washington's birthplace and from the seventeenth century John Washington and Robert Brooks sites are on display in the visitors center. The footprint of the house where George Washington was born is demarcated and the site is interpreted by signs.

Open year-round daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission: $4 ages 17 and above.

Gloucester Museum of History
6539 Main Street
P.O. Box 1176
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-1234
www.gloucesterva.info/museum/historyhome.htm

The museum is located in the brick Botetourt Building, built ca. 1770 as a roadside tavern or ordinary.  The museum has permanent, monthly and special exhibits on the history of Gloucester County.  A special Gloucester Archaeology exhibit is offered each October and various artifacts are on display year round.

Open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Sunday and holidays.  Free admission.  Donations are accepted.  

Ingleside Plantation Vineyards
5872 Leedstown Road
Oak Grove, VA 22443
(804) 224-8687
www.ipwine.com

Ingleside Plantation Winery is one of the oldest and largest wineries in Virginia.  Built in 1834, it has served as a boys' school, known as Washington Academy, a Civil War garrison, a courthouse, and a dairy.  For those interested in Native American history, Ingleside displays artifacts from various time periods.

Open year-round Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.  May through September open until 6 p.m.  Closed on major holidays.  Free admission.  Groups of 10 or more must reserve in advance.

Isle of Wight County Museum
103 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
(757) 357-7459

The local history museum is located in a 1913 building constructed of Indiana limestone and Marvilla marble with a Tiffany-styled stained glass dome.  Six galleries include theme and exhibits: Native Americans, early Colonial life, watermen, the Civil War, country store, and the ham industry.

Open year-round Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.  Closed Monday and major holidays.  Free admission.

Jamestown Island
National Park Service
Colonial National Historical Park
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, VA 23690-0210
(757) 229-1733
www.nps.gov/colo/

The site of the first permanent English settlement in America, the property has been the focus of archaeological investigations since the 1930s. Exhibits in the visitors center feature artifacts recovered from the seventeenth century town site, along with Native American artifacts. The sites are interpreted via signs and marked outlines of the building footprints.

Open year-round daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission: $8 for adults, children 16 and under free.

Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
P.O. Box 1607
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(888) 593-4682
www.historyisfun.org

The Jamestown Settlement gallery describes and illustrates the European age of discovery and the social and economic conditions in England that led to the founding of Jamestown; explores the world of the Powhatan Indians of coastal Virginia; and chronicles the first century of the colony.  More than 100 artifacts, including portraits, documents, furnishings, household items, toys, maps, ceremonial and decorative objects, tools and weapons from 17th-century Europe, Africa and Virginia Indian sites are displayed.

Open year-round daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until 6 p.m. June 15 - August 15, except Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission: $11.75 for adults, $5.75 for youth ages 6 to 12.

Kerr Place
69 Market Street
P.O. Box 193
Onancock, VA 23417
(757) 787-8012
www.kerrplace.org

Kerr Place is a ca. 1800 Federal style house museum and the headquarters of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society.  The cellar exhibit presents ceramics and personal items found during the archaeological investigations around the house.  A one week history camp for 3rd and 4th graders is offered every summer in July.

Open daily March 1 - December 24, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Admission: $4. 

Mattaponi Indian Museum
Mattaponi Reservation Circle
West Point, VA 23181
(804) 769-2229

This museum focuses on the history of the Mattaponi Indians, with exhibits including Native American artifacts recovered from the property and the surrounding region.

Open year-round Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m., or call (804) 769-2194 for an appointment.  Admission: $2.

Northumberland County Historical Society
Ball Memorial Library and Museum
86 Back Street
Heathsville, VA 22473
(804) 580-8581 

The Northumberland County Historical Society has more than 750 Native American artifacts in its collection; many of them are on exhibit.  The exhibits illustration the styles of projectile points, the types of stone tools, and the variety of stone material the Indians used through time. 

Open Tuesday – Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.  Free admission.

Pamunkey Indian Museum
Route 1, Box 2050
King William, VA 23086
(804) 843-4792
www.baylink.org/pamunkey

The museum includes an extensive exhibit of Native American artifacts.  

Open year-round, except for major holidays. Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.  Free admission.  Donations are accepted.

Richmond County Museum
P.O. Box 884
5874 Richmond Road
Warsaw, VA 22572
(804) 333-3607
www.co.richmond.va.us/museum.htm

The museum is located in the two-story brick 1872 county jail.  Three galleries tell the story of the county from prehistoric times to the present.  The museum curates artifacts from a number of archaeological projects conducted in the county.  Special exhibits and school programs are presented, primarily during October Archaeology Month.

Museum open February 1 through mid-December on Wednesday - Saturday, 11 a .m. to 3 p.m. and by special arrangements.  Closed on Monday, Tuesday and major holidays.  Free admission.

Rosewell
The Rosewell Foundation
P.O. Box 1456
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2585
www.rosewell.org

The ruins of the circa 1725 mansion of John Page have been stabilized and are open to the public.   Archaeological excavations have been carried out at the site, with artifacts from that work stored in the archaeology lab and on display in the visitors center.

Open daily Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.  Closed Thanksgiving, December 24, 25, and 31, and January 1.  Admission: $4 for adults and $2 for children ages 6 to 12.

Stratford Hall Plantation
485 Great House Road
Stratford, VA 22558
(804) 493-8038
www.stratfordhall.org

This eighteenth century historic house museum and associated period outbuildings focuses on interpreting domestic life in colonial Virginia. The grounds have been subjected to extensive archaeological excavations beginning in the 1930s. The site of the Clifts Plantation, dating ca. 1670 to 1730, is marked and interpreted by signs; a small exhibit with a model of the Clifts Plantation and artifacts from the excavation is on display in the visitors center. A summer field school in May and June is offered annually in conjunction with the University of Mary Washington, with the seasonal excavations open to the public.

Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Admission: $10 for adults, $6 for children ages 6 to 11.

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 425-3474
www.vmsm.com

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is dedicated to educating the public about Virginia's marine environment. One exhibit area focuses on the Native Americans who inhabited the region. Artifacts on display range from the Paleo-Indian to the Woodland and Contact Periods. Volunteer docents in native costume conduct informal interpretive programs about the daily activities and lifestyle of the Powhatan Indians.

Open daily, except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., June 1 - Labor Day; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the remainder of the year. Admission: $11 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, $7 for children ages 3 to 11.

Westmoreland County Museum & Library, Inc.
P.O. Box 247
Montross, VA 22520
(804) 493-8440
www.westmoreland-county.org/muindex.htm

This museum focuses on the history of the Northern neck.  Exhibits feature artifacts recovered from the eighteenth century plantation of Nomini Hall, from the seventeenth century Morgan Jones pottery, and from the eighteenth century James Monroe birthplace site.

Open Monday through Saturday April - October, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; from November - March, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Free admission.

Yorktown Victory Center
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
P.O. Box 1607
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(888) 593-4682
www.historyisfun.org

A museum of the American Revolution and its aftermath, the facility includes a living history area featuring a Revolutionary War encampment and a post-Revolution farmstead. Indoor galleries focus on the Revolutionary War in America, with archaeological artifacts from the Yorktown vicinity included. One exhibit focuses on the archaeological study of a British vessel sunk in the York River during the Revolution, with many excavated artifacts on display.

Open daily, except Christmas and New Year's Day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until 6 p.m. June 15 - August 15.   Admission: $8.25 for adults, $4.00 for youth ages 6 to 12.