Things to do across Virginia

Virginia's official state tourism agency, promoting travel across the commonwealth from its Richmond headquarters.

Harrisonburg's 1848 house turned visitor center, with the Valley Turnpike Museum, a Civil War orientation center, gift shop and cafe on South Main Street.

Two floors of Civil War exhibits and artifacts on the grounds of the old Tredegar Iron Works beside the James River.

Walk the restored village where Lee surrendered to Grant in the McLean House on April 9, 1865.

The State Theatre of Virginia, staging plays and musicals on two stages in historic downtown Abingdon.

Ride coasters like Loch Ness Monster, Griffon and Pantheon in a theme park laid out as European hamlets.

Climb the 1792 sandstone lighthouse at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on a guided tour inside Fort Story.

A free art museum spanning 5,000 years, with one of the largest glass collections in America and live glassmaking demos.

Walk an 18th-century capital where costumed interpreters work trades and restored buildings line Duke of Gloucester Street.

Hike cypress swamp and maritime forest trails, then hit 1.5 miles of Chesapeake Bay beach where English colonists landed in 1607.

Walk the moat and ramparts of a six-sided stone fort at Old Point Comfort, then visit the Casemate Museum and Chesapeake Bay beaches.

Hike open mountain balds above 5,000 feet near Mount Rogers, where wild ponies graze beside the Appalachian Trail.

Walk the site of the 1607 James Fort, see the 17th-century church tower and watch archaeologists at work.

Board full-size replicas of the 1607 ships, explore a recreated James Fort and Powhatan village, and see 17th-century artifacts.

Stroll more than a dozen themed gardens, a glass Conservatory and a year-round butterfly exhibit just north of Richmond.

Tour Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop home on a guided first-floor tour, then walk its gardens and grounds.

Walk under a limestone arch about 200 feet high carved by Cedar Creek, then follow the trail to Lace Falls.

Stroll or bike a three-mile oceanfront promenade lined with hotels, restaurants and the King Neptune statue.

Browse a state-run art museum with free general admission, from ancient and African art to Fabergé's Imperial Easter eggs.

Tour the earthworks, Moore House and Victory Monument where the 1781 siege ended the Revolutionary War's fighting.