Day Trips

Central Virginia and areas beyond provide a variety of historic sites and other sites of interest that make excellent day trips. We can help you plan an interesting and exciting day trip.

• Montpelier Mansion http://www.montpelier.org/
• Ash Lawn-Highland http://ashlawnhighland.org/
• Monticello http://www.monticello.org/
• Poplar Forest http://www.poplarforest.org/
• Michie Tavern Restaurant http://www.michietavern.com/
• Appomattox Court House http://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm
• Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/patrick-henrys-scotchtown
• Virginia War Museum http://www.warmuseum.org/
• National D-Day Memorial https://www.dday.org/
• Kings Dominion https://www.kingsdominion.com/
• Busch Gardens http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/
• Water Country USA http://watercountryusa.com/en/williamsburg/
  

Southside is that area of Virginia between the James River and the North Carolina state line. The free Jamestown Ferry provides easy access to Southside where the first American revolution took place in 1676.

• Bacon’s Castle http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/bacons-castle
• Smith’s Fort Plantation http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/smiths-fort-plantation
• Chippokes Plantation State Park http://www.chippokes.com/
• Smithfield, Virginia http://www.genuinesmithfieldva.com/
• Surry County, Virginia http://surrycountytourism.com/