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Local Guide: Southside Virginia
This area is one of the most pristine, best-kept secrets in the Commonwealth, with natural and historic treasures ranging from Buggs Island Lake, Virginia’s largest, to Charlotte County Courthouse, the only extant courthouse that’s known to have been designed by Thomas Jefferson, to McLean House in Appomattox, the site of the surrender of the Confederacy in 1864. Other memorable spots include Red Hill, Patrick Henry’s home near Brookneal, and Prestwould, Sir Peyton Skipwith’s circa 1795 Georgian-style plantation near Clarksville. Central Virginia, particularly Southside Virginia, offers innumerable places to explore Virginia’s rich history and natural beauty.
Heritage Trails
- Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail
- Civil War Driving Trail: Lee’s Retreat
- Civil War Driving Trail: Wilson-Kautz Raid
- Tobacco Heritage Trail
- Virginia Wildlife Trail
Historic District Walking Tours
Historic Sites & Landmarks
- Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park, Appomattox
- Briery Church, Keysville
- Buffalo Springs, Clarksville
- The Boyd Tavern, Boydton
- Clarkton Bridge, Nathalie
- Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, Forest
- Red Hill-Patrick Henry National Memorial, Brookneal
- Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical Park, Jetersville
- Salem School, Red Oak
- Staunton River Battlefield State Park, Randolph
House Museums & Gardens
- Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum, Lynchburg
- Historic Sandusky, Lynchburg
- Langhorne House, Danville
- MacCallum More Museum & Gardens, Chase City
- Point of Honor, Lynchburg
- Prestwould Plantation, Clarksville
- Southern Virginia Botanical Gardens
- Sutherlin Mansion, Danville
Museums
- Avoca Museum, Alatavista
- Central High Museum, Charlotte Court House
- Clarksville Regional Museum, Clarksville
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, Danville
- Drakes Branch Museum, Drakes Branch
- L.E. Coleman African American Museum, Halifax
- Museum of Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House
- Roanoke Station Visitors Center, Randolph
- Robert Russa Moton Museum, Farmville
- South Boston-Halifax Museum of Fine Arts & History, South Boston
- South Hill Model Railroad Museum, South Hill
- Steins Unlimited Museum, Pamplin
- Virginia S. Evans Doll Museum, South Hill
Performing & Visual Arts
- Bob Cage’s Sculpture Farm, South Boston
- The Commonwealth Chorale, Hampden-Sydney
- Cub Creek Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Appomattox
- Danville Symphony Orchestra, Danville
- Halifax County Little Theatre, South Boston
- The Little Theatre of Danville, Danville
- Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville
- Longwood University Department of Music, Farmville
- The North Theatre, Danville
- The Prizery Center for the Performing Arts, South Boston
- The Waterworks Players, Farmville