VIRGINIA
Field Trips

Visit the Freedom House Museum, a former headquarters of a 19th-century domestic slave-trading firm, which transported 1,800 slaves to Mississippi and Louisiana each year.

Frying Pan Farm Park preserves and interprets farm life of the 1920s to 1950s. Visitors learn about traditional farm family roles and how they compare to modern family roles.

Step inside 18th century Virginia at Gadsby Tavern Museum. The Tavern was a place for politics, social life, and business in early Alexandria, Virginia.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of the former Popes Creek Plantation, the American ancestral home of the Washington Family where George Washington was born.

Marvel at the neoclassical George Washington Masonic National Memorial dedicated to George Washington—a Mason and the Father of our country.

Mount Vernon was the plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha Washington. The estate is situated on the banks of the Potomac River

Glazenfyre is a paint-it-yourself pottery studio that now offers fusible glass and canvas painting. We have a large, brightly lit studio for visitors to find their inner artist.

At Great Country Farms, pick-your-own vegetables and fruits in the spring and summer and the fall apples and pumpkins. Visitors see how produce grows and the importance of pollinators like honeybees and butterflies.

Green Spring Gardens has naturalistic native plant garden, more than 20 thematic demonstration gardens, a greenhouse, a a historic house, and a horticultural reference library.

Observe nature at Gulf Branch Nature Center. Visitors enjoy a fun learning experience while viewing the nature center’s exhibits, Discovery Room, pollinator garden, animal exhibit room, and more.

The Gum Springs Museum displays the dynamic history of the Gum Springs Community. Featured exhibits include photographs of residents. Many photos are near 100 years old.

The Hahn Horticulture Garden encompasses nearly six acres of teaching and display gardens on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Visitors learn about plants, landscaping concepts, and environmental awareness.