VIRGINIA
Field Trips

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.

Hampton Arts comprises the American Theatre and Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center. Get a behind-the-scenes experience of theater and art. Virtual activities are available.

The Hampton History Museum focuses on the history of Hampton. Exhibits feature Native American clothing, Civil War photos, artifacts of the seafood industry, and more.

Hampton University Museum is the oldest African American museum in the United States. With over 9,000 art objects representing various cultures around the world, the museum offers groups a varied cultural fine art experience.

Take a ride on Hatton Ferry, the last pole ferry, across the James River, home to the early English settlers. Learn about the past 140 years of history of the settlers and the commercial ventures of that period.

Hickory Ridge Farm, on 18 acres, visitors can pick-your-own year round. 3 acres of strawberries in May, Summer produce from June-August, and pumpkins in the Fall.

The Hidden Oaks Nature Center has woodland trails and creeks, a gardens and a nearby playground. The Center include live animals and a Urban Woodlands interactive exhibit.

Historic Blenheim is significant for the more than 120 signatures, thoughts, and poetry left on the house walls by Union soldiers during their occupation of the Fairfax.