Virginia Museums Attractions
Children's Museum of Virginia
With over 90 hands-on exhibits for kids of all ages, including an awesome toy train collection, a planetarium and tons more, the Children's Museum is your ticket to some truly amazing places and enlightening discoveries. So climb aboard and let's get going.
http://www.childrensmuseumva.com
Chrysler Museum of Art
Exhibits a collection of art works from contemporary times to ancient Egypt, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
http://www.chrysler.org
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Provides a retreat into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features Poe's life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond.
http://www.poemuseum.org
Frontier Culture Museum
Visit Europe and America's past at five different historic farms, moved from their country of origin, and reconstructed at the museum site in Staunton, Virginia.
http://www.frontiermuseum.org
Science Museum of Virginia
a hands-on science center headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. This state museum
has a state-wide mission to improve the science literacy of all Virginians.
http://www.smv.org
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Making science and technology accessible to all people by being an outstanding regional institution that ignites and nurtures life-long learning.
http://www.smwv.org
Virginia Discovery Museum
Information about the museum, programs and events, exhibits and memberships.
http://www.vadm.org
Virginia Living Museum
A combination wildlife park, science museum, aquarium and botanical preserve in Newport News, Virginia.
http://www.valivingmuseum.org
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
An outstanding art collection spanning 6,000 years. Included are Faberge, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Impressionism, post-Impressionism, Contemporary, American, Classical, Byzantine, African, Egyptian, Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian art.
http://www.vmfa.state.va.us
Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles
The vehicles are kept in or restored to original operational condition so that our current and future generations will have an opportunity to see, touch, hear and even smell these important pieces of military history.
http://www.vmmv.org
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Exhibits, outreach programs, and publications translate the findings of the Museum curators' scientific research into easily understood language and concepts. The Museum curators 'speak to the earth' and teach its lessons to all Virginians.
http://www.vmnh.net
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Largest diesel engine collection, steam locomotives featuring the J611, railcars, trucks, trolleys, carriages and vintage cars.
http://www.vmt.org
Virginia War Museum
Interprets American military history from 1775. Located in Newport News, Virginia.
http://www.warmuseum.org