It’s Friday, and time for a Virtual Field Trip! Now you might be wondering why Charlie and I would want to take a Virtual Field Trip to Encyclopedia Virginia and the reason is Charlie and I plan on studying States next year. As we learn about each State taking a Virtual Field Trip allows us to visit places we might not see otherwise. As well as stop using workbooks all the time.
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Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
Tour some of the historical sites of Virginia with this page from the larger Encyclopedia Virginia website.
Each of these tours provides a selection of 360° images of the location that visitors can explore using their mouse. Destinations include:
- Old Coast Guard Station, Virginia Beach
- The Virginia State Capitol
- The Virginia Executive Mansion
- Mount Vernon
- Monticello
- Montpelier
- Poplar Forest
- James Monroe’s Highland
- The Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
- Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum
- Abijah Thomas House, Smyth County
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- Stratford Hall
- Smith’s Fort Plantation
- Carr/Greer Family Residence
- Gunston Hall
- The Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum
- The John Marshall House
- The Patrick Henry National Memorial
- Scotchtown
- The Poe Museum
- Justice Park, Charlottesville
- Lee Park, Charlottesville
- Carlyle House Historic Park
- Athenaeum
- Panorama of Lumpkin’s Jail Site
- Tobacco Barns in Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties
- Slave Dwellings in the counties of Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Kent, Powhatan, and Rockbridge and in Church Hill, Richmond
- Bacon’s Castle
- Cape Henry Lighthouse
- Christ Church
- Saint John’s Church, Richmond
- Aquia Episcopal Church
- Howland Chapel School & Teachers’ Cottage
- Julius Rosenwald High School
- Saint John Rosenwald School
- The Academical Village at the University of Virginia
- The Barter Theater
- The Extant Structures and Grounds at Menokin
These simple virtual tours will make a wonderful addition to your state and history studies.
