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Sailor's Creek Battlefield Park
Amelia Court House, Virginia

Park

Sailor's Creek Battlefield Park in Amelia Court House, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Saltville Museum
Saltville, Virginia

History

Saltville Museum in Saltville, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Schooner Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia

History

Schooner Alexandria in Alexandria, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Science Museum of Western Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia

Children's, Science

The museum explores the vast diversity of science through interactive exhibits, live animals, planetariums, giant screen films, on- and off-premises outreach activities, and natural history collections.

Second Street Gallery
Charlottesville, Virginia

Art

Second Street Gallery (SSG), Central Virginia’s first artist run alternative art space, is one of the longest surviving nonprofit organizations in the country focused solely on the art and ideas of our time.

SSG’s primary mission is to enliven Virginia through access to the best in contemporary art and artists and to inspire new ways of thinking, seeing, and doing.

Shenandoah Co. Historical Society
Edinburg, Virginia

Historical Society

Shenandoah Co. Historical Society in Edinburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Inc.
Waynesboro, Virginia

Art

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Inc. is a voluntary non-profit community arts organization. It is funded by memberships and contributors, grants from the City of Waynesboro, the county of Augusta, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs and exhibits from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts are made possible through the Affiliate Program Fund of the Virginia Museum

Sherwood Forest Plantation
Charles City, Virginia

History, Historic House

The 1730 estate was the home of John Tyler, 10th President of the United Sates. He lived in the house from 1842 until his death in 1862. It has remained in the Tyler family and is presently owned and occupied by Tyler's grandson. Free for VAM members.

Siege Museum
Petersburg, Virginia

History

Siege Museum in Petersburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Smith’s Fort Plantation
Surry, Virginia

Culture, History, Historic House, Park

Smith’s Fort Plantation is nestled on the south side of the James River, located on the site of Captain John Smith’s planned “New Fort”, on the land given by Chief Powhatan as a dowry for his daughter Pocahontas upon her marriage to John Rolfe. The 18th century manor house retains much of its original woodwork and provides examples of early American and English period furnishings from the late 16th through the early 18th centuries.

Salem Museum
Salem, Virginia

History

Salem Museum in Salem, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Sawhill Gallery
Harrisonburg, Virginia

History

Sawhill Gallery in Harrisonburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Science Museum of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia

Children's, Science

Hundreds of unique hands-on exhibits encourage visitors to have fun while exploring science. The museum features demonstrations, traveling exhibitions, events and drama productions, and IMAX films in Virginia's only IMAX dome.

Scottsville Museum
Scottsville, Virginia

History

Scottsville Museum in Scottsville, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Sergeant Kirkland's Museum and Historian
Fredericksburg, Virginia

History

Sergeant Kirkland's Museum and Historian in Fredericksburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Shenandoah National Park
Luray, Virginia

Park

Shenandoah National Park in Luray, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Winchester, Virginia

Children's, Nature Centers, Science

The museum offers an interactive, hands-on experience for families that focuses on the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and the arts.

Shirley Plantation
Charles City, Virginia

Culture, General, History, Historic House

On a bluff overlooking the James River, Shirley Plantation offers stunning views and a history like no other attraction in America. Encompassing over 700 riverfront acres, Shirley Plantation is America’s oldest farm and family-owned business and is lived in and actively managed by direct descendants of the original builders. Considered an architectural treasure due to its “flying staircase”, authentic structures and hand-carved woodwork, Shirley Plantation has welcomed visitors for hundreds of years.

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Richmond, Virginia

Church, Culture, History

The church is home to the John Jasper Memorial Room and Museum which houses a collection of 19th century artifacts. Tours available.

Smithsonian Naturalist Center
Leesburg, Virginia

Smithsonian Naturalist Center in Leesburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

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