- Algonkian Regional Park
- Located on the scenic Potomac shore near the Loudoun-Fairfax County line, Algonkian Regional Park is the perfect place for an afternoon of fun in the sun, a family vacation
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Walk the old country lanes where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces,
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- The house that Robert E. Lee called home for 30 years and one uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families is preserved today as a memorial to General
- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in Virginia and was established in 1938 to provide habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. The refuge contains more than 8,500
- Ball's Bluff Regional Park
- The 223-acre park surrounds one of the smallest national cemeteries, where 54 Union soldiers are buried. The Potomac shoreline park also includes an 1861 Civil War battlefield and hiking
- Bear Creek Lake State Park
- Nestled in the heart of Cumberland State Forest in central Virginia's Cumberland County, Bear Creek Lake State Park offers the amenities of the larger parks without the crowds. Activities
- Belle Isle State Park
- Located in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia, Belle Isle is the first state park to be purchased with funds from the $95 million 1992 Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve
- This preserve contains sandy beach, low dune, and salt marsh habitats. Wind and water move sand creating an ever changing habitat on the narrow beach. Rare marsh and colonial
- Booker T Washington National Monument
- On April 5, 1856, a child who later called himself Booker T. Washington, was born in slavery on this 207-acre tobacco farm. The realities of life as a slave
- Brambleton Regional Park
- This 18-hole, par-72 golf course offers a variety of challenging holes with scenic woods and water holes, large bunkers and plush putting greens. A banquet and wedding shelter with
- Bull Run Marina Regional Park
- Located on the waters of the Occoquan Reservoir, Bull Run Marina is a practice facility for high school rowing teams. Annual boat launching permits are available to the general
- Bull Run Regional Park
- Bull Run Regional Park's spacious fields accommodate groups by the hundreds for picnics, camping or special events. The park's scenic woodland and trails offer miles of hiking and
- Burke Lake Park
- Burke Lake Park is located at 7315 Ox Road in Fairfax Station. Its 888 acres feature a 218-acre lake with fishing, boating, rowboat rental, tourboat rides, camping, a miniature
- Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve
- At the mouth of Bush Mill Stream freshwater meets the saltwater of the Great Wicomico River. Fresh to brackish tidal marshes and mud flats are hidden between the steep-sided
- Caledon Natural Area
- A designated National Natural Landmark, Caledon provides visitors the unique opportunity of viewing bald eagles in their natural habitat. Caledon and the surrounding areas are the summer home for
- Cameron Run Regional Park
- Cameron Run Regional Park offers a variety of recreation facilities in an urban area, including Great Waves water park. Catch a wave in the wave pool, twist and
- Cape Henry Memorial
- After four and a half months crossing storm swept seas 144 weary Englishmen made land-fall in April 1607. They anchored their ships in the protected waters of the
- Carlyle House Historic Park
- The historic Carlyle House was completed in 1753 by Scottish merchant John Carlyle for his bride, Sarah Fairfax of Belvoir, member of one of the most prestigious families in
- Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park will work in partnership to commemorate a nationally significant Civil War landscape and antebellum plantation by sharing the story of Shenandoah
- Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve
- The Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve features four components that are all within the York River basin--Goodwin Islands, Catlett Islands, Taskinas Creek and Sweet Hall Marsh. Like
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
- Chincoteague NWR, located primarily on the Virginia side of Assateague Island, consists of more than 14,000 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and maritime forest. Chincoteague Refuge, originally
- Chippokes Plantation State Park
- Chippokes Plantation State Park is one of the oldest working farms in the United States. Chippokes is a living historical exhibit located in a rural agricultural area along the
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- The Chrysler Museum is among America's most distinguished mid-sized art museums. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst to bring art and people together to enrich and
- Claude Moore Colonial Farm
- Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a living history site that demonstrates the life of a poor farm family living on a small farm in northern Virginia just prior to
- Claytor Lake State Park
- Located on the 4,500 acre, 21-mile long Claytor Lake (from which the park was named) in the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia, Claytor Lake State Park offers
- Cold War Museum
- In 1996, Francis Gary Powers, Jr. and John C. Welch founded the Cold War Museum to preserve Cold War history and honor Cold War Veterans. The museum is
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Colonial National Historical Park (NHP) administers two of the most historically significant sites in English North America. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607, is
- Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
- The Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal form alternate routes along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) between the Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound. The AIWW
- Douthat State Park
- Editors of the 1999 Outside Family Vacation Guide, a summer planner, have named Virginia's very own Douthat State Park one of the nation's 10 best. It's on the National
- Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- Lying at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge serves as one of the country's most valuable stopovers for migratory birds.
