History Museum and Historical Society of Western Virginia

"Fun with the Family"

This museum presents the area’s cultural heritage. Peruse prehistoric artifacts, Native American relics, colonial costumes, and an 1890s dry-goods store. A Crosroads of History features a Native American wigwam, a land grant deed signed by Thomas Jefferson, Civil War surgical implements and sabers, a Victorian parlor, and a 1925 Marshall & Wendell baby grand player piano. The museum’s store, The History Shop, sells old-fashioned toys, historical maps, and books.