This was a little hard to find, especially if you're not from the area like me. I passed it…read moreinitially because of my GPS. But once you see it, the sign is clear as day lol. It's a pretty small museum but it has a lot of stuff inside. It's two trailers, one has donated artifacts from trains and railroads. The other trailer has motorized trains running, and it was amazing. They have about four train cars that you can look at and some you can walk through. They also have a little yellow train that you can ride, depending on the weather. We couldn't ride it today, because it was raining, so that was unfortunate.

Our visit to the Railroad Museum was incredible - we will, undoubtedly, be back! It is entirely…read morerun by volunteers - who are so helpful and friendly that it's impossible not to have a great experience. Our entire family was actually having a not-so-great day (because of some unrelated events) and left there feeling so uplifted and energized... really, though, I have to say that none of us wanted to leave. I also use a wheelchair and they went out of their way to help in anyway they could with accessibility. There is a gravel parking lot - that they hope to pave one day - and ramps to two trailers. They also have a train that can be entered if one can climb stairs. And, they were willing to help me onto the little yellow maintenance car. There are model trains and equipment to view as well as an area for children to play but I thought the best part was actually chatting with the volunteers. Free, but they accept donations.

A very nice museum that covers not only Fredericksburg's history but also African American and…read moreAmerican history from the Civil War to today. It's a very informative and well-curated museum.

This museum is free…read more Disappointed exhibit not much about civil war and development about this area. I was expecting more information about the battlefield history since we have so many places in this areas were Civil war battlefields. Half of this museum about slavery, LGBT.

Amazing piece of colonial history where George Washington's mother lived. This is a must see site…read moreamong many in Fredericksburg.

We stopped by Fredericksburg on our drive. Super cute town. We went by the Mary Washington House…read moreand walked the grounds. A few people were outside and one lady gave us a lot of history on the house and area. I would definitely come back to do a whole tour!

This has to be a stop while in historic Fredericksburg! After learning there was a James Monroe…read moreMuseum and Memorial in Fredericksburg, we planned a day trip to this historic town and made this museum our first stop. We visited on a weekday before lunch time and had the entire museum to ourselves. Masks were required, and the employee let us know that if someone else came in, that we would have to leave if we had been there for awhile. I was just relieved that the museum was even open, as the other historic museums and sites in town were only open during the weekend. But since this is owned by Mary Washington University and the school is open, they've opened this museum. Admission was only $6 and there's a discount for AAA members. Where this museum sits is the location of James Monroe's law office back in the day. You will learn a lot about James Monroe here, as there were many artifacts about him. After we paid admission, the friendly employee showed us to the front room where most information about James Monroe can be found, as the displays talked about his childhood, time in Fredericksburg and beyond and his public service. She gave us a brief introduction and the rest of the tour was self-guided. It's not a huge museum, with three rooms, but we ended up spending an hour here, reading all the displays. If you like U.S. history then do not miss visiting the James Monroe Museum and Memorial. You will learn a lot about our fifth president and the many years of public service in various roles he held. Though I have visited James Monroe's Highland, I still learned more about James Monroe at this museum.

I was in my own era of good feelings visiting this museum of President James Monroe. This museum in…read morethe quaint downtown area of Fredericksburg has plenty of street parking and is a self-guided tour through artifacts from Monroe. This doesn't take too long to go through a few rooms (maybe an hour) but there are a lot of good things to see including clothing, portraits, and sculptures. The gift shop is small. There were a couple of employees who were there to answer questions if needed. It's worth the price to come and see more about one of our Founding Fathers.

I bought the pass for 12 museums and this might have been my favorite out of all of them. So…read moreinteresting to learn what herbs and medicines were used...some of them effective, and some of them way off the mark for different ailments. We were allowed to smell some of the concoctions. Some of the 'medicines' of this time would still work today as many were based on herbs and plants. The people who do the tours dress in historic costume and stay in character for the tour and they do such an excellent job. Honestly, they were so full of interesting stories, that if I was ever back in Fredericksburg, I would take the tour again!

Such a cool tour!! Very much worth it. Two different rooms and a whole upstairs and don't skip the…read moregarden!