Got there within their posted hours. Church locked, visitor center ghostly. Driving the cemetery…read morewas nice but a 35 mile trip each way to see the church was wasted.

We had a great tour of the church and the churchyard portion of the cemetery. It is filled with…read morehistory pre-revolution through the Civil War. The 15 Tiffany windows are stunning and alone are worthy of a visit.

Went on the Historic African American Tour of Petersburg for our class reunion. The tour was very…read moreinformative.

From the owner: Historic Petersburg Foundation is a non profit preservation organization in Petersburg, Virginia…read morewith the mission to lead the preservation and restoration of Petersburg, Virginia's historic architecture, and neighborhoods and to tell their story. We own and market historic properties for sale that need to be restored. One of our popular fundraisers each December is the annual Christmas Homes Tour of beautifully restored historic homes decorated for the holidays. We hold programs on Petersburg's history and architecture. Peter Jones Trading Station - "Where Commerce Began" tourist attraction. We encourage tourism to Petersburg and work to save the 18th and 19th century architecture in Petersburg, Virginia.

If you like historical places you will love violet bank and I can't say enough about the niceness…read moreof the staff. Great place to visit!

Pretty cool if you're cruising around, nothing major tho…read more Pretty for those cool brick building photos.. lovely door for pics too!

Ohhh my freaking gosh y'all! Ok let me start by saying,... we went to the Petersburg national…read morebattlefield (federal) that morning and I wanted to cry because that was supposed to be our big exciting thing to see the Battle of the Crater,..,, well needless to say the park/museum at the federally owned part needed some serious help and funding. But,.... Y'all,..... this privately owned place knocked it out of the park! They did such an amazing job bringing history to life. The staff was freaking amazing,... especially the sweet little old man in the museum about the actual battle (wish I remembered his name). I can not brag on this place enough!!!

William Boisseau a tobacco farmer constructed his plantation home around 1815. Originally a 2 wide…read moreand 1 room this type of home was popular in Dinwiddie County during the late 1700's, early 1800's. Later his son John G. Boisseau expanded the east side of the residence creating a central hall and added Greek Revival details. None of the original furnishing remain today. Confederate Brigadier General Samuel McGowan used the home as a HQ at some point during the Civil War. A downstairs room in the home he used is set as it might have been when he used it. After the war he returned to South Carolina and became a judge. Beautiful Tudor Hall is located in Pamplin Historical Park. Admission is required.