The Atlas Obscura Guide To Smithfield

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Smithfield, Virginia

Updated March 22, 2023

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Smithfield, Virginia

World’s Oldest Edible Ham

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield Schoolhouse Museum

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

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Windsor, Virginia

Boykin's Tavern

The only remaining building from the original 1800 Isle of Wight Courthouse Complex

6 miles from Smithfield

Newport News, Virginia

The Mariner's Museum and Park

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

9 miles from Smithfield

Surry, Virginia

Bacon’s Castle

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

10 miles from Smithfield

Newport News, Virginia

Army Transportation Museum Foundation

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

13 miles from Smithfield

Yorktown, Virginia

French Cemetery

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

16 miles from Smithfield

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Smithfield, Virginia

World’s Oldest Edible Ham

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

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