Museums in Virginia

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

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

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.