National Parks - Virginia
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
This 2,158-mile footpath runs from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, traversing 14 states. The 550-mile portion of the AT in Virginia represents about one-fourth of its entire length and features 104 miles inside Shenandoah National Park.Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Here on April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederacy's field army to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant.Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
This antebellum home of the Custis and Lee families overlooks the Potomac River and Washington, D.C. Robert E. Lee lived in this home for more than 30 years.Assateague Island National Seashore
The 37-mile barrier island includes wild horses and more than 300 species of birds.Blue Ridge Parkway
Most visited site in the NPS system extends 469 miles through the southern Appalachians of VA and NC, following crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains.Booker T. Washington National Monument
Birthplace and early childhood home of the famous black leader and educator. Pages include extensive information on the Tuskegee Institute.Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Commemorate a nationally significant Civil War landscape and antebellum plantation by sharing the story of Shenandoah Valley history from early settlement through the Civil War and beyond.Colonial National Historical Park
Includes most of Jamestown Island, site of the first permanent English settlement (1607) and Yorktown, scene of the culminating battle of the Revolution (1781).Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Largest military park in the world features portions of four Civil War Battlefields -- Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House.George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Includes a memorial mansion, gardens, and the tombs of several generations of Washingtons.George Washington Memorial Parkway
Preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River, connecting the historic sites from Mount Vernon to the Great Falls of the Potomac.Jamestown National Historic Site
Part of this site of the first permanent English settlement in North America (1607) is on the upper end of Jamestown Island.Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Commemorates the life of an ex-house slave's daughter who became a bank president and a leading figure in the Richmond black community.Manassas National Battlefield Park
The Battles of First and Second Manassas (Bull Run) were fought here July 21, 1861 and August 28-30, 1862.Petersburg National Battlefield
Setting for the longest siege in American history (9 1/2 months) when General Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864.Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Recognizes and commemorates the mix of history and recreation along the Potomac River.Prince William Forest Park
One of the few remaining piedmont forest ecosystems in the NPS, it covers a major portion of the Quantico Creek watershed.Richmond National Battlefield Park
Commemorates 11 sites associated with the Union campaigns to capture Richmond, including the battlefields at Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, and Cold Harbor.Shenandoah National Park
Park's Skyline Drive runs along the crest of a portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains, affording spectacular vistas.Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
The Filene Center, an open-air performing arts pavilion, can accommodate 6,786, including 3,000 on the sloping lawn in a setting of rolling hills and woods.
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