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Amusements

• Westmoreland Berry Farm
  1235 Berry Farm Road • Warsaw, VA 22443
  Located in Oak Grove
  804-224-9171, 800-997-BERRY
  Pick your own or buy fresh picked fruit while at this farm that offers a "21st century Family Adventure" where guests can enjoy a goat walk, the farm's famous fruit shortcakes and berry sundaes, flavorful jams and culinary delights, an adjoining nature preserve, and gifts such as flowers, plants, and garden items. more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin (circa 1769)
  4037 Menokin Road • Warsaw, VA 22572
  804-333-1776
  Situated on 500 acres, this National Historic Landmark was the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Rebecca Tayloe. The home features a conservation and visitors center, as well as a walking tour of the Menokin ruin and grounds. Visitors may also hike the Menokin woodlands along "Becky's Trail" which leads to Menokin Bay and historic Cat Point Creek. more...  map

• Historic Christ Church (circa 1735)
  420 Christ Church Road • Warsaw, VA 22480
  804-438-6855
  The best-preserved and most finely crafted of colonial Virginia's Anglican parish churches, this National Historic Landmark was completed by Robert "King" Carter, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens in colonial America, and it is recognized as the finest colonial church in North America. The church is built in the shape of a cross and original limestone slabs still pave the floor. more...

• St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Church (circa 1669)
  5940 White Chapel Road • Warsaw, VA 22503
  Located in Lancaster
  804-462-5908
  The Ball family, George Washington’s maternal kin, were parishioners of this historic church and the extant gallery in the church was constructed for their use. The church contains the oldest know altar tablets, Decalogue, Lord’s Prayer, and Apostles’ Creed, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as a communion table and baptismal font from the Colonial era. An on site graveyard contains the graves of many historic families of the Northern Neck.  map

• Stratford Hall Plantation (circa 1738)
  485 Great House Road • Warsaw, VA 22558
  Located in Stratford
  804-493-8038
  The boyhood home of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the brothers who signed the Declaration of Independence, this plantation also became the birthplace of General Robert E. Lee in 1807. The Great Hall in the center of the house is one of the most architecturally significant rooms to survive from colonial America and the 1,670 acre plantation is managed as a working farm with costumed interpreters leading tours through the house. A log cabin dining room serves lunch daily and a visitor center and gift shop are also on the property. more...

Museums & Galleries

• Armstead Tasker Johnson High School Museum
  18849 King’s Highway • Montross, VA 22520
  804-493-7070
  Constructed as one of the first high schools in the Northern Neck to educate students of African descent from 1937 to 1969, this museum was established to preserve the history and legacy of education for African American students in the Northern Neck of Virginia and it features historical artifacts and memorabilia.  map

• Mary Ball Washington Museum
  8346 Mary Ball Road • Warsaw, VA 22503
  Located in Lancaster Courthouse
  804-462-7280
  Named in honor of George Washington's mother, who was born at Epping Forest near the village of Lancaster Courthouse, this museum is located in the circa 1800 Lancaster House and it contains a wide range of exhibits depicting life in Lancaster County over its 350 years. Visitors can also see the circa 1797 Old Clerk's Office and the Old Jail which displays the living quarters of the 1828 jailer and a circa 1830 criminal cell while at this museum.

• Richmond County Museum
  5874 Richmond Road • Warsaw, VA 22572
  804-333-3607
  Nestled in the circa 1872 Old Jail on the Courthouse Green, this museum is dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of Richmond County from prehistoric to present times. Permanent and special exhibits include Rappahannock Indians of Richmond County, Declaration of Independence Signer Francis Lightfoot Lee, February Black History Month, October Archaeology month observances, and First Sunday in December Holiday Tree Illumination.  more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Guided Eagle Tours
  Located at Caledon Natural Area in King George
  540-663-3861
  Observe Americal Bald Eagles in their natural habitat at one of the largest summer roosting sites for eagles while with this tour company that takes you into Caledon's sensitive shoreline area in a park van. The tour starts in the visitor center with an presentation on the life cycle of the American Bald Eagle and the program covers the eagle's decline to and recovery from the status of an endangered species. Tours are available every Saturday and Sunday.

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Belle Mount Vineyards
  2570 Newland Road • Warsaw, VA 22572
  804-333-4700, 800-335-5564
  A multi-dimensional winery that specializes in handcrafted, traditional wines, such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. A tasting room is also on the premises and lodging is available. more...  map

• Ingleside Winery
  5872 Leedstown Road • Warsaw, VA 22443
  Located in Oak Grove
  804-224-8687
  O­ne of the oldest and largest wineries in Virginia, this property was built in 1834 and it has served as a boys' school known as Washington Academy, a Civil War garrison, a courthouse, and a dairy. The vineyards cover about 70 acres of gently rolling countryside and the winery is housed in the plantation's former dairy barns. The wines are made from hand-harvested grapes and have consistently earned top honors in state, national, and international wine competitions. more...  map