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Virginia Beach History Museums

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Newly Restored with Refreshed Exhibitions

Francis Land House

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One of the Oldest Surviving Colonial Homes in Virginia Beach

Thoroughgood House

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A Legacy of Education, Determination and Community

PACTS/UKHS Museum

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One of the Most Well-Preserved Examples of Early Virginia Vernacular Architecture

Lynnhaven House

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Upcoming Events

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Free First Saturday Community Day: Native American Heritage

Event Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with the Virginia Beach History Museums at the Francis Land House! Make a traditional Native American toy and enjoy story time for the kids.

Free First Saturday Community Day: Native American Heritage
Allison Parker Hedrick with colonial attire

History Lunch and Learn: The Tidewater Table: Fall Foodways in 18th Century Coastal Virginia

Event Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Discover how our Colonial Virginian forebears enjoyed the autumnal abundance of our local fields, forests, and fishing grounds in the insightful and entertaining program. This free talk will be led by Allison Parker Hedrick, program director for Handmade History LLC.

History Lunch and Learn: The Tidewater Table: Fall Foodways in 18th Century Coastal Virginia
Holiday Decor in Thoroughgood House

Free First Saturday Community Day: Holidays

Event Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026

Come celebrate the holiday season at the Francis Land House. Make a holiday pop-up card you can send to family or friends. Add to your holiday atmosphere with a fragrant pomander.

Free First Saturday Community Day: Holidays

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Virginia Beach History Museums

History happened here. Through historic places, exhibitions, collections, tours, and programs, Virginia Beach History Museums connects residents and visitors with the people, places and stories that shaped a community.

Explore four distinctive museum sites — Francis Land House, Lynnhaven House, Thoroughgood House and the Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum — with stories spanning from Colonial Virginia through the 20th century.

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Individuals and groups are welcome to visit our historic museums, including free standard tours and special group packages.

Francis Land House

Francis Land House

Newly restored and reinterpreted, with stories spanning plantation life, enslavement, fashion, agriculture and the 20th-century Rose Hall era.

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Thoroughgood House with Trees in Background

Thoroughgood House

Explore one of Virginia Beach’s oldest surviving colonial homes and the people and communities connected to this early landscape.

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interior of the Lynnhaven house under restoration

Lynnhaven House

Discover a remarkable early Virginia house and follow the ongoing work to preserve it for future generations.

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Visitors Viewing Clothes Behind a Glass Display

PACTS/UKHS Museum

Explore the legacy of the first high school for Black students in Princess Anne County and the community that made it possible.

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Group Visits

Planning a visit for an organization, tour group, traveling bus tour or other large group? Virginia Beach History Museums offers special guided experiences and educational programs designed for groups of all ages.

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