Explore Fredericksburg

Attractions and Places to Visit in Fredericksburg

Explore colonial and revolutionary era museums and historic sites in and around the city, including George Washington’s Ferry Farm, Kenmore, Fredericksburg Battlefield, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Chatham Manor, Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, the Mary Washington House, and Rising Sun Tavern Museum.

Retrace the steps of civil war soldiers and listen to the stories of former slaves on the Trail to Freedom. Experience tributes to participants of modern wars and the civil rights movement.

Fredericksburg is known as the childhood home of President George Washington and has played an important part in the American Civil War.

Much of Fredericksburg’s tourist industry is devoted to this history, with old Georgian mansions and buildings connected to Washington, a national cemetery and military park devoted to the Battle of Fredericksburg, and plenty of museums and cultural landmarks that date back to these times.

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania--this is America's battleground, where the Civil War roared to its bloody climax.
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Fredericksburg Area Museum

Housed in historic Town Hall/Market House (c. 1816), FAM’s mission—to collect, research, interpret, teach and preserve the history of the region—is the foundation of the Museum’s programs and events, exhibitions..
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A. Smith Bowman Distillery

Experience Virginia’s Oldest and Most Award Winning Distillery! Nestled just five minutes from downtown Fredericksburg and three miles from I-95, A. Smith Bowman Distillery has a lot to offer.
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