History Hunt SWVA Scavenger Hunt

Virginia is celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Batts & Fallam expedition, some of the earliest Europeanexplorers to map the western part of the state. You can explore Virginia history just like these intrepid adventurerswith our History Hunt SWVA Scavenger Hunt program!

Visit five or more of the museums or historic sites listed below and complete their scavenger hunt challenge. At the fifth site you visit, museum staff will record your information and submit it for a prize drawing! Every five museums will count as an entry, so visiting more museums increases your chances of winning!

Passport to History Participating Museums: 

Alexander Black House & Cultural Center

204 Draper Rd SW · Blacksburg, VA 24060

blacksburgmuseum.org · Free Admission

Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library

201 E Main St. · Bedford, VA 24523

bedfordvamuseum.org · $5 adults; children free

Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum

3 W Main St. · Fincastle, VA 24090

bothistsoc.wordpress.com · Free Admission

Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

145 E Main St. · Wytheville, VA 24382

edithbollingwilson.org · Free Admission

Glencoe Mansion Museum & Gallery

600 Unruh Dr. · Radford, VA 24141

glencoemansion.org · Free Admission

Haller-Gibboney Rock House Museum

205 Tazewell St. · Wytheville, VA 24382

wythevillemuseums.org · $4 adults; $2 children

Historic Smithfield

1000 Smithfield Plantation Rd. · Blacksburg, VA 24060

historicsmithfield.org · See website for ticketing information

Montgomery Museum of Art & History

300 S Pepper St. · Christiansburg, VA 24073

montgomerymuseum.org · Free Admission

National D-Day Memorial

3 Overlord Circle · Bedford, VA 24523

dday.org · See website for ticketing information

O. Winston Link & History Museum of Western Virginia

101 Shenandoah Ave. NE

Roanoke, VA 24016

roanokehistory.org · $6 adults; $5 seniors; $3 kids

Ratcliffe Museum of Transportation

51 Commerce Street

Pulaski, VA 24301

theratcliffemuseum.com · Free Admission

Salem Museum

801 E Main St.

Salem, VA 24153

salemmuseum.org · Free Admission

St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall

203 Gilbert St.

Blacksburg, VA 24060

blacksburgmuseum.org · Free Admission

Thomas J. Boyd Museum

295 Tazewell St. · Wytheville, VA 24382

wythevillemuseums.org · $4 adults; $2 children

Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc.

303 Norfolk Ave

Roanoke, VA 24016

vmt.org · See website for ticketing information

Wilderness Road Regional Museum

5240 Wilderness Rd.

Newbern, VA 24126

wildernessroadregionalmuseum.com · Free Admission