- The list below includes 77 free or cheap things to do in or near Petersburg, Virginia, including 57 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Historic Sites, Military Museums and Battlefields.
- From Lee's Retreat to Petersburg National Battlefield Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Petersburg and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Richmond, Midlothian, Hopewell and Charles City.
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38.3 Miles
The Burgess Falls State Park is composed of four waterfalls which cascade down from over 250 feet in elevation. The park also offers fishing from the land or wading into the water, picnic areas, grills, and a children's playground.
38.4 Miles
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478 votes
325 Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Explore unique 19th century folk art at The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, located in historic colonial Williamsburg. Featuring a collection of common household items turned into works of art through the use of bold colors, carving, and imagination.
38.4 Miles
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420 votes
325 Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Since 1985, The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum has housed an extensive collection of British and American antiques. Items in the collection, dating back to the 17th century include furniture, ceramics, paintings, and more.
38.5 Miles
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338 votes
325 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Admitting its first patient in 1773, the Public Hospital Museum honors the first public building in America that treated the mentally ill. Exhibits include examples of the condition the patients were kept and a history of mental illnesses at the time.
38.7 Miles
Filled with native birds like osprey, York River State Park offers visitors a wetland area to explore by an extensive trail system and canoe. The park features a fossil beach that has ancient shells and barnacles from the prehistoric era.
38.8 Miles
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Spooks & Legends Haunted Tours
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410 Duke of Gloucester Street in front of the Cheese Shop, Williamsburg, VA 23188
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A theatrical walking tour company with costumed guides, Spooks and Legends Haunted Tours offers several tours of various haunted sites and attractions. Tours are carefully researched, and are historically informative as well as entertaining.
38.9 Miles
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7856 votes
102 Information Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23187
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The 18th century is brought to life at Colonial Williamsburg. Guests can both observe and participate in the life of this reconstructed colonial village that is filled with costumed actors who make history real.
39.0 Miles
78%
559 votes
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA 23187
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The King's Arms Tavern is an historic 18th-Century building now home to a restaurant and bar where servers in period costume also act as guides to local Colonial history. Nightly entertainment includes live music of the period.
41.5 Miles
The historic Fort Huger is a strategic Civil War fort that overlooks the James River. The fort was originally established to block the approach by land and river to the Confederate capital of Richmond.
43.5 Miles
The U.S. Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis, holds several planes, trains, and tanks used in American wars. The museum holds many exhibits each year and displays the history of army transportation.