Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Virginia

While in Virginia, you might enjoy a visit to:

The coat worn by Civil Way General J.E.B. Stuart when he was killed is exhibited in Richmond's Virginia Historical Society Museum.
~32 miles from Amelia Court House.

Plenty of paved roads go nowhere in this failed exercise in 1970s social engineering.
~65 miles from Amelia Court House.

General Stonewall Jackson -- Robert E. Lee's "right arm" -- lost his left arm to friendly fire during the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. It's buried with its own tombstone in the middle of a field.
~69 miles from Amelia Court House.

"Seal" was the University of Virginia's beloved dog mascot, and was buried with honors (and a headstone) in the campus cemetery.
~56 miles from Amelia Court House.

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