
39 mi from Courtland, Jamestown Settlement leads the list
Each year, some 1.6M people go to Colonial National Historical Park. Our list finds nothing inside Courtland, but 13 places within 40 miles. On the list: 4 museums, 2 parks & preserves and an ancient site, among others. Day-trippers head 44 mi out to Colonial Williamsburg.

Colonial Williamsburg
Living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
Head to the northeast for most of the 13 on the list.
Orange: Courtland. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
These 52 are all within 60 miles.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Theme park in James City County, Virginia, United States of America.
Fort Monroe National Monument
Former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, United States.
Norfolk Scope
Multi-purpose hall complex in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Governor's Palace
Historic property and museum in Virginia, United States.
Nauticus
Maritime-themed science center and museum located in Norfolk, Virginia.
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
Pamunkey Indian Reservation
Native American reservation in Virgina, established 1646.
Colonial National Historical Park
Early history, operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
Petersburg National Battlefield
2,700 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility
Military museum at Fort Lee in Virginia.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
769 acres in Virginia (USA) maintained by the National Park Service.
Norva Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Virginia Air and Space Science Center
Organization in Hampton, United States.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Art museum in Williamsburg, Virginia.
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Art gallery in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Ferguson Center for the Arts
Theater in Newport News, Virginia, United States.
Edenton National Fish Hatchery
Fish hatchery, public aquarium, and park in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.
Isle of Wight County Museum
Museum in Smithfield, Virginia covering colonial history, the Smithfield ham industry, the Blackwater River, the Civil War and the Cold War.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Courtland → · Courtland’s history →
Photo credits
Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Monroe National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Governor's Palace: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Nauticus: Ewelch1, CC BY 3.0 · Mount Trashmore Park: Kubigula (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chrysler Museum of Art: Gosscj at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Presidents Park: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Colonial Parkway: Unknown National Park Service photographer, Public domain · Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0 · Pamunkey Indian Reservation: Nyttend, Public domain · Historic Jamestowne: NPS Photo, Public domain · Military Aviation Museum: Jnc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Water Country USA: Noah Barger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial National Historical Park: No machine-readable author provided. Aude assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility: Mark Pellegrini Raul654, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Richmond National Battlefield Park: Sarah Stierch, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Mariners' Museum: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Roads Naval Museum: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia): Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Norva Theatre: Faithlessthewonderboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. Army Transportation Museum: Mytwocents (talk) 23:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Virginia Air and Space Science Center: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain · Virginia Zoological Park: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chrysler Hall: Hampton Road Partnership, CC BY 2.0 · Norfolk Botanical Garden: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Aviation Museum: B. Dube, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Virginia Holocaust Museum: Jörg Reitmaier, Public domain · Virginia Living Museum: Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chesapeake Arboretum: Puddin Tain, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harrison Opera House: VirginiaProp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Muscarelle Museum of Art: Jrcla2, Public domain · Air Power Park: William Grimes at English Wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Ian Duns, Public domain · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: Rachel Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum: Smash the Iron Cage, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferguson Center for the Arts: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edenton National Fish Hatchery: USFWS, Public domain · Huntington Park: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isle of Wight County Museum: Isle of Wight County Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Town Point Park: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0
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