From Emporia, 23 mi to Cactus Hill
Petersburg National Battlefield sees about 494K visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 40 miles. There are an ancient site, a national battlefield and a museum to choose from. Day-trippers head 58 mi out to Hollywood Cemetery.
Hollywood Cemetery
Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the north.
Orange: Emporia. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Emporia
Everything here is within 60 miles, 33 places in all.
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11American Civil War Museum
History museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
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General J E B Stuart Statue
Monument of J. E. B. Stuart formerly in Richmond, Virginia.
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.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
769 acres in Virginia (USA) maintained by the National Park Service.
United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility
Military museum at Fort Lee in Virginia.
National Theater
Theater and former movie theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Museum and 501(c)(3) in Richmond, Virginia (1981–now).
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Building in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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 Emporia → · Emporia’s history →
Photo credits
Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · American Civil War Museum: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Colonial Parkway: Unknown National Park Service photographer, Public domain · Historic Jamestowne: NPS Photo, Public domain · Altria Theater: VCU Libraries, Public domain · General J E B Stuart Statue: Quidster4040 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Colonial National Historical Park: No machine-readable author provided. Aude assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Albrecht Conz (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Science Museum of Virginia: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Richmond National Battlefield Park: Sarah Stierch, CC BY-SA 2.0 · United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility: Mark Pellegrini Raul654, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · The Valentine: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions · National Theater: C.K. Howell, Inc. (architects), Public domain · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Virginia Aviation Museum: B. Dube, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Virginia Holocaust Museum: Jörg Reitmaier, Public domain · Occoneechee State Park: Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isle of Wight County Museum: Isle of Wight County Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0
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