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Attractions near Petersburg

In Petersburg, Petersburg National Battlefield is the place to visit

A typical year brings about 1.6M visitors to Colonial National Historical Park. Mapped inside Petersburg is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 39. The mix takes in 17 museums, 5 landmarks and 3 stadiums & arenas. Beyond the town, Kings Dominion sits 44 mi away.

Attractions nearby
59
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Hollywood Cemetery
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Landmark · 23 mi north

Hollywood Cemetery

Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

Out of town, most of the 39 are to the north.

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Orange: Petersburg. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 40 on the list

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 58 within 60 miles.

The places inside Petersburg lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Petersburg → · Petersburg’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · 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 · Governor's Palace: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Presidents Park: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · The Diamond: Baseball Panoramic, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Pamunkey Indian Reservation: Nyttend, Public domain · Historic Jamestowne: NPS Photo, Public domain · Water Country USA: Noah Barger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Science Museum of Virginia: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Mark Gormus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · The Mariners' Museum: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · The Valentine: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions · Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia): Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Theater: C.K. Howell, Inc. (architects), Public domain · U.S. Army Transportation Museum: Mytwocents (talk) 23:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Virginia Air and Space Science Center: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., 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 · WaterWorks: BeaverWithChainsaw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Air Power Park: William Grimes at English Wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Ian Duns, Public domain · Bryan Park: Crazyale, CC0 · Muscarelle Museum of Art: Jrcla2, Public domain · Ferguson Center for the Arts: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum: Smash the Iron Cage, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Virginia Randolph Cottage: Walter Smelling, Jr., Photographer, Public domain

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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