
Jamestown Settlement, 39 mi from Stony Creek
Some 1.6M visitors a year come to Colonial National Historical Park. There is no place to visit inside Stony Creek; there are 10 within 40 miles. Look for 3 museums, 2 ancient sites and a landmark. A longer outing takes you to Colonial Williamsburg, 45 mi off.

Colonial Williamsburg
Living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
The map puts most of the 10 to the north.
Orange: Stony Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
Each of the 58 is within 60 miles.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Theme park in James City County, Virginia, United States of America.
Governor's Palace
Historic property and museum in Virginia, United States.
The Diamond
Home venue of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team.
American Civil War Museum
History museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
Pamunkey Indian Reservation
Native American reservation in Virgina, established 1646.
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.
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.
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).
Virginia Air and Space Science Center
Organization in Hampton, United States.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Art museum in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Building in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Robert Russa Moton Museum
High school in Farmville, Virginia, United States.
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Art gallery in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Ferguson Center for the Arts
Theater in Newport News, Virginia, 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.
Virginia Randolph Cottage
Glen Allen, Virginia, listed on the NRHP in Henrico County.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Stony Creek → · Stony Creek’s history →
Photo credits
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 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Diamond: Baseball Panoramic, CC BY 3.0 · Presidents Park: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · American Civil War Museum: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial Parkway: Unknown National Park Service photographer, Public domain · City Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Altria Theater: VCU Libraries, Public domain · Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Albrecht Conz (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · General J E B Stuart Statue: Quidster4040 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Science Museum of Virginia: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility: Mark Pellegrini Raul654, 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 · 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 · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Virginia Aviation Museum: B. Dube, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Holocaust Museum: Jörg Reitmaier, Public domain · Virginia Living Museum: Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bryan Park: Crazyale, CC0 · 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 · 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 · 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
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