As you are planning your road trip or staycation in Fredericksburg, VA, we want to make sure that you have the latest up-to-date info for the region’s battlefields, museums, tours and visitor centers.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
All park grounds and trails are open, sunrise to sunset.
Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center
Closed for scheduled maintenance beginning August 4, 2025. Closure expected to last 6-7 months.
Park Store – open daily, 9am – 5pm
Ranger Programs at Fredericksburg Battlefield
Sunken Road Walking Tour
Join a guided tour of the one of the most iconic and recognized battlefield landmarks of the war. (Weekends; 10:30 am & 2 pm; 45 minutes)
Chatham
Building is closed for scheduled maintenance project.
Grounds are open 9am – 5pm daily.
Historic home and grounds which served as a field hospital and a Union headquarters during the Civil War.
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
Open daily | 9am – 5pm
Features a 22-minute orientation film offered on the hour and half hour and exhibits.
Ranger Programs at Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
Investigating Chancellorsville
Why did the US and the Confederate armies clash in May of 1863 and why does it matter? Join park staff to learn about the Chancellorsville Campaign and dive into some of the big questions surrounding this contested battle. (Weekends; 10:30 am & 2 pm; 30 minutes)
Ellwood & Wilderness Battlefield
Wilderness Exhibit Shelter – open-air exhibit shelter. Open sunrise to sunset.
Ellwood House is closed.
The grounds around Ellwood are open sunrise to sunset, even when the house is closed.
To access the grounds, park at the Ellwood Manor gate, leaving the gate clear, and walk .4 miles to the grounds.
Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
An open-air exhibit shelter is open sunrise to sunset.
“Stonewall” Jackson Death Site
Historic building where General Jackson died.
Building closed.
Grounds are open sunrise to sunset.
Old Salem Church
Historic church which served as a battlefield landmark and field hospital during the Chancellorsville Campaign.
Building closed. Grounds open daily, sunrise to sunset.
Restroom facilities are available 9am – 5pm, daily at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center, Chatham, the Jackson Death Site, Ellwood, and the Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter.
Museums
Discount museum passes are available for purchase at the regional visitor centers. Learn more about XPass Museum Passes.
Summer 2025 Hours
Ferry Farm – George Washington’s Boyhood Home
Open Monday – Saturday | 10am to 4pm
Open Sunday | 12pm to 4pm
Fredericksburg Area Museum
Open Daily | 10am to 5pm, Closed Wednesdays
Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont
Open Daily | 10am – 5pm
Last tour starts at 4pm
Historic Kenmore
Open Monday – Saturday | 10am to 4pm
Open Sunday | 12pm to 4pm
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
Open Monday – Saturday | 10am to 4pm
Open Sunday | 12pm to 4pm
James Monroe Museum
Open Monday – Saturday | 10am to 4pm
Open Sunday | 1pm to 4pm
Mary Washington House
Open Monday – Saturday | 10am to 4pm
Open Sunday | 12pm to 4pm
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Open Daily 9am-5pm
Patawomeck Indian Tribe of VA
Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 12pm – 5pm
Every first and third Saturday of the month | 10am -2pm
Rappahannock Railroad Museum
Open on Saturdays, 9am – 1pm; weather permitting
Rising Sun Tavern
Open Monday – Saturday | 10am to 4pm
Open Sunday | 12pm to 4pm
Shannon Air Museum
Mon– Sat | 10am-4pm
Closed Sundays
Last tour at 3pm
St James House
Closed
Will be open for tours the first week of October 2025.
Visitor Centers
Fredericksburg Visitor Center
601 Caroline Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 373-1776
Summer Hours
Sunday – Tuesday | 9:00am – 4:00pm
Wednesday | 9:00am – 7:00pm
Thursday | 9:00am – 4:00pm
Friday and Saturday | 9:00am – 8:00pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Easter.
Spotsylvania Visitor Center
4704 Southpoint Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
(540) 507-7090
Stafford County Information Center at Belmont
224 Washington Street
Falmouth, VA 22405
(540) 654-1015
Tours
- Battlefield Tours of Virginia – Private battlefield tours.
- Fredericksburg Hauntings Tours – Tours will resume in June 2025
- Fredericksburg Model-A Car Tours – Private tour in a classic Model-A car
- Hallowed Ground Tours – Available for area battlefield tours and Fredericksburg City’s architecture and history tours.
- History Walks FXBG – historic walking tours of downtown Fredericksburg
- Olde Towne Carriage Tours – Book Carriage Tours online.
- Trolley Tours of Fredericksburg – Purchase Trolley Tour tickets online.
Looking to venture out on your own? View our list of self-guided tours.