Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia — Attraction in Virginia

I'm a solo traveler and had stopped after seeing the sign on the interstate. The 20th was their kid day event.

Despite the rainy weather, it was very peaceful and a beautiful property. It was well worth the stop. There's a great group of people running this establishment. Kind and informative, the epitome of great southern hospitality.

This is a 67-acre property with a barn,farmhouse, schoolhouse, and other retained period buildings. The daily living reenactments and demonstrations were very educational and showed how everyday life would've been for the settlers. I bet you didn't know that cabbage was the cash crop.

As a woman traveling alone that enjoys historical sites, this was a very safe and welcoming place. They even appealed to my inner child with their tractor rides around the site. With the Appalachian trail running through a majority of the property they are hiker friendly with resources: Trail magic,running water,restrooms, and the option to camp in the schoolhouse if it is needed.

I was kept engaged, and everyone was eager to answer questions. The schoolhouse even had lessons,poems, and stories.

And the wonderful gentleman with the straw hat let me use his personal umbrella.

They put events on monthly,If you need a schedule or brochure, they will provide you one.

Admission is free, but donations are welcomed.

Special mentions: Wayne,...

I was very impressed with this museum. First, the signs to it off the interstate are clear and make it easy to get there. I really learned a lot about the area and the people who settled in the area from our tour guide (Irene) and the tapes that they give you. They have restored a 19th century schoolhouse and farmhouse. When you first arrive, the volunteer at the visitors center (in another old farmhouse) guides you through the museum exhibits and tells you how the people got to this part of VA, what they farmed, about this particular farm, among many other things. After the museum display, she sets you free to visit the schoolhouse with a tape player that tells you all about the schoolhouse and what school was like in those days. After this, you get a new tape player and visit the farm house (meticulously restored) and its outbuildings. The museum also does a lot of outreach education to elementary school kids, which is really nice. The museum is well...

My wife and I visited here several months ago and want to say how much we enjoyed the experience. The small museum was informative about the path of migration of early settlers, and talking with the museum manager gained us additional information. We then visited the old schoolhouse - that we enjoyable to see, but talking with the App Trail thru hikers was even more fascinating. We then walked to the farm site - what a tremendous amount to see there, ranging from the farm house, the barn, and numerous outbuildings, all of which provided additional informative material about life of the farm owners. This appears to be a little known and little visited site, and hopefully more people will get to know about it and how worthwhile it...