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Belvedere Plantation, Inc.
1410 Belvedere Drive, Fredericksburg. (540) 373-4478. Belvedere is a 245-year-old farm encompassing roughly 1,000 acres. The Fulks family has owned it for nearly 40 years, and they continue to practice sustainable biological/organic farming there – raising strawberries, pumpkins and a variety of grains. The plantation offers a number of educational programs and visitors can pick their own strawberries and pumpkins in season. www.belvedereplantation.com

Bug Box
10822-A Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg. (540) 710-0776. Bug Box is a live insect zoo which features exotic insects from around the world. www.bugbox.net

Chatham
120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg. (540) 371-0802. This beautiful 18th-century Georgian-style mansion served as a Union headquarters during the Battle of Fredericksburg, and Clara Barton and Walt Whitman joined in the treatment of hundreds of wounded soldiers. Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission free; $2 to view film for those aged 10-61, $1 for those over 61, children 10 and under free.

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg. (540) 371-0802. Encompasses four major battlefields of the Civil War. Exhibits and films about the battles may be found at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center on Lafayette Boulevard or at the Chancellorsville Visitor Center on Route 3, 12 miles west of Fredericksburg. The park is open daily except Christmas and New Year’s Day. Hours vary. For more information, call the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center at (540) 373-6122 or the Chancellorsville Visitor Center at (540) 786-2880.

Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg. (540) 371-3037. “It took us 10 years to condense five centuries into 90 engaging minutes!” Get a glimpse of our rich heritage, early Indian culture, the American Revolution, the Civil War and the rapid change of the 20th Century. Explore striking exhibits and a wonderful collection of objects. Come witness treasures preserved to tell us of the past. Gift shop, handicapped accessible. Please contact for hours and group tour info. www.famcc.org.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio
224 Washington Street, Fredericksburg. (540) 654-1015. An elegant 18th-century estate that served as the home and studio of American impressionist painter Gari Melchers and his wife Corinne. It is a National Historic Landmark filled with the couple’s magnificent art and furnishings. Hundreds of the artist’s paintings are on display. The former carriage house hosts a visitor center and museum store specializing in fine and decorative art. Open Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Closes at 4:00 p.m. December to February. Adults $10, AAA members and seniors $9, students 6–18 $5, and free for children 5 and under, Friends of Belmont members and guests and University of Mary Washington students and staff. www.umw.edu/gari_melchers

George Washington’s Ferry Farm
268 King’s Highway, Fredericksburg. (540) 370-0732. The site of George Washington’s home from the time he was six until he was almost 20, Ferry Farm is the place where, according to legend, he threw a stone across the Rappahannock River. It is now a site for archaeological and environmental studies including workshops for children and adults. Self-guided walking tours and a visitor center are available. Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed January 1, Thanksgiving, December 24, 25 and 31. www.kenmore.org.

James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library
908 Charles Street, Fredericksburg. (540) 654-1043. History comes alive at this friendly museum about the fifth president of the United States and his era. See the Monroes’ fine and decorative arts, jewelry and costumes, books, documents and the desk on which Monroe wrote the Monroe Doctrine. Admission by citywide “Passport” or individually, $5 adults ($4 for seniors and AAA members), $1 children, group rates available. Great museum shop. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., March 1 to Nov 30; open Monday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., December 1 to February 29. www.umw.edu/jamesmonroemuseum

Historic Kenmore Plantation and Gardens
1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg. (540) 373-3381. Home of George Washington’s sister Betty and her husband Colonel Fielding Lewis. Constructed just before the Revolutionary War, it is has some of the finest decorative plasterwork in America. Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and December 24, 25 and 31. www.kenmore.org.

Stratford Hall Plantation
483 Great House Road, Statford. (804) 493-8038. Historic home (c. 1738) of the Lee family including the only two brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence as well as the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. The Plantation includes a multi-media visitor’s center, the original Great House, formal gardens, log cabin dining room, grist mill and gift shop. Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Located in Westmoreland County just off State Route 3 in the scenic Northern Neck. www.stratfordhall.org

Trolley Tours of Fredericksburg, Inc.
706 Caroline St., Fredericksburg. (540) 898-0737. Historic Tours seven days a week leave from the Fredericksburg Visitor Center. Over 35 monuments, markers, and attractions make up the fully narrated tour which includes churches, cemeteries, historic homes, the Fredericksburg Battlefield, city dock, and all historic attractions. Trolleys are available for weddings, shuttles, reunions, pub-crawls, birthdays and group outings. www.fredericksburgtrolley.com

Westmoreland Berry Farm
1235 Berry Farm Lane, Oak Grove. (804) 224-9171. Located just off of State Route 3 East in Westmoreland County. A historic farm originally plotted in 1641, it’s now open to visitors who want to pick their own berries or buy them by the bucket. Open from April through December; call to check for operating hours. www.westmorelandberryfarm.com

Theaters

Marquee Cinemas
5800 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg.
(540) 710-1069

Riverside Center Dinner Theater
95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg. (540) 370-4300; Conference Facility (540) 370-4500. Custom-designed combination dinner theater and conference facility co-located in two separate wings of an upscale, state-of-the-art performing arts complex in southern Stafford County. Three miles north of Fredericksburg just off I-95 Exit 133B (Rt.17N). The 465-seat dinner theater presents professionally-cast Broadway musicals Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon of each week as well as a Children’s Theater “lunch ’n show” musical on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Patrons view performances from their dining tables, arranged on six separate tiered levels for optimum sightlines. Offers a wide variety of catering options and seating configurations from formal dinners to informal buffets, accommodating up to 650 guests for wedding receptions, business seminars, trade exhibits and social gatherings. Open seven days. www.riversidedt.com

Wine

Ingleside Vineyards & Chesapeake Wine Company
5872 Leedstown Road, Oak Grove. (804) 224-8687. Part of a 3,000-acre estate owned by the Flemer family for over 120 years, making it one of Virginia’s oldest and largest. The vineyard and winery produce 20 different wines – including Virginia Brut, a sparkling wine made by hand as traditionally done in France. Wines from the Chesapeake Wine Company label have been particularly styled to go with Virginia’s famous Chesapeake Bay seafood. No winery has won the prestigious Virginia Governor’s Cup exemplifying the best wine in Virginia as many times as Ingleside Vineyards. The winery is open daily for complimentary tours and tastings. Enjoy a picnic in the lovely European-style courtyard, browse the gift shop, and learn more about the area in the free museum. Open daily (except major holidays) Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00, Sunday 12:00 to 5:00. www.inglesidevinyars.com

Kybecca Wine & Gourmet
402 William Street, Fredericksburg. (540) 373-3338
4264 Plank Road, Fredericksburg. (540) 548-3339
www.kybecca.com

Lake Anna Winery
5621 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. (540) 895-5085. Located on State Route 208, three miles east of Lake Anna, the winery is owned by the Heidig family, who has been growing wine grapes since 1983. After years of back-breaking labor, the winery opened in 1990. An elegant tasting room was completed in 2001. Lake Anna Winery produces a variety of wines including Merlot, Cabernet Franc and specialty offerings such as Monroe Chardonnay and Washington Merlot.www.lawinery.com

The Virginia Wine Experience
826 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg. (540) 373-8878
www.virginiawineexperience.com