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Attractions

Bug Box
10822-A Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg. (540) 710-0776

Bug Box is a live insect zoo that 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, where Clara Barton and Walt Whitman joined in the treatment of hundreds of wounded soldiers. Open daily, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission free; $2 to view film for those aged 10-61, $1 for those older than 61, children 10 and younger free.

Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg. (540) 371-3037

Get a glimpse of the Fredericksburg Region’s rich heritage, early American Indian culture, the American Revolution, the Civil War experience and the rapid change of the 20th century. Explore striking exhibits and a wonderful collection of relics. Come witness preserved treasures that bear testimony of the past. The museum recently celebrated the opening of expanded facilities in the newly renovated Planters National Bank building. Gift shop, handicapped accessible. Please contact for hours and group tour info.
www.famcc.org

Fredericksburg & 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.

Historic Kenmore Plantation and Gardens
1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg. (540) 373-3381

Home of George Washington’s sister Betty and her husband, Col. Fielding Lewis. Constructed just before the Revolutionary War, it has some of the finest decorative plasterwork in America. Open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed New Year’s Day; Thanksgiving; and December 24, 25 and 31.
www.kenmore.org.

National Museum of the Marine Corps
(800) 397-7585

Opened to the public on November 13, 2006, the National Museum of the Marine Corps is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines – past, present and future. Situated on a 135-acre site adjacent to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, the museum’s soaring design evokes the image of the flag raisers of Iwo Jima and beckons visitors to its 118,000-square-foot structure. World-class interactive exhibits using the most innovative technology surround visitors with irreplaceable artifacts and immerse them in the sights and sounds of Marines in action. Open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. every day except Christmas. Admission free.

Trolley Tours of Fredericksburg, Inc.
(540) 898-0737

Historic tours seven days a week leave from the Fredericksburg Visitor Center. More than 35 monuments, markers and attractions make up the fully narrated tour, which includes churches, cemeteries, historic homes, the Fredericksburg Battlefield, the city dock and all historic attractions in the area. Trolleys are available for weddings, shuttles, reunions, pub-crawls, birthdays and group outings.
www.fredericksburgtrolley.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 (Route 17 North). The 465-seat dinner theater presents professionally cast Broadway musicals Wednesday-Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon of each week and 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 to accommodate up to 650 guests for wedding receptions, business seminars, trade exhibits and social gatherings. Open seven days.
www.riversidedt.com

WINE

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 backbreaking 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

Potomac Point Winery
275 Decatur Road, Stafford. (540) 446-2266

The owners, Skip and Cindi Causey, are Widewater residents who had a dream of opening up their own winery. “Dream talk,” their daughter Chelsea called it. The Causeys trace their interest back to the early 1990s when they started visiting wineries in the Napa Valley and Sonoma regions of California. They based Potomac Point Vineyard and Winery on multiple Mediterranean cultures, Italian, French, Spanish as well as American – specifically Napa and New Orleans. Open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Tuesday.