The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden on the James Madison University campus, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. Groundbreaking for the arboretum took place April, 1985, under direction of Dr. Norlyn Bodkin, who is credited the...

Explore More Discovery Museum is a nonprofit, interactive museum designed especially for children and families. The museum offers a wide range of activities and exhibits such as the TV Studio, the Science Lab, the VirginiaTtheater, the Super Service Center and more!

The museum is located inside the historic Hardesty-Higgins House (circa 1848), home of Harrisonburg's first mayor, Isaac Hardesty. The museum explores the history of the road, from its beginning as a buffalo path to Stonewall Jackson's famous Valley Campaign, to the...

The Museum offers rotating exhibits of quilts from its permanent collection, from private collections and from other institutions. To further its mission of education, the Museum hosts workshops and lectures.

The James Madison University Meteorite Collection is a growing collection of the many sorts of meteorites to strike the Earth. Currently, we display approximately 80% of our meteorites for the curious public, reserving the other 20% for student and visitor research....

The museum features over 550 crystal and gemstone specimens from around the world; they are arranged in the following displays: Systematic Collection - arranged by chemistry and structure; Locality Collections - Elmwood, TN., Virginia Minerals; Fluorescent Mineral...

Established in 1968, the Hostetter Museum of Natural History is home to more than 6,000 artifacts and specimens and neat highlights: fluorescent rock room; 3,000 year-old mummy hand; full mount American bison; Kodiak bear; Rocky mountain goat; two-headed calf;...

The mission of the Heritage Center is to share and celebrate the story of Jesus Christ as it has been reflected in the lives of the Mennonites and Brethren in the Shenandoah Valley.

The Daniel Harrison House, also known as Fort Harrison, is the oldest house in Dayton, Virginia and one of the oldest in Rockingham County. The two-story stone house was built about 1749 by Daniel Harrison, first settler of Dayton.

Displays of chronological timeline of the history of our area, from the earliest Native Americans to pioneers to Civil War and into the present. Collection of Shenandoah Valley Folk Art, including handmade long rifles, frakturs, furniture, pottery, quilts, baskets,...