Visitors, Start Your Engines

Calling all history buffs! Historic homes, cemeteries, ancient fossils and remnants of times gone by are just some of the wonders that you can explore in Martinsville - Henry County, Virginia. Take a self-guided walking tour, visit one of our eight museums, stand where history was made and explore your own history at our world-class genealogy facility. You'll love the pace in Martinsville, VA!

 

Genealogy 

 

Historic Sites  

 

 Museums

 

Walking Tours 

 Bassett Historical Center
Bassett Historical Center
  Patrick Henry Monument
Patrick Henry Monument
  Martinsville Historic District
MHC Heritage Center & Museum
  Uptown Walking Tour
Uptown Walking Tour

Bassett Historical Center

Fun Fact: Rare records available at the Bassett Historical Center recently helped researchers determine that First Lady Michelle Obama's ancestors were from Henry County, VA. What do the records say about your past? 

 

Fayette Street Historic District
Historic Carolina Road
Historic Henry Co. Courthouse
Historic Spencer-Penn Centre
Gravely Nature Preserve
Martinsville Fish Dam
Martinsville Historic District
Martinsville Speedway Historic Marker
Patrick Henry Monument
The Virginia Home Inn
William Byrd's 1728 Camp


More Information: 

Martinsville Historic Markers
Henry County Historic Markers 

 

 

Discover Martinsville's Museums

 

Gravely Nature Preserve
Martinsville Speedway

Stop by the MHC Visitor
Center
for free copies of
the following self-guided
Walking Tours:

  • Martinsville Uptown
  • Historic Fieldale

Guided tours for groups of 20 or more may be scheduled upon request. Call 888.PACE.4.YU.

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You'll Love the Pace!