Pamplin Historical Park will be open for walk-in visitation on Memorial Day weekend, May 25, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Visitors can enjoy Civil War living history programs at the Military Encampment area, including musket fire demonstrations and exhibits on soldier camp life, weapons, food, and battlefield experiences
dmission: Adults $15, Seniors (65+) $12, Children (6–12) $8, Children under 6 free.
Free admission on May 25, 2026 is available for active duty military, Reservists, Retirees, Veterans, and National Guard members with valid military identification or DD Form 214 documentation.
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What began in 1991 as an effort to preserve a threatened Civil War battlefield near Petersburg, Virginia, has evolved into one of America’s finest history and heritage travel destinations.
Pamplin Histor
ical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is a 424-acre historical campus that features world-class museums, antebellum homes, a National Historic Landmark Civil War battlefield, a slave life exhibit, educational programs, and special events. It has been called “the new crown jewel of Civil War sites in America” by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson of Princeton University.
Pamplin Historical Park’s 424 acres encompasses The National Museum of the Civil War Solider, Tudor Hall Plantation, the Field Quarter, the Field Fortifications Exhibit, the Military Encampment, the Battlefield Center, the Breakthrough Trail (and other trails) as well as the Banks House and the Museum’s Gift Shop.