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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Charles City

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Charles City, Virginia

Updated June 23, 2022

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Charles City, Virginia

Berkeley Plantation

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.
John Tyler’s Pet Cemetery

Charles City, Virginia

John Tyler's Pet Cemetery at Sherwood Forest

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.
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Rear of Grant’s cabin at City Point

Hopewell, Virginia

Grant's Headquarters at City Point

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
11 miles from Charles City
Virginia Musical Museum

Williamsburg, Virginia

Virginia Musical Museum

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
17 miles from Charles City

Williamsburg, Virginia

President Heads

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.
17 miles from Charles City

Williamsburg, Virginia

Jamestown Glasshouse

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”
Sponsored by Visit Williamsburg
17 miles from Charles City

Williamsburg, Virginia

The Archaearium

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
18 miles from Charles City
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