Guided Group Tours
Group tours are provided by advanced registration only. Please contact the museum a minimum of two weeks ahead of the date you would like for your tour.
Group tours require a minimum of 10 participants. Maximum numbers are listed with the individual tour descriptions.
Tours are led by a museum educator or docent. Tours may be combined.
• Sutherlin Mansion
• Between the Lines
• Danville National Cemetery
• Grove Street Cemetery
• Green Hill Cemetery
• Millionaires Row
• Civil War Sites
Sutherlin Mansion
Watch the video “Major Sutherlin and the Danville Experience” and then tour the Italian Villa style mansion that was home to Major William T. Sutherlin and family. Discover the role this historic house played during the final week of the Confederacy.
Allow 45 minutes for tour
Group size: 10 - 30
Fee: $5 per person (minimum fee $50)
For reservations contact:
C. B. Maddox
434-793-5644
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Between the Lines
This tour explores the role of Danville and its citizens during the Civil War. Participants will take on the identity of a soldier from the 18th Virginia Company and will learn about their commanding officer, how the ladies of Danville helped prepare them for the army, and what their army career entailed.
Allow 1 hour for tour
Group size: 10 - 15
Fee: $5 per person (minimum $50)
For reservations contact:
Patsi Compton
434-793-5644
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Danville National Cemetery
This tour explains why Union soldiers were in Danville and how they became buried in this cemetery. This tour is very interactive and includes locating gravesites and making grave rubbings.
Allow 1 hour for small groups or 1.5 for larger groups
Group size: 10 - 40
Fee: $5 per person (minimum $50)
For reservations contact:
Patsi Compton
434-793-5644
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Grove Street Cemetery
While strolling through Danville’s oldest cemetery, you will learn the history and lore of some of the city’s earliest inhabitants.
Allow 1 hour
Group size: 10 - 35
Fee: $5 per person (minimum $50)
For reservations contact:
Patsi Compton
434-793-5644
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Green Hill Cemetery
This tour includes information on Civil War and Victorian burial customs, gravestone symbols, architectural features, and glimpses into the past of many noteworthy citizens. This tour involves extensive walking.
Allow 2 to 2.5 hours
Group size: 10 - 40
Fee: $10 per person (minimum $100)
For reservations contact:
Patsi Compton
434-793-5644
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Millionaires' Row
This tour opens with a brief lecture on Victorian architecture and a tour of the Sutherlin Mansion. This is followed with a walking tour of Millionaires' Row. Architectural details will be pointed out along with stories about some of the past residents. This tour does involve walking: wear comfortable shoes.
Allow 1.5 to 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 30
Fee: $8 per person ($80 minimum)
For reservations contact:
Patsi Compton
434-793-5644
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Danville Civil War Sites
Visit the Sutherlin Mansion, the Danville National Cemetery, Major Sutherlin’s grave, and more when you go on this guided tour of Danville’s Civil War History.
Allow 3 to 3.5 hours
Group size: 10 - 35
Fee: $15 per person (minimum $150)
For reservations contact:
Patsi Compton
434-793-5644
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