Gloucester Museum of History destination in Va. 250 Passport

The Gloucester Museum of History is featured as a destination in the newly launched Virginia 250 Passport.

This collaborative, statewide initiative—organized by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Colonial Williamsburg, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello—encourages Virginians and visitors to commemorate America’s 250th by engaging with the state’s foremost historic sites and museums.

The project is supported by the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250) and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.

Passports are available free of charge at signature sites—VMHC, Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, Monticello and the JYF’s Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown—as well as at the VA250 Mobile Museum, select VA250 events and all 12 Virginia Welcome Centers, each located at gateways along interstate highways. A total of 250,000 copies will be distributed.

“This statewide partnership between some of the finest history institutions in the nation is an example of how, when we work together, we can create engaging, meaningful experiences for our fellow Virginians,” said Rita McClenny, president and CEO of the Virginia Tourism Corporation. “We encourage you to pick up your passport while supplies last and spend a year with us traveling around our great commonwealth.”

The Virginia 250 Passport is a travel guide, discount book and keepsake. The 64-page commemorative booklet features descriptions of the 70 participating museums and historic sites across the state’s five regions: Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Southwestern Virginia, and Tidewater.

Travelers can collect unique stamps while visiting each passport site. Once they have secured a stamp in their passport, they can receive up to a 15 percent discount at future participating locations that charge admission. Collecting at least five stamps makes them eligible to enter the prize drawing. Prizes will be drawn in December 2026 and include yearlong museum memberships and cash awards up to $2,500.

“Gloucester County’s history is alive with people and events that helped shape America’s founding. Visitors are invited to step inside our museum, housed in a 1770 tavern, and explore the stories that bring this remarkable heritage to life,” said Robert Kelly, Gloucester County’s Historic Resources Supervisor. “We look forward to welcoming guests from across Virginia and the nation to Gloucester.”

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