Homeschool Discounts in Virginia (2026) — Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown & Yorktown Days

Virginia is a strong homeschool state, and the state's marquee educational venues lean in with dedicated homeschool pricing. The Historic Triangle (Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown) runs the most generous of the bunch — Colonial Williamsburg's Homeschool Days drop adult admission from $37.50 to $11 for a single day or $19 for a five-day pass, and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation's Homeschool Family Days at Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown drop K-12 students to $10 with two weeks of unlimited admission. Richmond's Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden runs Independent Garden Exploration at $12 per student. Norfolk's free Chrysler Museum of Art runs Homeschool Studio art-making classes monthly,. And the new Virginia Beach directory city adds three more: the Virginia Aquarium's year-round $15-student homeschool admission, the Military Aviation Museum's $8/youth home-educator group tours, and $7/student field-trip programs at the colonial Adam Thoroughgood House.

We've organized the picks by Williamsburg, Richmond, Norfolk, and now Virginia Beach — which joins the directory carrying the Virginia Aquarium, Military Aviation Museum, and Adam Thoroughgood House. Virginia Living Museum in Newport News and the NASA-Langley Virginia Air & Space Science Center in Hampton are now directory cities of their own. Lynchburg and existing cities Roanoke, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville surfaced no current published homeschool programs during our pre-publish sweep — if your venue runs one and we missed it, email info@discovercheapus.com.

Confirmed homeschool pricing

Published price on the venue's own homeschool page — most under $20 per child.

Recurring

Annually each September

Sept 5–20, 2026

per kid · adult $11

Colonial Williamsburg Homeschool Days

Williamsburg · K–12 · Buy online at colonialwilliamsburg.org — not available at the on-site ticket booth

Colonial Williamsburg's 301-acre Historic Area is the world's largest living history museum, and for two weeks each September it drops adult tickets from $37.50 to $11 and adds a five-day pass option that pays for itself in a single weekend. The discount window covers all Historic Area buildings, trade shops, costumed interpreters, and museum admissions — including the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

Regular admission: $37.50 adult / $10 youth single-day — ~70% off adult admission during the Homeschool Days window

Homeschool page at colonialwilliamsburg.org →

Recurring

Annually each September

Date posted on jyfmuseums.org/events each year

$10

per kid · adult $19

Jamestown Settlement Homeschool Family Days

Williamsburg · K–12 · Buy online at jyfmuseums.org

Jamestown Settlement is the living-history museum at America's first permanent English settlement — recreated Powhatan village, full-size 1607 ship replicas (Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery), and a colonial fort. Homeschool Family Days drop student tickets to $10 and add two weeks of unlimited admission, plus included entry to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown across town. Williamsburg, James City, and York County residents and W&M students get free admission year-round.

Regular admission: $20 adult / $10 youth (6–12) — Includes 2 weeks unlimited re-entry plus Yorktown sister site

Homeschool page at jyfmuseums.org →

Recurring

Annually each September (combined with Jamestown Settlement)

Same dates and pricing as Jamestown Settlement Homeschool Family Days

$10

per kid · adult $19

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Homeschool Family Days

Yorktown · K–12 · Buy online at jyfmuseums.org

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown sits on the site where Cornwallis surrendered in 1781. Period galleries with artifacts, an immersive 180-degree surround-screen film, and outdoor living-history areas with a Continental Army encampment and Revolution-era farm. Homeschool Family Days price ties to Jamestown Settlement — one ticket, two sites, two weeks of unlimited admission.

Regular admission: $20 adult / $10 youth (6–12) — Two-site combo with Jamestown Settlement included

Homeschool page at jyfmuseums.org →

Year-round

Year-round weekday arrivals

10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m., upon availability

$12

per kid · adult Free (1 per 5 students)

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden — Independent Garden Exploration

Richmond · K–12 · Email lauraleef@lewisginter.org or call 804.262.9887 x322. 10am or 11am weekday arrivals only.

Lewis Ginter is the country's #1-ranked botanical garden, and its Independent Garden Exploration program lets a homeschool family pre-register for a self-guided field-study visit at a 50% discount per student. Activities include scientific observation, drawing, journaling, and plant identification across the 82-acre garden — Conservatory, Children's Garden, sunken Italian garden, Asian Valley with bonsai, and Butterflies Bloom (April-Oct). One adult enters free for every five students.

Regular admission: $24 adult / $14 youth (4–17) — 1 free chaperone per 5 students vs. regular $24 adult admission

Homeschool page at lewisginter.org →

Recurring

Monthly Tuesday mornings

Next session: Tue, June 2 at 11:00 a.m.

Free

per kid · adult Free

Chrysler Museum Homeschool Studio

Norfolk · 6–13 · Check chrysler.org/learn/educators/homeschool/ for current dates and registration

The Chrysler Museum of Art is free 365 days a year, and its monthly Homeschool Studio program brings homeschool families ages 6–13 into the galleries to engage with art and then experiment with diverse artistic processes in a guided studio session. Next session listed as Tue, June 2 at 11:00 a.m. on the museum's Homeschool Programming page.

Regular admission: Always free — Free art-making class for homeschool students in addition to free museum admission

Homeschool page at chrysler.org →

Recurring

Monthly Homeschool Day

Dates posted on thevlm.org/visit each month

$10

per kid · adult $18

Virginia Living Museum Homeschool Day

Newport News · Pre-K–12 · Buy at thevlm.org or in person at the museum

The Virginia Living Museum is a living museum and zoo on Newport News's J Clyde Morris Boulevard — 250+ native Virginia species across indoor exhibits, outdoor habitats, planetarium, and Discovery Center. Endangered red wolves, live horseshoe crabs, fossilized dinosaur tracks. Monthly Homeschool Day drops student admission to $10 with no group requirement.

Regular admission: $21.95–$23.95 adult / $16.95 child (3–12) — Drops student admission to $10 (about 40% off the child gate) and the adult ticket to $18

Homeschool page at thevlm.org →

Year-round

Year-round homeschool admission rate

Self-guided, reserved by Field Trip Request form

$15

per kid · adult $25

Virginia Aquarium Homeschool Admission

Virginia Beach · K–12 · SOL-Based Field Trip Request form on virginiaaquarium.com/homeschool

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is Virginia Beach's marquee family attraction — two buildings of sea turtles, sharks, and rays plus an outdoor Nature Trail and harbor-seal habitat. Its year-round Homeschool Admission program drops adult chaperones to $25 and students to $15, with Aquarium members entering free, and invites homeschool families to book a self-guided visit through the Field Trip Request form.

Regular admission: $35 adult / $30 child 5–17 (regular) — Adult chaperone drops to $25 and students to $15 — about half off the regular child gate

Homeschool page at virginiaaquarium.com →

Recurring

Group visits year-round + fall Homeschool Days

Drop-off Homeschool Days Sept–Nov; group tours by appointment

per kid · adult $15

Military Aviation Museum Home Educator Programs

Virginia Beach · 7–15 (drop-off classes); all ages (group tours) · By phone/email in advance; Homeschool Visit Information Kit on the site

One of the world's largest collections of airworthy WWI and WWII aircraft, kept in period hangars on a grass airfield in rural Pungo. Home-educator groups visit at $8/youth for a docent-led hangar tour, with optional $5 STEM Learning Labs in cryptography, aerodynamics, and the forces of flight. Fall drop-off Homeschool Days add age-banded classes for ages 7–9, 10–12, and 13–15.

Regular admission: $17 adult / $10 youth 5–13 — About half off the regular youth gate for organized home-educator groups

Note: Home-educator group rate is $8/youth and $15/adult chaperone (group leader free, plus 10% tax); optional STEM Learning Labs add $5/youth. Fall drop-off Homeschool Days run for ages 7–9, 10–12, and 13–15.

Homeschool page at militaryaviationmuseum.org →

Year-round

Year-round educator-led programs

60–90 min; reserve ~1 month ahead

per kid

Virginia Beach History Museums Field-Trip Programs

Virginia Beach · K–12 (program by grade band) · Call (757) 385-5100 or email VBHistory@vbgov.com, about a month ahead

Virginia Beach History Museums run hands-on, SOL-aligned history programs for homeschool families at the c.1719 Adam Thoroughgood House — one of the oldest brick houses in America. Programs like 'Growing Up Colonial' (grades 3–5) and 'Digging Up History' run 60–90 minutes at $7/student. General admission to the houses is free; the educator-led program is the paid homeschool offering.

Regular admission: Free general admission to the houses — Hands-on educator-led history program for $7/student

Homeschool page at vbmuseums.org →

Gear up for your field trip

A few inexpensive things that turn a museum or nature day into a richer lesson — favorites from homeschooling families.

Kids' field journal

Sketch and note what they see at each stop

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Compact binoculars for kids

Zoos, nature centers, living-history farms

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Bug viewer & magnifier

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Kids' sketchbook

Art-museum and outdoor sketching days

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Scavenger hunt cards

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Junior ranger activity book

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Plus more free and cheap educational outings in Virginia

Already on DiscoverCheapUS — free and low-cost Virginia attractions homeschool families plan whole field-trip days around.

Roanoke

5 free or cheap

Science Museum of Western Virginia$17.50 adults / $13.50 children
Taubman Museum of ArtFree general admission
Virginia Museum of Transportation$15 adults / $11 children (3–12) / Free under 3
Booker T. Washington National MonumentFree
O. Winston Link & Roanoke History Museums$6 adults / $3 children (12–17) / Free under 12

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Fredericksburg

7 free or cheap

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military ParkFree
Chatham ManorFree
Washington Heritage Museums$10 per site / $24 Heritage Pass for all three / $5 youth (6–17) / Free under 6
James Monroe Museum$6 adults / $2 youth (6–17)
Fredericksburg Area MuseumFree admission
Gari Melchers Home & Studio at Belmont$12 adults / Free students 18 and under (with paying adult, max 2)
Fredericksburg National CemeteryFree

See all Fredericksburg attractions →

Charlottesville

6 free or cheap

UVA Rotunda & Academical VillageFree
The Fralin Museum of Art at UVAFree
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art CollectionFree
IX Art ParkFree (Looking Glass installation is paid)
James Monroe's Highland$17 online / $20 at door / $13 youth 7–12 / Free under 6
McGuffey Art CenterFree

See all Charlottesville attractions →

Williamsburg

7 free or cheap

Colonial Williamsburg Historic AreaFree to walk the streets / $33.75 online for full Historic Area access
Jamestown Settlement$20 adults / $10 children (6-12) / Free under 5
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown$20 adults / $10 children (6-12) / Free under 5
Yorktown Battlefield$15 adult standard pass / Free under 16
Bruton Parish ChurchFree
Sir Christopher Wren Building (William & Mary)Free
Williamsburg Botanical Garden at Freedom ParkFree

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Richmond

11 free or cheap

Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsFree (special exhibitions ticketed)
Virginia Museum of History & Culture$15 adults / $10 youth (6-17) / Free under 5 / Free First Fridays 5-8 pm
Virginia State CapitolFree
Maggie L. Walker National Historic SiteFree
Richmond National Battlefield ParkFree
Hollywood CemeteryFree
MaymontFree grounds / $10-15 Mansion tour
Riverfront Canal WalkFree
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar$10-19 single-site / Free under 6
Edgar Allan Poe Museum$12 adults / $6 youth (7-17) / Free under 6 / Free EBT/SNAP
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden$24 adults / $14 youth (4-17) / Free under 3 / $1 with EBT

See all Richmond attractions →

Norfolk

8 free or cheap

Chrysler Museum of ArtFree
Nauticus & The Battleship Wisconsin$19.95 adults / $16 children (3-12) / Free under 3
The Cannonball TrailFree
Hermitage Museum & GardensFree
The Mariners' Museum and Park$1 museum / Free 550-acre park
Virginia Living Museum$18.95 adults / $14.95 children (3-12) / Free under 2
Fort Monroe National MonumentFree
Olde Towne Portsmouth Walking TourFree

See all Norfolk attractions →

Newport News

4 free or cheap

The Mariners' Museum and Park$1 museum / Free park & Noland Trail
Virginia Living Museum$21.95–$23.95 adults / $16.95 ages 3-12
Newsome House Museum & Cultural CenterFree
Virginia War Museum$8 adults / $6 ages 7-18

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Hampton

5 free or cheap

Virginia Air & Space Science Center$23.50 adults / $20 ages 3-11 (incl. IMAX)
Fort Monroe National Monument & Casemate MuseumFree
Bluebird Gap FarmFree
Hampton History Museum$5 adults / $4 ages 4-12
Hampton University MuseumFree

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Virginia Beach

8 free or cheap

First Landing State Park$5–$7 parking (free to walk in)
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center$35 adults / $30 ages 5-17 / Free under 5
Military Aviation Museum$17 adults / $10 ages 5-13 / Free under 5
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)Free for VA residents / $16.50 non-residents
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge$5/vehicle (free Nov–Mar)
Adam Thoroughgood HouseFree
Francis Land HouseFree
Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage MuseumFree (donations welcome)

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Lynchburg

8 free or cheap

Old City Cemetery & MuseumsFree
Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court HouseFree
Monument TerraceFree
Anne Spencer House & Garden MuseumFree garden / House tour by appointment
Legacy Museum of African American History$5 adults / $3 seniors / $2 youth & students / Free under 6
Amazement Square$13 adults ($10 online) / $13 children (1-15) / $7 seniors / Free under 1
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest$26 adults / $12 teens (12-18) / $6 youth (6-11) / Free under 6 / Free with EBT
National D-Day Memorial$15 adults / $10 students (6-18 or college ID) / Free under 6

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