Petersburg National Battlefield

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Eastern Front Visitor Center

Address: 5001 Siege Road, Petersburg, VA 23803

For nine and a half months in 1864-65, Union and Confederate armies fought the Siege of Petersburg, the longest siege in American warfare; its end forced the fall of Richmond and led to Lee's surrender days later. The park preserves the Crater, blown open by a Union mine, Fort Stedman, and miles of earthworks.

Walk into the Crater, climb real fort walls, and drive the siege-line tour road; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, hike or bike the battlefield's full trail system, covering the siege line from the Eastern Front to Five Forks.

Coordinates: 37.24377, -77.35690

Five Forks Visitor Contact Station

Address: 9840 Courthouse Road, Dinwiddie, VA 23841

For nine and a half months in 1864-65, Union and Confederate armies fought the Siege of Petersburg, the longest siege in American warfare; its end forced the fall of Richmond and led to Lee's surrender days later. The park preserves the Crater, blown open by a Union mine, Fort Stedman, and miles of earthworks.

Walk into the Crater, climb real fort walls, and drive the siege-line tour road; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, hike or bike the battlefield's full trail system, covering the siege line from the Eastern Front to Five Forks.

Coordinates: 37.13830, -77.62235

General Grant's Headquarters at City Point

Address: 1001 Pecan Avenue, Hopewell, VA 23860

For nine and a half months in 1864-65, Union and Confederate armies fought the Siege of Petersburg, the longest siege in American warfare; its end forced the fall of Richmond and led to Lee's surrender days later. The park preserves the Crater, blown open by a Union mine, Fort Stedman, and miles of earthworks.

Walk into the Crater, climb real fort walls, and drive the siege-line tour road; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, hike or bike the battlefield's full trail system, covering the siege line from the Eastern Front to Five Forks.

Coordinates: 37.31680, -77.27751

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