Enjoy the Ride
VA EDITION
Ready when you are. Tap GO to start a trip and find a story.
2,688 Virginia markers
Want a 30-second overview?Turn On Location. Choose Audio. Then Press GO.
Searching continues until you close the app.
I’m Hope. And I’m Michael. We’re your narrators for Roadside History. When you press GO, we’ll start searching and notify you when we find the next historical marker. The road is calling. Let’s go!
Marker story. Official marker.
Marker inscription.
Audio coming soon. Read the story below.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Source: Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Stories play in recorded narrator voices when a recording exists. Otherwise read the story below.
Tap Audio On, then tap GO. Mount your phone before driving and connect it to Bluetooth. Roadside History searches silently and reads each story it finds. Pause Story and Play Story pause and resume only the voice, never the search. The search continues until the app is closed. Only use your phone when stopped.
Trips save automatically. Found stories save automatically to Saved Stories.
Only use your phone when stopped. Location is used to find markers near you.
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VA edition — Virginia Department of Historic Resources Historical Highway Markers.
Stories play in recorded narrator voices when a recording exists. Otherwise read the story below.
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Only use your phone when stopped. Location is used to find markers near you.