Read about our Nerd Trip to Poplar Forest: Part 1, Part 2
Visitor information: poplarforest.org
1542 Bateman Bridge Road (GPS)
Forest, VA 24551-0419
Telephone (434) 525-1806
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Admission fee: Yes, purchase tickets in the gift shop. We paid about $15. You can buy tickets online.
Bathrooms: Okay
Concessions/food: The gift shop may have some candies and Virginia peanuts. There is not a cafe or restaurant. There may have been a soda machine, I can’t recall.
Car/getting there: You have to drive. Here’s a link to directions.
Coffee cups (aka souvenirs): Extensive gift shop with books, gifts and keepsakes. I got a Thomas Jefferson doll. You can check out some offerings online.