Fredericksburg Visitor Center 706 Caroline Street Fredericksburg VA

Fredericksburg Visitor Center 706 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Background �Fredericksburg Tourism is not a CVB model �Regional marketing program with Stafford County, City of Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania County Greater Fredericksburg Tourism Partnership �Visitor Services is not a regionalized effort

3 Main Attractors • George Washington • Civil War • Historic Downtown

Historic Museums �National Civil War Life Museum �Belmont �Ferry Farm �White Oak Civil War Museum �Mary Washington House �Rising Sun Tavern �Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop �Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center �Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania National Military Park �James Monroe Museum and Presidential Library �Historic Kenmore Plantation

Art Galleries and Studios � Art Connected � PONSHOP � Art First Gallery � Pots and Palettes � Bluebird Studio � Ridderhof Martin Gallery � Brush Strokes Gallery � Riverby Gallery � Dale Glasgow Gallery � Sophia Street Studios � Du. Pont Gallery � Studio-a � Eyeclopes Studios � The Copper Shop � Frame Designs Gallery � The Wounded Bookshop � Fredericksburg Center for � Valor Art & Frame, Ltd. the Creative Arts � Goldbenders � Liberty. Town Arts Workshop � P. Rose Gallery and Framing � Visual Treats � Wegner Metal Arts � Wegner Wildlife Gallery

Timeless Ticket Programs a program of the Fredericksburg Museum’s Council with the Greater Fredericksburg Tourism Partnership

Advertising and Public Relations • Electronic Media – featured right • Strong Website Presence www. Visit. Fred. com • Print Advertising • Visitor Guide Distribution • VTC Station Domination • Travel Writers • Front Desk FAM Tours

My favorite Museums… �Consider themselves a partner in our efforts to bring visitors to the Fredericksburg Region �Team Players �Work within the system �Communicate with us often – and far in advance of special events and unique programming �Carefully consider the Visitor Experience in their planning and when making key decisions about hours of operation, pricing and policy �Consider the external user over the internal one �Strike an appropriate balance between preservation and interpretation

My favorite museums work to create consistent, compelling, and relevant interpretation for the traveling public. So that, in my Marketing and Public Relations efforts what I tell a potential visitor they will experience when they arrive in Fredericksburg they will actually experience.

Questions? Contact Information: Julie Perry japerry@fredericksburgva. gov or 540 -373 -1776