Can i visit the waltons house

Last video is at pm. Our hours are am - pm daily. Weekends only March April and November. Closed December thru February. During the Depression, the home was a gathering place for the children of Schuyler to meet, play ball and explore the countryside. It is the childhood home of Earl H. Hamner , Jr. Now, the home — and the small town surrounding the crossroads — is a different kind of gathering place. While filmed on location in California, the fictional Walton family would have been at home in the tiny town of about residents 40 minutes southwest of Charlottesville, Va.

The draw for most visitors to Schuyler is Walton's Mountain Museum , a quaint, community-run, seven-room exhibition of Walton memorabilia, set recreations and town ephemera housed in Schuyler's former elementary and high school, which also serves as the town's community center. Roberts of the highlights of the nonprofit museum, which opened in A replica of the Walton family kitchen is a guest favorite at Walton's Mountain Museum.

More than 15, tourists visit the museum near Charlottsville, Va. Just down from the schoolhouse and up from the Baptist church stands the childhood home of Earl Hamner Jr. The Hamner home, headed by Earl Hamner, Sr. Earl was the oldest by 6 years and if you haven't realized it yet yes, he was the 'real' John-Boy.

His dreams of writing the great American novel took him to New York and Hollywood where he worked in radio, film and television. Step back to a gentler time Items are available for purchase in our e-store , during your visit or by calling Sometimes you can even find some hard to find authentic memorabilia for sale as well. In fact the Hamner home was a company house built by the quarry for it's workers. A new attraction for the community is The Quarry Gardens. The museum has seven rooms containing memorabilia and replicas of sets from the television series.

You can visit the Waltons' kitchen, living room, and John-Boy's bedroom. You'll see the radio the family used to cluster around, Mary Ellen's wedding dress, and even Judge Baldwin's whiskey still. Sadly, no samples of the Judge's "recipe" are offered.