Sully Historic Site

CONTACT INFORMATION: Visitor Center Open Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Ticketed tours available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The park grounds are open from dawn through dusk.
703-437-1794 TTY 711
3650 Historic Sully Way
Chantilly, Virginia
Matthew Gailani
Site Manager

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Dairy Days - Ice Cream Making & Butter

07/27/2025 2:00 pm

(5-Adult) Churn butter, crank ice cream, and experience the products of a historic dairy. Come visit and learn more about the importance of dairy farms in Fairfax County’s past. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Remembrance - Enslaved Lives at Sully

08/10/2025 1:00 pm

(12-Adult) Learn about the lives and legacy of the people enslaved at Sully Historic Site from the 1700s to the Civil War. This tour includes a walk into the original outbuildings, main house and representative housing for the enslaved. Sully is on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.…

Dairy Days - Ice Cream Making & Butter

08/17/2025 2:00 pm

(5-Adult) Churn butter, crank ice cream, and experience the products of a historic dairy. Come visit and learn more about the importance of dairy farms in Fairfax County’s past. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Discover Cain’s Branch Trail

08/24/2025 1:00 pm to 08/24/2025 2:00 pm

(6-Adult) Hike the trail and learn about the history of abandoned sites hidden from most visitor’s view. Follow trails of forested areas and Cain’s Branch waterway to learn about the life of early inhabitants who made Sully their home. This outdoor guided program does involve some walking over uneven terrain and along trails. Program is held…

The Civil War at Sully

08/31/2025 1:00 pm

(6-Adult) Discover more about the turbulent history and importance of Sully and Fairfax County during the Civil War. Tour the historic site and learn about the different figures who experienced the war at Sully. Hear about Maria Barlow, who encountered and dealt with troops on both sides. Gain a better understanding of the effects the war had on Fairfax County and why…


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