In 2001, we decided to become kayakers. We had friends from Farmville, VA and had been told there was a nice place to buy kayaks there. Without any real plans, we took off. We found the Appomattox River Company without any trouble and found they had a huge selection of kayaks and prices lower than we could find in the DC area. They didn't really have any place to paddle, though. Oh well.
On Sunday, we decided to head to Appomattox Court House. It wasn't far and it didn't seem reasonable to miss it. We're not big civil war buffs but some things shouldn't be missed.
The first place to stop is at the Visitor's Center. It used to be the Appomattox Courthouse and now is the visitor's center and museum. Take some time to wander through here. They have a large display where they use blue and gray lights to show troop movements across a map. It makes history much more interesting and will give you a sense of the area and the town.
From here, you can wander the area. There are several stores and offices that have been rebuilt. The McLean House is where the surrender occurred and should be seen. The National Park Service website has a map of the area showing the location of the buildings. The map link takes you to a numbered list of buildings which are no longer standing. The link to the map is at the top. Standing buildings are named while missing buildings are numbered.
The picture album linked by the button at the top were taken a few years before I considered a website. As a result, my notes weren't as good as they could be. None the less, I decided that there might be others that would like to see them.