The Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum displays significant Native American artifacts; Evolution of guns from the matchlock to the cartridge gun; Evolution of the Henry rifle to the Winchester 1876; toys: Marklin trains and accessories, steam engines, boats, other German toys, American toy trucks; representation of everything Lionel made from 1901 to World War II; early American train-maker; tools from 1500 to 1840; George Catlin lithographs; special collection of blades & barrels; defense canes and multi-purpose canes; Virginia City, Nevada, gambling parlor setup: Suicide Table, Wheel of Fortune and the Dead Man’s Hand; riverboat gambling kits; early watches and an early Bowie-style knife collection, in its 13,000-square-foot annex scheduled to open in late fall 2024. The former Henry County, Virgina, courthouse, opened as a museum in 2011, showcases local history.