The Casemate Museum on Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia is an amazing site of ultra-historic significance. Fort Monroe is surrounded by a tidal-based moat and has several large gun emplacements overlooking the strategic entrance to Chesapeake Bay an…
Looking for something to do for free in Norfolk? How about the USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) battleship tied up along side the Nauticus Museum. We took a couple of Japanese exchange students there via the $1.00 paddlewheel ferry boat ride across from Ports…
The Chesapeake Arboretum is a local attraction (okay, right across the street from our house) for nature and history buffs. There are several acres of trees, creeks, bridges, and a farmhouse built in 1730 with a nice garden, flower and picnic area. …
Although we did not have to pay the $5.00 for parking by walking in, they still charged everyone a dollar to get in to the Chesapeake Jubilee on 17 MAy 2008. The carnival rides are supposedly also the largest in the Hampton Roads area, but the FIREW…
From Wikipedia: The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Chesapeake, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War. The victory by the Continental Army was responsible for removing Lord Dunmore and any other vestige o…
The Yorktown Victory Center is an excellent venue to explore and discover the decisive point and culmination point of the Revolutionary War which gave birth to the independent country of the United States of America. The allied commanders, General G… This review was featured on Monday April 28th, 2008
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The MacArthur Memorial, located in MacArthur Square adjacent to MacArthur Center Mall (the largest mall in the area), is a beautiful tribute to this legendary 5-Star General, Douglas MacAurthur…
Although you have to be military to gain access to Dam Neck Beach, it is located just 3.3 miles south-southeast of the tourist-trap and crowded Virginia Beach boardwalk. The Dam Neck Beach is well-guarded during the summer swimming season. Beach vo…
As part of a master-level class we visited the Virginia War Museum. The museum has quite a bit of property with beautiful gardens in the middle of Huntington Park, a large collection of military equipment in a "petting zoo" format, and a large colle…
I used to pass by the Bergey's Dairy Farm daily on my way to work and we decided a romantic day would include Pick-Your-Own Strawberries at the the new Brookdale Farm. The strawberry fields are well-maintained and irrigated. They had baskets to borro…
I used to pass by the Bergey's Dairy Farm daily on my way to work and we decided a romantic day would include Pick-Your-Own Strawberries at the the new Brookdale Farm. The strawberry fields are well-maintained and irrigated. They had baskets to bor…
We have not stayed overnight at the Northwest River Park and Campground, but we did drive through it and we were impressed! A place this nice and far from the major roads in the middle of a wooded area surrounded by farms. WE would like to visit th…
Regal MacArthur Center 18 in MacArthur Mall across the street from the MacArthur Memorial is a great place to see first-run movies! This year we have been to Regal MacArthur Center 18 at least 4 times and have enjoyed every performance at this theat…
Our group of 4 was very dissappointed with the advertising and early close-down of The Town Center of Virginia Beach Wine Tasting and Art Show. We arrived at the event at 5:45PM which was listed online, in handbill flyers and by confirming with one …
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