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Jay, I'm coming into this thread late, so you may have already settled
on your plans. But ... adding to what others have posted (and for anyone else looking for a place to visit): Hampton Roads has =lots= to offer (Williamsburg, Newport News, York County, Hampton, Norfolk and Virginia Beach, among other localities: -- Touted as the "Historic Triangle" ---- 1-Yorktown Battlefield ------ including some lesser Civil War sites nearby ---- 2-Historic Williamsburg ---- 3-Jamestown Landing, and Jamestown Settlement ------ with recreations of the 3 ships that brought the first settlers ------ and they're celebrating the 300th anniversary of the landing -- Mariner's Museum, the premier nautical museum in the U.S. ---- opened just this weekend - the Monitor exhibit ------ with artifacts recovered from the wreck site -- Hampton Air & Space Museum ---- not the Smithsonian or Air Force museum, but some nice exhibits -- In Norfolk and Virginia Beach ---- Nauticus with oceanography exhibits and the Wisconsin ---- Norfolk Naval Base, the largest Naval Base in the world ------ at least one aircraft carrier in port almost always ---- Virginia Beach itself Airports? -- Newport News/Williamsburg (PHF), Rick Aviation provides good service. Lodging and restaurants nearby. Three miles to Yorktown, 8 miles to Williamsburg, 16 miles to Jamestown -- Williamsburg (JGG), nice small airport, in the middle of the Historic Triangle. Nice daytime restaurant on the field. Two miles to Williamsburg. -- Others on 'southside' (Norfolk [airlines] plus smaller Chesapeake (CPK), Hampton Roads (PVG), & Suffolk (SFQ) Going south? -- stop at Ocracoke (W95); it's a regular for lunch ---- 1/2 mile walk to food at Howard's Pub ---- I'd expect someone will pick you up for lodging -- Moorhead City (MRH); nice place to overnight ---- almost 'in town', interesting quaint sourthern coastal city george gyoung at (poppa india november november).net |
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