Richmond International Airport 1 hr 10
Old Point Comfort (17 min) Lighthouse Air Power Park (6 min.) Park featuring jets missiles & rockets plus a playground & a museum with model aircraft. Hampton History Museum (10 min.) Venue displaying the city s history via art & artifacts including period dresses & Civil War ruins. Fort Monroe National Monument (18 min) Landmark site with a long history including Native Americans the Civil War & U.S. Army training. Hermitage Museum And Gardens (26 min.) Historic home & picturesque gardens offering a fine art collection professional program & classes. Buckroe Beach And Park (15 min.) Recreational beach park with kayak/paddleboat rentals a playground stage pavilion & picnic sites. Virginia War Museum (18 min.) U.S. military history from 1775 to the present observed with exhibits spanning uniforms to cannons. The Mariners Museum And Park (20 min.) Remains of the ironclad USS Monitor anchor this extensive museum exploring global maritime history. Casemate Museum Of Fort Monroe (17 min) Museum chronicling Fort Monroe s colonial roots & its military role from the 19th century onward. Bluebird Gap Farm (10 min.) Farm-based park on a large green space with petting zoo picnic shelters playground & nature trail. Norfolk Naval Station (24 min.) Headquarters & port of the U.S. Navy s Fleet Forces Command with 75 ships & 134 aircraft. Grandview Nature Preserve (20 min) Birding & wildlife viewing on trails leading through marshes & woodlands to a long scenic beach. Virginia Living Museum (18 min.) Museum with hands-on exhibits a planetarium & a nature trail with 250 species of plants & animals. Sandy Bottom Nature Park (12 min.) Environmental education preserve on 456 acres with a lake & nature center set on reclaimed land. |