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VA Tourism - Planning a VA Vacation
Below is a list of VA tourist attractions, activities, events, hotels, restaurants and visitor information entries to help you plan a VA Vacation! Find detailed information on the VA tourism entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific VA travel category on the left hand menu.
Explore All Of Virginia's Regions
You can find Virginia tourist attractions and activities in all of Virginia's regions: Alexandria, Arlington, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Lynchburg, Manassas, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Winchester and Other.
Fun Things to do during your VA Vacation - Top VA Tourist Attractions and Activities
Some of the most popular VA tourist attractions that list on our site include AAF Tank Museum , Blue Ridge Parkway and Cape Henry Memorial.
Fun activities in VA include Barksdale Theatre, Skin Appeal Day Spa and Trout Fishing Derby at Historic Long Branch.
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You can use WeGoPlaces.com to plan your VA vacation itinerary! To begin, select from our list of VA tourist attractions, activities, accommodations, events, restaurants or VA vacation & visitor information entries. Click the "Add" button to add individual entries to your online VA vacation itinerary.
Featured Virginia Tourist Attractions and Activities
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
Category: State of Virginia National Park in Virginia
Description of this Virginia Attraction: The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,174-mile footpath along the ridgecrests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. The trail traverses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is used by day, weekend and other short-term hikers, section-hikers and thru-hikers. Thru-hikers hike the entire length of the Trail in one season.
The A.T. began as a vision of forester Benton MacKaye and was developed by volunteers and opened as a continuous trail in 1937. It was designated as the first National Scenic Trail by the National Trails System Act of 1968. The Trail is currently protected along more than 99 percent of its course by federal or state ownership of the land or by rights-of-way. Annually, more than 4,000 volunteers contribute more than 185,000 hours of effort on th
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Cape Henry Memorial
National Park
Category: Fort Story National Park in Virginia
Description of this Virginia Attraction: After four and a half months crossing storm swept seas 144 weary Englishmen made land-fall in April 1607. They anchored their ships in the protected waters of the bay and landed a small party upon the shore. They built a wooden cross and planted it in the sand naming the place Cape Henry.
This is the first landing site of those adventurous Englishmen who, some three weeks later, established the first permanent English Colony in North America at Jamestown.
From this same site some 174 years later, citizens of a soon to be free and independant United States of America watched as a British fleet commanded by Admiral Graves engaged the Frech fleet of Admiral Comte de Grasse in a sea battle know as the Battle of the Capes. This French naval victory sealed the fate of General Cornwallis at Yorktown leading to his surrender with one third of the British contingent in America and the eventural end of the American Revolutionary War.
Today this quarter acre of beach front is commemorated with waysides, a granite memorial cross, a statue of Admiral Comte de Grasse and a walkway ramp up the dunes to a magnificant view of where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Chesapeake Bay.
Today Cape Henry Memorial is located on Fort Story Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Be prepared to be stopped at the guarded entrance station.
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Colonial National Historical Park
National Park
Category: Jamestown National Park in Virginia
Description of this Virginia Attraction: Colonial National Historical Park (NHP) administers two of the most historically significant sites in English North America. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607, is administered jointly with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and Yorktown Battlefield, the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1781.
These two sites represent the beginning and end of English colonial America. Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, these sites are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway. Colonial NHP also includes Green Spring, the 17th century plantation home of Virginia's colonial governor, Sir William Berkeley, and the Cape Henry Memorial, which marks the approximate site of the first landing of the Jamestown colonists in April of 1607.
Colonial NHP has a variety of natural resources including extensive wetlands, forest, fields, shorelines and streams, as well as rare, threatened and endangered plants and animals.
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Jamestown National Historic Site
National Park
Category: James City County National Park in Virginia
Description of this Virginia Attraction: Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.5 acres on the western end of Jamestown Island, which includes the original site of the 1607 fort and statehouse site of the late 17th century. In 1893 the owners of the Island, Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Barney, donated this plot of land to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA). For over 100 years the APVA has been protection and preserving Americas birthplace.
In 1934 the rest of the 1500 acres of Jamestown Island were acquired by the National Park Service as part of Colonial National Historical Park. Since that time the National Park Service and APVA have jointly administered Historic Jamestowne. Only the Church tower remains of the original Jamestown, but visitors can still walk the site of James Fort and James City proper.
Today, through the Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Project and the discovery of the remains of the 1607 James Fort, the APVA continues to shed new light onto the early story of Jamestown and its settlers. This ongoing archaeological project continues to delve more deeply into the strata of history exposing various features like fortifications, buildings, wells, and over 500,000 artifacts. Each new find tells a timeless story of struggle, endurance, disease, starvation, success and failure.
Visit Historic Jamestowne and step back into history by walking the same grounds as John Smith and Pocahontas. Visit the Memorial Church, which sits on the very site of the 1617 church. Walk the streets of James City and see the foundations of homes, taverns and industrial complexes. For it is from Jamestown that we as Americans can trace who and what we are as a people and as a nation. It is from here that the first permanent English settlement laid its roots in 1607. It is from here that the first representative legislative assembly in North America met in 1619. It is from here that three continents came together as Europeans encountered American Indians, and later brought enslaved Africans to this land. As the seat of Virginia government Jamestown became the focal point of Bacons rebellion in 1676. Come visit Americas birthplace!
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Nichols Galleries
Art Gallery & printmaking workshop
Category: Barboursville Art Gallery in Virginia
Description of this Virginia Attraction: Visit the gallery, studio and printmaking workshop of landscape artist Frederick Nichols. Nichols' paintings and silkscreen prints have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout this country and abroad for over 25 years, most recently at the 2005 International Biennale in Florence, Italy, and the international exhibition, "Renascence," a commemoration of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, at the Hyogo Museum of Art in Japan.
Across the street from Nichols Studio, in a historic building that once housed the Barboursville Hotel, is Nichols Gallery Annex. The Changing exhibits feature paintings and original prints by this regions finest artists, including Ron Boehmer, Rob Browning, Pat Cook, Frank Hobbs, Gray Dodson, Philip Koch, Raoul Middleman, Lindsay Nolting, Tom Tartaglino, and others.
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North Anna Nuclear Information Center
An energy learning center.
Category: Mineral Museum in Virginia
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Description of this Virginia Attraction: The North Anna Nuclear Information Center is an energy learning center located adjacent to Dominion Generation's North Anna Power Station. The center is designed to guide visitors to a better understanding of how energy powers our world and why nuclear energy is important to all of us.
Dominion is proud of our role in providing safe, clean and efficient energy for the physical and economic well-being of the customers we serve. This pride is reflected in the educational resources to be found at the center. You will discover interesting displays, interactive exhibits, films and printed materials.
The Learning Center, located within the North Anna Nuclear Information Center, houses numerous exhibits designed to enhance your knowledge of the role energy and nuclear power plays in our lives. Trace the path energy travels from the uranium mine, through the power station, and finally to your home. Generate electricity using your own "muscle power." Test your knowledge of radiation, energy conservation and safety. Learn about Dominion's commitment to the environment.
Staff members can provide guided tours of the Learning Center as well as energy related programs for all age groups. Teachers are encouraged to contact us concerning field trip opportunities. We provide energy programs for all grade levels and all of our educational programs are designed around the Virginia Department of Education's Standards of Learning (SOLs.)
To assist us in accommodating the special needs of our disabled guests, we ask that you contact us in advance of your visit. If you or anyone in your group has a visual, hearing, or other disability, please call us two weeks before your visit to discuss your needs.
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Nelson County VA Visitors Bureau
Free travel planning
Category: Nelson Visitor Bureau in Virginia
Description of this Virginia Visitor Information entry: Nelson County
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the James River, Nelson County is a 471-square mile playground of unspoiled natural beauty. Here are a few of the things you can do while enjoying your visit.
Crabtree Falls
For a spectacular view, hike to the top of the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi River and enjoy the sights and sounds of cascading water.
Oak Ridge Estate
This 5,000-acre plantation and the 1802 mansion is the site of many festivals and special events. Features include horse racing track, hunting preserve and railroad station.
State Fish Hatchery
You can see young trout fish at various stages of maturity in cascading pools before they are released to stock Virginia’s rivers.
Walton’s Mountain Museum
The school building Earl Hamner, Jr. attended now houses replicas of the sets from The Waltons, the memorable television series he created.
Winery Tours
Nine wineries, all in scenic settings, offer tours and tastings.
Brewery Tours
Two new craft breweries with outstanding beers and menus.
Wintergreen Resort
One of Virginia’s largest and most complete destination resorts is uniquely located high in the Blue Ridge Mountains. At Wintergreen Resort, you will find 45 holes of golf, 20 ski slopes, 23 tennis courts, 30 miles of marked hiking trails, 6 swimming pools, a 2- acre lake, horseback riding, spa/fitness center, and panoramic views of the Blue Ridge. This world-class resort offers mountain biking, children’s programs, festivals, special events, and a year-round nature program.
For more on Nelson County, call 800-282-8223 or visit the web site at www.NelsonCounty.com
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