Hampton Roads, VA, Tidewater attractions, history, sightseeing
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Nearby Attractions in the area include:
Colonial National Historical Park
James River Plantations
Colonial Williamsburg, the nation’s largest living history museum, is actually a functional colonial town itself, and one of the most popular destinations in the world!
For families, be sure to visit Busch Gardens Williamsburg Theme Park — voted the most beautiful theme park in the world — and high-tech Water Country USA!
And for golfers, this region is home to some of the best award-winning golf courses in the country, such as the King’s Mill Resort & Spa.
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In Norfolk, port of Cruise Norfolk, where large oceanliners dock at Nauticus, The National Maritime Center, you can see: Battleship Wisconsin, with tours given by navy personnel from the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and Tugboat Museum nexdoor!
And the coastal cities of Newport News, Hampton and Portsmouth offer:
The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News - the USS Monitor Ironclad has been restored! Virginia Living Museum in Newport News
U.S. Army Transportation Museum in Newport News
Fort Monroe - “Freedom’s Fort” in Hampton
Hampton University founded in 1868
Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton
Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
The Hampton Roads region of Virginia continues to draw visitors year after year. There’s so much to see and do year ’round! You’ll be glad you came!