US Airways - August 2014 - (Page 169)

WORLD OF WONDERS See it all at the Virginia Living Museum. V irginia stretches from the ocean to the mountains, from the wide vistas of the Chesapeake Bay to the dramatic peaks and valleys of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains. You can't sample it all in one day - unless you visit the Virginia Living Museum. What's a "living museum?" It's a combination of zoo, natural history museum, aquarium, and learning center, where families marvel at the natural wonders found across the state. Visitors to the Newport News museum stroll past a cascading mountain stream where trout swim and songbirds nestle in trees, and along a cypress swamp where an alligator lounges. They glimpse the secrets of the limestone caves beneath Virginia, and watch ﬁsh and turtles from the Chesapeake and Atlantic swim by their noses. Outdoors, a boardwalk winds past a pond and woods where more animal residents are seen in naturalized habitats: beaver, otter, bald eagle, coyotes, rare red wolves, and more. Young visitors enjoy hands-on activities including the popular Touch Tank, where they can get By Tony Gabriele From top: resident otter and the museum's popular Touch Tank up-close with mollusks and horseshoe crabs, and the just-opened Wild and Well, where they imagine life as animal keepers and veterinarians. A Conservation Garden and Living Green House show young and old alike how to be earth-friendly. The museum does depart from Virginia in one direction: the heavens. A state-of-the-art planetarium offers a variety of shows on Virginia Living Museum astronomy and other topics. And this summer, there's a foray into the past, too. A 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. traveling exhibit of realistic, roaring aniNewport News, VA 757.595.1900 matronic dinosaurs and an outdoor fossil thevlm.org ﬁnd run through Sept. 1. PHOTOS (FROM TOP) BY KARL REBENSTORF AND COURTESY OF VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM usairwaysmag.com AUGUST 2014 169 http://www.thevlm.org http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - August 2014

Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
Did You Know?
Hot Spots: Best Cultural Sites
Great Escapes: RIU Hotels and Resorts
Style Spotlight: Beach Wear
Golf: Wyndham Championship
Diversions: Stargazing
Connections: Everybody's Business
Gear Up: Stay Cool
Travel Feature: Vancouver
Great Tastes: Bonefish Grill
Special Section: Orange County, California
University Spotlight: Salisbury University
Special Section: Celebrate Opera
To Your Health: Lumiday and Luminite
Special Section: Newport News, Virginia
Best of Health: Miami Foot & Ankle Surgery
Great Dates: Las Vegas Marathon
Special Section: Women's College Coalition
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
oneworld alliance
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - August 2014