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Battle of Dam No. 1

New Kent

Hampton Roads

Grandview Nature Preserve

Battle of Lee's Mill

State Park Dr. at Beach Rd., Hampton 23669;
22 Lincoln St.; 757-850-5134;
www.hampton.gov/parks.
578-acre preserve on Chesapeake Bay, home
to aquatic species, waterfowl.jb

Includes Lanexa

New Kent Visitors & Commerce Center

7324 Vineyards Pkwy., New Kent 23124;
804-966-8787; www.yesnewkent.com.
Located on I-64 Exit 211 offers clean
restrooms, vending machines, and exhibits on
New Kent's local history and attractions. Come
see why New Kent is a great place to visit.
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Colonial Downs Horse Race Track

10515 Colonial Downs Pkwy., New Kent
23124; 804-966-7223 or 888-482-8722;
www.colonialdowns.com.
Live thoroughbred horse racing in summer &
fall harness racingb $
Wineries/BreWeries/Distilleries

Saudé Creek Vineyards

16230 Cooks Mill Rd., Lanexa 23089;
804-966-5896; www.saudecreek.com.
Beautiful scenery! $7 tastings includes souvenir
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Newport News
Includes Fort Eustis

Newport News Tourism
Development Office

Fountain Plaza Two, 700 Town Center Dr.,
Suite 320, Newport News 23606;
757-926-1400 or 888-493-7386;
www.newport-news.org.
Free travel information. Consumer, group tour
and meeting planner services.b

Newport News Visitor Center

13560 Jefferson Ave., Newport News 23603;
757-886-7777 or 888-493-7386;
www.newport-news.org.
Make us your first stop in Newport News!
Attraction, restaurant, event, shopping
and hotel information. Maps, directions,
coupons, combination and discount tickets,
souvenirs.b
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100 Miles of Lights-Newport News

13560 Jefferson Ave., Newport News 23603;
c/o Newport News Visitor Center, 13560
Jefferson Ave.; 757-886-7777 or
888-493-7386; www.100milesoflights.com.
Regional event with light shows, holiday
exhibits, performances and shopping.b $

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13560 Jefferson Ave., Newport News 23603;
757-886-7912 or 800-203-8322;
www.newport-news.org.
Extensive 1862 Peninsula Campaign
earthworks. National Register of Historic
Places.b
Rivers Ridge Cir., Newport News 23603; c/o
Newport News Visitor Center, 13560 Jefferson
Ave.; 757-886-7777 or 888-493-7386;
www.newport-news.org.
First engagement of 1862 Peninsula
Campaign; massive original Confederate
fortifications.b

City Center at Oyster Point

Thimble Shoals Blvd. at Jefferson Ave.,
Newport News 23603; c/o Newport News
Visitor Center, 13560 Jefferson Ave.;
757-873-2020;
www.citycenteratoysterpoint.com.
Urban festival marketplace with shopping,
dining and regularly-scheduled ongoing
events.b

Endview Plantation

362 Yorktown Rd., Newport News 23603;
757-887-1862; www.endview.org.
Built in 1769, Endview Plantation is now a
living history museum. During the Peninsula
Campaign, it served as headquarters
for Confederate generals McLaws and
Toombs.b $

Historic Hilton Village

Warwick Blvd. at Main St., Newport News
23603; 13560 Jefferson Ave.; 757-886-7777
or 888-493-7386; www.newport-news.org.
Unique neighborhood of 1900s English
cottage-style homes. Restaurants, shopping,
events.b

Historic North End/Huntington Heights

Huntington Ave. at Warwick Blvd., Newport
News 23603; c/o Newport News Visitor
Center, 13560 Jefferson Ave.; 757-886-7777
or 888-493-7386; www.newport-news.org.
National historic register district with early
1900s homes. Annual events.b

Huntington Park Rose Garden

9285 Warwick Blvd., Newport News 23603;
13560 Jefferson Ave.; 757-886-7777 or
888-493-7386; www.newport-news.org.
Virginia's only "An American Rose City
Garden." Hundreds of roses.b

The Mariners' Museum

100 Museum Dr., Newport News 23606;
757-596-2222 or 800-581-7245;
www.MarinersMuseum.org.
America's national maritime museum, featuring
a world-class collection, tells the stories of the
sea through handcrafted ship models, rare
figureheads, paintings, small craft, and more.
Home to the USS Monitor Center, where you
can walk aboard a full-scale replica and see the
Civil War ironclad's revolving gun turret.b $

Matthew Jones House

Taylor Ave. and Harrison Rd, Fort Eustis Army
Base, Newport News 23603; c/o Newport
News Visitor Center, 13560 Jefferson Ave.;
757-886-7777 or 888-493-7386;
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/jon.htm.
Architectural house museum dating from
1720s. In-house history collections.b

Newport News Park Discovery Center

13560 Jefferson Ave., Newport News 23603;
757-886-7916; www.newport-news.org.
Nature and Civil War exhibits. Interactive
displays. Wildlife rehabilitation center.b

The Newsome House Museum
& Cultural Center

2803 Oak Ave., Newport News 23607
757-247-2360; www.newsomehouse.org.
J. Thomas Newsome (1869-1942) was a
lawyer, businessman and journalist. Today, his
Victorian-style home is devoted to the expression
of black cultural and historical themes.b $

Peninsula Fine Arts Center

101 Museum Dr., Newport News 23606;
757-596-8175; www.pfac-va.org.
Explore art with an ever-changing array of
exhibitions, programs, events and classes.b $

Peninsula SPCA Exotic Sanctuary &
Petting Zoo

523 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News
23601; 757-595-1399;
www.peninsulaspca.com/zoo.html.
Bring the kids! Petting zoo has goats, sheep
and more.b $

U.S. Army Transportation Museum

300 Washington Blvd., Fort Eustis Army Base,
Fort Eustis 23604; 757-878-1115;
www.transchool.lee.army.mil
Full-size and model vehicles, aircraft, watercraft,
rail and experimental equipment.b

Virginia Living Museum

617 27th St., Newport News 23607;
757-245-1991; http://jamesafieldshouse.
blogspot.com/.
Restored home of African-American community
leader. Highlights local black history.b $

524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News
23601; 757-595-1900; www.thevlm.org.
See red wolves, otters, bald eagles as living
exhibits explore Virginia's natural heritage.
Hands-on activities, planetarium, wildflowers,
boardwalk, animals in naturalized habitats,
green living exhibit. IQb $

Lee Hall Mansion

Virginia War Museum

James A. Fields House

163 Yorktown Rd., Newport News 23603;
757-888-3371; www.leehall.org.
Lee Hall, circa 1859, served as headquarters for
Confederate Generals Magruder and Johnston
during 1862 Peninsula Campaign. It affords
visitors a glimpse of Antebellum wealth.b $

9285 Warwick Blvd., Newport News 23607;
757-247-8523; www.warmuseum.org.
Established in 1923, the Virginia War Museum
explores America's military history from 1775
to the present in its nine galleries of uniforms,
artwork and weapons.b $
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