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The following summaries will give you an idea of
the many possibilities that surround the beach. $
Denotes fee or admission required.
Historic Norfolk & the Ghent
District / Norfolk / Trolley Tour / 757-640-6300
/ Tour the beautiful streets of the Ghent District
and the elegant Victorian and early 20th-century
homes that surround the Hague, just to the north
of the Downtown area. Art Galleries, museums and
specialty shops as well as some renown restaurants
dot the area.
Douglas MacArthur Memorial
/ Norfolk / 757-441-2965 / A museum honoring
the life and times of one of America's most famous
and controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur, it
is also his burial place. The building was the former,
historic Norfolk City Hall, and houses an extensive
collection of memorabilia and artifacts that trace
the life of MacArthur and his era. A research library,
personal archives from the Spanish American War,
World War I, World War II and the Korean War, and
a theater with a 25 minute film on MacArthur's life
are housed here, as well as a gift shop. Free
Moses Myers House /
Downtown Norfolk / 757-664-6200 / An 18th-century
home built by Moses Myers with over 70% of the original
18th-century furnishings remaining. The house interprets
the traditions of its original owners, who were early
Jewish immigrants. $
Olde Towne Portsmouth Historic
District / Portsmouth / Lantern Tour - 757-393-5327
/ Trolley Tour / The largest collection of original
18th and early 19th-century homes between Alexandria,
Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina, Olde Towne
is a visual feast for the eyes. From colonial period
English basement style homes to large corner houses
with ornamental wrought-iron railed balconies reminiscent
of Charleston or New Orleans, the styles vary but
mingle very well side by side. While you are here,
check out the museums, galleries and antique shops.
St. Paul's Church
/ Downtown Norfolk/ 757-627-4353 / The lone survivor
of the British assault upon the city in 1776, the
church exterior still holds a cannonball embedded
high up on its brick facade. The church was built
in 1739 and retains most of its Colonial period interior
with the exception of the beautiful addition of several
Tiffany stained glass windows. Donations appreciated.
Bacon's Castle /
Bacon Castle / Surry County / 757-357-5976 /
Bacon's Castle was built in 1665 by the Allen family
and is one of the earliest surviving homes in Virginia.
Details in the brickwork and triple chimney stacks,
along with its cruciform designed floor plan are
virtually extinct in this country. Rooms are furnished
in period antiques reflecting the different eras
the house witnessed. The house's unusual name derives
from a revolt that took place at this site between
followers of the then-deceased Nathaniel Bacon and
troops of the Governor of Virginia. Bacon probably
never visited or saw this house. $
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