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y Richmond restaurants, beaches, wildlife, Wildlife Refuge Center can
and farmland. The Chesapeake provide extra information.
Virginia. * 202,000. £ @ n
Richmond Metropolitan Conven tion Bay Maritime Museum, in the
and Visitors Bureau, 401 N Third St. town of St. Michael’s, depicts n Toms Cove Visitor Center
Tel (804) 783-7450. Toll free (888) life on the bay, both past and 8128 Beebe Rd. Tel (757) 336-6577.
RICHMOND. Open 9am–5pm present. Tilghman Island, in the ∑ tomscovepark.com
Mon–Fri. ∑ visitrichmondva.com middle of Chesapeake, has the n Chincoteague
last commercial sailing fleet in Wildlife Refuge Center
Richmond, the old capital of North America and hosts a 8231 Beech Rd. Tel (757) 336-6122.
the Confederacy (see p23), still seafood festival every June. ∑ fws.gov/refuge/chincoteague
retains an Old South aura. Bronze
images of Civil War generals i Chincoteague o Yorktown and
punctuate Monument Avenue.
Brownstones and Victorian and Assateague Jamestown
houses testify to this area’s Chincoteague, Accomack County, VA. York County, VA, and James City
postwar prosperity. * 4,000. Assateague, Accomack County, VA. n York County Public
The Museum of the County, VA and MD (unpopulated). Information Office (757) 890-3300.
Confederacy contains Civil War ∑ nps.gov/asis n Chincoteague
artifacts, including Robert E. Chamber of Commerce, 6733 Maddox Established in 1607, Jamestown
Lee’s coat and sword. Blvd. (757) 336-6161. was the first permanent English
The Neo-Classical State ∑ chincoteaguechamber.com settlement in America. It has

Capitol hosts the first state- 1,500 acres (600 ha) of marsh land
governing body established These sister islands offer a wealth and forest, threaded with tour
in the US. It was designed of natural beauty. Chincoteague routes. Historic Jamestowne
in part by Thomas Jefferson, is a town situated on the has the ruins of the original
whose large bronze statue Delmarva (Delaware, settlement and a museum.
sits in the Capitol Hall, Maryland and There is a recreation of James
along with a marble Virginia) Peninsula. Fort, full-scale reproductions
statue of George Assateague is an of the ships that brought the
Washington by unspoiled strip of first colonists to America and
the sculptor Jean- nature with an ocean a traditional Indian village.
Antoine Houdon. beach and hiking trails Yorktown was the site of the
The Virginia Statue of Robert E. Lee that wind through decisive battle of the American
Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond woods and marshes. Revolution in 1781. Colonial
has a fine collection of It is famously popu- National Historical Park’s
world art and hosts acclaimed lated by wild ponies, thought battlefield tours and exhibits
special exhibitions. to be descended from animals explain the siege at Yorktown.
grazed on the island by 17th-
E Museum of the Confederacy century farmers. The woodlands E Historic Jamestowne
1201 E Clay St. Tel (804) 649-1861. and salt marshes of Assateague 1368 Colonial Pkwy, Jamestown.
Open 10am–5pm daily. attract over 300 species of birds, Tel (757) 220-4997. Open 9am–5pm
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, and in fall peregrine falcons and daily. Closed Jan 1, Dec 25. & 7
Dec 25. & = ∑ acwm.org snow geese fly in. Monarch = ∑ historicjamestowne.org
E State Capitol butter flies migrate here in Y Colonial National
910 Capitol St (enter at 1000 Bank St). October. There are several camp- Historical Park
Tel (804) 698-1788. Open 8am–5pm grounds in the area, and the 1000 Colonial Pkwy, Yorktown.
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm Sat, 1–5pm Sun. ocean beach is ideal for swim- Tel (757) 909-3400. Open 9am–5pm
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. ming and surf fishing. Toms Cove daily. Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving,
8 ∑ virginiageneralassembly.gov Visitor Center and Chinco teague Dec 25. & 7 ∑ nps.gov/colo
E Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Boulevard. Tel (804) 340-1400.
Open 10am–5pm Sat–Wed, 10am–
9pm Thu & Fri. ∑ vmfa.museum

u Chesapeake Bay
∑ baydreaming.com
n Tilghman Island: ∑ tilghman
island.com
Known as “the land of pleasant
living,” Chesapeake Bay offers
historic towns, fishing villages,
bed-and-breakfasts, seafood Historic Jamestowne, a re-creation of Colonial James Fort

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