Hampton Inn 23602
12251 Jefferson Avenue Newport News, Virginia 23602
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| | This city near Norfolk is a major port and | Bay, taking a multimedia approach that depicts |
| | shipbuilding center that was an important | life in and around the Eastern Seaboard. |
| | embarkation point for supplies during the two | |
| | World Wars. We recommend a visit to the | Military-history buffs will want to stop at the Virginia |
| | Mariners' Museum, dedicated to all those who | War Museum. It's a fine collection, with tens of |
| | spend their lives aboard a ship. Attractions | thousands of artifacts from every U.S. war since |
| | include crafts demonstrations, ship models, | the Revolution. The Virginia Living Museum is a |
| | scrimshaw, figureheads and a collection of small | native wildlife park, science museum, botanical |
| | watercraft. One exhibit spotlights Chesapeake | reserve, aquarium and planetarium all rolled into |
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