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Nearby Attractions
Smithfield, Virginia is located in the hub of the Hampton Roads area. With the Historic Triangle of Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown to the Northeast, Hampton/Newport News to the East, and Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Portsmouth to the Southeast. All accessible within an hour, Smithfield allows you to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the cities but come home to the quiet and quaintness of the country. Come and experience Smithfield where Hams, History and Hospitality are always the rule!
Hampton - 30-45 minutes by James River Bridge to I-64
Virginia Air & Space Center is the official visitor center for NASA Langley Research Center. The Center includes 100 exhibits. The center also offers a variety of IMAX films. (727) 727-0900.
Newport News - 35 minutes by James River Bridge
Lee Hall Mansion is an historic antebellum home used as Confederate headquarters during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Exhibit highlights include artifacts from the Peninsula Campaign. Located on the outskirts of Newport News toward Williamsburg. (757) 888-3373.
The Mariners' Museum showcases a collection of maritime artifacts including ship models, figureheads, working steam engines, scrimshaw, art and more. It also hosts or presents a variety of traveling exhibits to maintain an ongoing interest for the return visitor. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. (757) 596-2222.
The Virginia Living Museum is an unusual family attraction where you meet wildlife indigenous to Virginia up close. Otters, foxes, bobcats, bald eagles, sea life and many more species can be observed in their natural habitats on two acres of land. (757) 595-1900.
Norfolk - Approximately 1 hour via I-664 or I 64
The Chrysler Museum of Art displays an encyclopedic collection of over 30,000 objects that span almost 4,000 years of art history. Voted one of the nation's top 20 fine arts museums, it is also the home of "Phantoms" Restaurant, Museum Shop and a 300-seat Theatre. (757) 664-6200.
Nauticus, The National Maritime Center is a fun and exciting interactive maritime science center featuring more that 150 exhibits as well as exotic aquaria, touch pools and shark petting. Gift shop and restaurant are also on premises. Open Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. (757) 664-1080.
Portsmouth - 40 minutes via I-664
Children's Museum of Virginia offers more than 90 interactive exhibits, including an antique toy and model train collection as well as a 64 seat planetarium. Located near the waterside area of Portsmouth. (757) 393-5258.
Portside Portsmouth is a festival marketplace which includes a smorgasbord of restaurants, entertainment, attractions and shops nearby. For a minimal fee you can take a boat ride to the Norfolk Waterside area. (757) 393-5111.
Suffolk - 30 Minutes via Route 10 West
Riddick's Folly is a twenty-room Greek Revival house which briefly served as Union headquarters during the Civil War and is now a museum and cultural center. Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. (757) 934-1390
Visitor Center and Railroad Museum Main Street Depot. The CSX Train Station on Main Street, built in 1885, had been fully restored. Hours: Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. (757) 923-3880
Surry - Approximately 15 minutes via Route 10 East
Chippokes Plantation State Park houses one of the oldest continuously farmed plantations in the country and is endowed with thousands of artifacts. The state park offers many historical and recreational features. Nominal parking and admission fees. (757) 294-3625.
Chippokes 2007 Events:
Steam and Gas Engine Show - June 9 & 10
Pork, Peanut & Pine Festival - July 21 & 22
Plantation Christmas Craft Show - October 26, 27 & 28
Bacon's Castle, built in 1665, is shaped like a Greek Cross, with two groups of diagonally set triple chimneys and curvilinear Jacobean gables. Careful excavating in 1983 showed the previous existence of three separate gardens - one for each century of the plantation's history. The Garden Club of Virginia has made great strides in restoring these gardens which are available in accordance with touring the plantation home. Closed Monday in season. Weekends only November and February thru March. Closed December and January. (757) 357-5976.
Virginia Beach - 60 minutes via I-64
Old Cape Henry Lighthouse at Fort Story is the location of the oldest government-built lighthouse in America. First Landing Cross marks where the Jamestown colonists first touched the shore of the New World in 1607. Open mid-January thru November. (757) 422-9421.
Virginia Marine Science Museum showcases Virginia's marine environment in 80,000 gallons of aquariums, live animal habitats, 100+ hands-on interactive exhibits and an IMAX 3D theater. (757) 425-FISH.
Williamsburg/James City County - 30 minutes by complimentary ferry ride
Colonial Williamsburg was Virginia's capital from 1699 to 1780. Williamsburg was the social, cultural and political hub of Great Britain's largest North American colony. Today, the 173 acre Historic Area is operated as a living history museum restored to its 18th century appearance with homes, trade sites, shops and taverns for visitors to see! Open 365 days a year. (800)- HISTORY.
Jamestown Settlement is where America's colonial history began in 1607. Begin your visit at Jamestown Settlement's indoor galleries which contain artifacts and fascinating exhibits. Costumed interpreters are your guides to the past with a recreated Powhatan Indian village and a settler's encampment. You may also tour the reproductions of the Godspeed, Susan Constant and Discovery - the three ships which brought the settlers to America. Open daily except Christmas. (757) 253-4838.
Busch Gardens is a European-theme park containing nine unique hamlets which feature rides, shows, restaurants and shops. Open daily the week prior to and after Easter and Mid-May to Labor Day. Limited days after Easter to Mid-May and After Labor Day to last weekend of October. (800) 343-7946.
Water Country USA is the Mid-Atlantic's largest water-play park. Featuring water rides (from mild to wild), slides and entertainment all set to a 1950's and 60's surf theme. Open Daily from Mid-May to Labor Day, then weekends only for the next two weeks. (800) 343-7946.
Yorktown - 45 minutes by land or sea (ferry or I-64)
Yorktown Victory Center is where Colonial America ended. Outdoor history interpretations, hundreds of original artifacts and a 20 minute film paint a vivid picture of the end of the Revolutionary War. Soldier's encampment and farming development includes costumed interpreters. Open daily except Christmas. (757) 253-4838.
Yorktown National Battlefields is administered by the National Park Service. At the visitor center you can view a 16 minute film, "Siege of Yorktown", survey a battlefield from the rooftop overlook, tour the battlefield and town with a Park Ranger or tour the museum housing battle related artifacts such as General George Washington's battlefield tent. Open Daily except Christmas. (757) 898-3400.
