Topic: Virginia

Events: Native American Dance, Book Signings, Postal Museum Tours and More

Smithsonian - 442 days ago
Only have a limited time to see the sights at the Postal Museum and don't know where to dive in? Tours traditionally take place at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM; however, last minute cancellations may occur. In this discussion, author Nancy Frantel ...

Cape Henry

How Stuff Works - 453 days ago
On April 26, 1607, the first permanent English settlers landed here before sailing up the James River to found Jamestown. Cape Henry Memorial, on Fort Story Military Reservation, is a stone cross on the approximate site of the landing.

Norfolk VA Vacation

Mahalo - 456 days ago
The city is home to "Virginia's finest art museum," the Chrysler Museum of Art. " Virginia's finest art of museum"Frommer's: Home to one of the biggest displays of azaleas on the East CoastFrommer's: Virginia's state zoo, known for its African plains exhibitFrommer's: ...

Guide to Prince William Forest Park, VA

Helium - 456 days ago
Prince William Forest Park is located in Triangle, Virginia just 20 minutes from Manassas and Fredericksburg, Virginia and only 45 minutes from Washington, DC. It is one of the largest in the National Capital Region and the third largest in Virginia. Nearby ...

Guide to Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Helium - 456 days ago
The Appalachian Trail (widely called the AT) is the most famous foot path in the United States and probably the world. The trail stretches from Springer Mountain Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is considered the halfway point of the trail ...

Shenandoah National Park

Mahalo - 460 days ago
Shenandoah National Park is located in Virginia , National Parks in the eastern United States but it was not until 1935 that the park was established.

Museum reviews: Valentine Richmond History Center

Helium - 460 days ago
The Valentine Museum isn't just one building it is a historic house and a history museum combined. Wickham house was the home of one of the wealthiest and most prominent men in Richmond. On the house tour you will learn that the ...

Museum reviews: Virginia Historical Society

Helium - 460 days ago
The Virginia Historical Society was founded in 1831, and it is very interesting that John Marshall was its first president and James Monroe was an honorary member. The first exhibit that we visited was called "Virginia's Colonial Dynasties," and this an amazing ...

Biography: Maggie Lena Walker, First woman bank founder and president in the United States

Helium - 464 days ago
If you thought that women, only in the past 30 years, have broken the glass ceiling in becoming American Bank Presidents and Bank CEO's you are mistaken. Maggie worked her way up through the organization, which was renamed the Independent Order of ...

A guide to using Washington, DC's Metro

Helium - 467 days ago
Washington D.C.'s five-line metrorail system is one of the largest, cleanest, and most efficient mass transit systems in the country because it represents the best of the old and new. Other hubs of bus travel are Suitland, Addison Road, Largo, New Carolton ...
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