Charles City Family Activities - Things to Do With Kids in Charles City VA
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ABerkeley Plantation
- 12602 Harrison Landing Rd
Charles City, VA 23030-3339 - +1 888 466 6018
- A great house with a big history! Just beautiful...and don't forget the garden. You got to see it!!! more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Enjoy the same view of the James River that English settlers saw when they landed here and celebrated the first official Thanksgiving in 1619. During the Civil War, President Lincoln was so impressed with the hospitable ladies of Berkeley, he ordered his troops to leave the plantation unscathed. ... more on Yahoo! Travel
Berkeley Plantation
12602 Harrison Landing RdCharles City, VA 23030-3339
BSherwood Forest Plantation
- 14501 John Tyler Memorial Hwy
Charles City, VA 23030-3644 - +1 804 829 5377
- Overview Two presidents, John Tyler and William Henry Harrison, once called Sherwood Forest home. This stunning example of Tidewater architectural design was built in 1730 on a plantation granted in 1616. Highlights include a ballroom, added by Tyler for guests to dance the popular Virginia Reel. Stroll t... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Sherwood Forest (1720), at 300 feet said to be the longest wood-frame house in the United States, was the retirement home of John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th president of the United States. Tyler, who came into office in 1841 when William Henry Harrison died a month after inauguration, was a Whig who... more on Fodor's
Sherwood Forest Plantation
14501 John Tyler Memorial HwyCharles City, VA 23030-3644
CShirley Plantation
- 501 Shirley Plantation Road
Charles City, VA 23030-2907 - 804 / 829-5121
- Overview At Shirley Plantation, history has been a guest here for eleven generations. Shirley Plantation is the oldest plantation in Virginia (1613) and the oldest family-owned business in North America (1638.) The current residents of this 365-year-old agricultural business are descendants of the origina... more on Virginia.org
- Overview Shirley, chartered in 1613 and the oldest plantation in Virginia, has been occupied by a single family, the Carters, for 11 generations. Their claim to the land goes back to 1638, when it was settled by a relative, Edward Hill. Robert E. Lee's mother was born here, and the Carters seem to be rela... more on Fodor's
Shirley Plantation
501 Shirley Plantation RoadCharles City, VA 23030-2907
DShirley Plantation
- John Tyler Memorial Hwy
Williamsburg, VA - +1 800 232 1613
- Shirley Plantation is the oldest in Virginia; it was founded in 1613. Some of the most prosperous and powerful families of Colonial Virginia lived in Shirley Plantation. Robert E. Lee's mother was born here. Today, the site is beautifully decorated with antiques from the colonial period. The tour... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Virginia's oldest plantation, Shirley, was settled in 1613. Knowledgeable interpreters in the main house offer a unique look at the Hill-Carter family, who have lived at Shirley continuously for nearly four centuries, including members of the current 10th and 11th generations. The main house, beg... more on Yahoo! Travel
Shirley Plantation
John Tyler Memorial HwyWilliamsburg, VA
EAssateague Explorer
Chincoteague, VA 23836- +1 757 336 5956 / 866-PONY SWIM
- We saw the wild ponies in several places along the island and we had a great time during the entire trip. We felt like the tour gave us an experience we would not have been able to have any other way. It was the best way to see ... more on Yahoo! Travel
- We listened to our friends and they were right. This is the best thing to do in Chincoteague and the captain is a native of Chincoteague and he is the only one that knows how to get you close to the wild ponies . We saw them really close up and this was the trip of a lifetime since we ... more on Yahoo! Travel
Assateague Explorer
Chincoteague, VA 23836
FHopewell & Old City Point
- 4100 Oaklawn Blvd
Hopewell, VA 23860-6514 - +1 804 541 2461 / +1 800 863 868
- Overview In 1864, General Grant selected City Point as the Union Headquarters. His T-shaped cabin still stands. Other attractions are: Appomattox Plantation (1763); Crescent Hills, a neighborhood with one of America's largest concentrations of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog Houses by Mail; the home and buri... more on Yahoo! Travel
Hopewell & Old City Point
4100 Oaklawn BlvdHopewell, VA 23860-6514
GWilliamsburg National
- 3700 Centerville Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188 - +1 757 258 9642
Williamsburg National
3700 Centerville RoadWilliamsburg, VA 23188
HGo Karts Plus
- 6910 Richmond Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188-7211 - +1 757 564 7600
- A great place to have fun for the whole family. more on TripAdvisor
- We traveled to Virginia for a few days to visit different colleges up the way and decided to stop here. This place was hardly any fun. My crew and I left as soon as we found out we had to wear these smelly helmets that other people have been wearing. GROSS And we had to pay $5 to go on one ride... more on Yahoo! Travel
Go Karts Plus
6910 Richmond RoadWilliamsburg, VA 23188-7211
IJames City County Library
- 7770 Croaker Rd
Williamsburg,VA,23188 - 7572594040
- Great library with a great collection. With access to the university library, I still found myself going to the ... more on Yelp
James City County Library
7770 Croaker RdWilliamsburg,VA,23188
JRichmond International Airport
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- 1 Richard E. Byrd Terminal Drive
Richmond,VA,23250 - 8042263000
- Ok now that I'm on an Airport review kick I just remembered the easiest and fastest airport I've been in and out of. I remember talking to one of my ... more on Yelp
- This is an "international" airport, but I'm telling you people, there is no one flying in and out of this place. ... more on Yelp
Richmond International Airport
1 Richard E. Byrd Terminal DriveRichmond,VA,23250
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