Things To Do in Chester, Virginia

Specializing in Chincoteague pony watching and wildlife cruises along ... More on Yahoo! Travel

We saw the wild ponies in several places along the island and we had a great time during the entire trip. More on Yahoo! Travel

This target course features many wetland areas loaded with an abundance of wildlife. The course is very sce... More on Golf.com

Well maintained greens. More on GolfReview

This course has somewhat flat greens and tree-lined fairways. There is a pond located on the course that comes into play on two holes. There are numerous sand bunker scattered throughout the course... More on Golf.com

For a 9 hole course and only 20 some bucks to play it, it's well worth the price . More on GolfReview

The recreated 1611 Citie of Henricus, an outdoor living history museum with 12 recreated colonial structures, demonstrates history through âhands-onâ encounters with period dressed historical interpreters. Visitors interact with interpreters ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Experience what it was like when the first English settlers moved to America by taking a trip to Henricus Historical Park in Chesterfield County. Established in 1611 by Sir Thomas Dale, Henricus wa... More on Virginia.org

Henricus was the site of the second permanent English settlement in the New World. 2011 marks the 400 anniversary of the establishment ... More on igougo

Inscription. Established 1613 by Sir Thomas Dale. First incorporated Virginia town 1614. Home of John Rolfe, colony recorder, who married Pocahontas. Rev. Alexander Whitaker ministered here. Early ... More on HMDB

Bermuda Hundred was started in 1613, after the English settlers made peace with the Virginia natives. It was named after the traumatic shipwreck of the "Third Supply" bringing reinforcements to Vir... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Just east of this point running from the James River to the Appomattox River, was the Confederate defense line known as the Howlett line, named for the Howlett House that stood at the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. These earthworks are part of the strong Confederate defensive position known as the “Howlett Line.” Composed of a string of interconnected redoubts and trenches, the line r... More on HMDB

Inscription. This site seems remote from Richmond, but Confederate defenses extended well beyond the city. From mid-June 1864 a unit of artillerymen called Parkers Battery manned these earthworks. Despite the proximity of a large ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The foundation is all that remains of the lightkeepers house. The lightkeeper had to live on site to maintain the gas-powered lights which were once located on the bluff. Lights were constructed after the first Dutch ... More on HMDB