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12 Historic Squares of High Street-Gardens
100-700 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23705
Phone1: (757) 405-3500 Judi MacDougall-Administrative Assistant
Phone2: (757) 399-5012 Joe Elder- Marketing Director
Email: execadmin@otba.biz
Opens: 10:00:00 AM
Closes: 6:00:00 PM
Children Welcome
Pets Welcome

Discover the charm and year-round beauty of historic Olde Towne's 12 merchant squares laid out in 1752 by Col. William Crawford, the city’s founder. Tree-lined streets and brick sidewalks provide a canvas painted with planted urns and hanging flower baskets. Secret gardens and courtyards such as the one pictured await your discovery through many of the shops, including Anderson-Wright, Vincent Hester Gallery, and Skipjack Nautical Wares. Beautiful parks are abundant throughout the Olde Towne district of historic residential homes dating back to the early 18th century. Whether coming to visit just for an afternoon or an extended stay, historic Olde Towne Portsmouth offers a break from the ordinary. Magnificent shopping, historic cultural attractions, museums, and unique restaurants: make Olde Towne Portsmouth your destination!

Archer's Hope
Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Parkway - K-28
Williamsburg, VA 23690
Phone: (757) 898-3400

On May 12, a point of land at the mouth of Archer's Hope Creek (now College Creek), a little below Jamestown, was examined in detail. Capt. Gabriel Archer was particularly impressed with this location and urged that it be the point of settlement. The soil seemed good, timber and wildlife were abundant, and it appeared adaptable for defensive measures if these should become necessary. It was not possible, however, to bring the ships close to the shore, and consequently Archer's Hope was rejected. From this site the ships moved directly to Jamestown, where they arrived May 13. Archer's Hope provides visitors with a panoramic view of the James River, of the western end of Jamestown Island and a sweeping vista of the Colonial Parkway. Located approximately 5 miles from the Jamestown gateway.

Cannonball Trail
401 East Freemason Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 441-1526 Freemason Reception Center
Children Welcome

This walk-it-yourself tour is a heritage trail, which connects historic sites woven among featured attractions in downtown Norfolk. The Cannonball Trail becomes, in effect, a "story-telling stage" for interpreting Norfolk's rich and multi-faceted history.

Cedar Hill Cemetery
105 Mahan St.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone1: (757) 923-3880 Suffolk Visitor Center
Phone2: (866) SEE-SUFK Suffolk Visitor Center toll free
Email: Tourism@city.suffolk.va.us
Children Welcome

Originally constructed as "Green Hill Cemetery," this 32-acre expanse of hilly terrain and ancient cedar trees has many stories to reveal. Located behind Riddick's Folly House Museum and Seaboard Station Railroad Museum Cedar Hill Cemetery (1802) is an official site of the Virginia Civil War Trails prorgram as it is the final resting place for many Confederate Generals and soldiers.

Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
1 Visitor Center Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (800) 447-8679 General reservation number

Colonial Williamsburg consists of 301 acres encompassing 88 original buildings and hundreds of other homes, shops and public buildings. Colonial Williamsburg operates the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and Bassett Hall. Visitors can enjoy 18th-century style dining Colonial Williamsburg's four dining taverns -- Chowning's, Christiana Campbell's, Shields and King's Arms Tavern. Guest accommodations are available in Colonial Williamsburg's Hotels -- the world-class Williamsburg Inn, the Colonial Houses, the Williamsburg Lodge and Woodlands Hotel & Suites and the Governor's Inn. Call for a copy of our Vacation Planner.

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