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African American Heritage Sites in Hampton
Hampton Visitor Center
120 Old Hampton Lane
Hampton, VA 23669
Phone1: (800) 800-2202 Hampton Visitor Center
Phone2: (757) 727-1102 Hampton Visitor Center
Fax: (757) 896-4600
Email: hct@hamptoncvb.com
Opens: 9:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM

Explore Hampton's rich African American heritage at sites throughout the 400-year-old city. See Old Point Comfort,where the first Africans arrived in Virginia and Fort Monroe or "Freedom's Fortress," where runaway slaves were protected during the Civil War. Visit Emancipation Oak where President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was read to Hampton residents. The tree is one of six national historic landmarks on the Hampton University campus. The university museum is the oldest and largest African American museum in the nation and features artifacts and contemporary art from countries and cultures worldwide. All sites are featured in Family Tree and in the annually published Hampton Visitors Guide, both available for free through the Hampton Visitor Center.

Association for Research and Enlightenment
215 67th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone1: (800) 333-4499 1-800 Number
Phone2: (757) 428-3588 Main Local Phone Number
Fax: (757) 422-6921

The Association for Research and Enlightenment was founded in 1931 by Edgar Cayce. The A.R.E. is a non-profit organization that makes available concepts from Cayce's vast body of work in a variety of activities, products, programs, and services. For forty-three years of his adult life, Edgar Cayce demonstrated the ability to put himself into a self-induced sleep state and respond to virtually any question with uncanny accuracy. His responses to these questions came to be called "readings." The majority of Edgar Cayce's readings deal with health maintenance and the treatment of illness. However, in addition to health, major topics include intuition, personal spirituality, and ancient civilizations. We invite you to come and see for yourself the incredible legacy left behind by one of the greatest psychics of all time.

Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries
Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries
4509 Monarch Way
Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone1: (757) 683-6271 Gallery main number
Phone2: (757) 683-6272 Curator, Gordon Galleries
Phone3: (757) 683-3020 Assistant Dean for Arts, Old Dominion University
Fax: (757) 683-6776
Email: fbayersd@odu.edu
Opens: 11:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

The Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, at Old Dominion University occupy a new state-of-the-art 15,000-square-foot facility located at 4509 Monarch Way on the east side of campus. The Baron and Ellin Gordon Self-Taught Art Gallery features rotating exhibitions of self-taught art drawing on the permanent collection and loans to the galleries. A second changing gallery, features 9 rotating exhibitions a year focusing on works by contemporary artists of international, national and regional repute. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Boykins Museum
31584 Main St.
Boykins, VA 23827
Phone: (757) 654-9550

The Boykins Museum preserves the rich, rural railroad history of Southampton County. The 1840 train station serves as a country store with antique automobiles & other antiquities on display. Donations are welcome. Hours are variable...call 757-654-9550 to confirm.

Cape Henry Lighthouses
Fort Story Army Base
583 Atlantic Ave
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone1: (757) 422-9421 Old Cape Henry Lighthouse Visitor Center
Phone2: (804) 648-1889 APVA Preservation Virginia
Email: oldcapehenry@aol.com

The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse was built in 1792. It started to crack in 1870 and was replaced with the new Cape Henry Lighthouse only 357 feet away, which is an active aid to navigation and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse is maintained by the APVA and is a National Historic Landmark, serving as the official symbol for the City of Virginia Beach. Directions: At First Landing State Park turn left into the west gate of Fort Story. Follow the road, which will take you between the two lighthouses. Note to Our Visitors: The Cape Henry Lighthouse is located within Fort Story military base. To visit the lighthouse, you must pass through the security gates of Fort Story. Please call the Lighthouse before visiting as requirements for identification may change from day to day.

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