Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Virginia

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Facility Name Description Activities Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Walk the old country lanes where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9,  more... Autotouring , Hiking , Lodging , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Wildlife Viewing Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial The house that Robert E. Lee called home for 30 years and one uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families is preserved today as a memorial to General Lee, who gained the respect of  more... Museum/Visitor Center Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in Virginia and was established in 1938 to provide habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. The refuge contains more than 8,500 acres, situated  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Booker T Washington National Monument On April 5, 1856, a child who later called himself Booker T. Washington, was born in slavery on this 207-acre tobacco farm. The realities of life as a slave in piedmont Virginia, the quest by African  more... Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Cape Henry Memorial After four and a half months crossing storm swept seas 144 weary Englishmen made land-fall in April 1607. They anchored their ships in the protected waters of the bay and landed a small party upon  more... Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park will work in partnership to commemorate a nationally significant Civil War landscape and antebellum plantation by sharing the story of Shenandoah  more... Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve The Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve features four components that are all within the York River basin--Goodwin Islands, Catlett Islands, Taskinas Creek and Sweet Hall Marsh.  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Chincoteague NWR, located primarily on the Virginia side of Assateague Island, consists of more than 14,000 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and maritime forest. Chincoteague Refuge, originally   more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Chrysler Museum of Art The Chrysler Museum is among America's most distinguished mid-sized art museums. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst to bring art and people together to enrich and transform lives. The museum  more... Museum/Visitor Center Claude Moore Colonial Farm Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a living history site that demonstrates the life of a poor farm family living on a small farm in northern Virginia just prior to the American Revolutionary War. Today,  more... Museum/Visitor Center

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