How to visit the East Coast on a 6-month trip
We are trying to plan a full tour of the East Coast from Florida to Maine. We can start as early as February... and we would like to finish the trip by July. Does anybody have any advice on areas th...
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Don't know what your interests are, but if you are into Colonial/Revolutionary history, I highly suggest Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.
You can easily spend several days in Colonial Williamsburg, but in any case make sure you visit the Capital Building (legislature) and the Governor's Palace.
Jamestown would be divided into two parts. The original Jamestown Island is owned by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia (originally known as Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (AVPA).
The portion of Jamestown Island owned by PV contains the original fort. For decades, it was thought the site of the original fort had been washed away by erosion by the James River. Luckily, not so. For many years now, the fort site has been, and is still being excavated. Fascinating, if you're into that type of thing.
Close by Jamestown Island, is Jamestown Settlement which is run by the Commonwealth of Virginia. It's a recreation of the original fort, and a native American village, plus replicas of the original ships that brought the first English colonists to America.
At the other end of the Colonial Parkway is Yorktown, where the de facto end of the American Revolution occurred.
The Colonial Parkway runs from Jamestown Island on the James River through Williamsburg, and on to Yorktown which is on the York River.
You can easily spend several days in Colonial Williamsburg, but in any case make sure you visit the Capital Building (legislature) and the Governor's Palace.
Jamestown would be divided into two parts. The original Jamestown Island is owned by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia (originally known as Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (AVPA).
The portion of Jamestown Island owned by PV contains the original fort. For decades, it was thought the site of the original fort had been washed away by erosion by the James River. Luckily, not so. For many years now, the fort site has been, and is still being excavated. Fascinating, if you're into that type of thing.
Close by Jamestown Island, is Jamestown Settlement which is run by the Commonwealth of Virginia. It's a recreation of the original fort, and a native American village, plus replicas of the original ships that brought the first English colonists to America.
At the other end of the Colonial Parkway is Yorktown, where the de facto end of the American Revolution occurred.
The Colonial Parkway runs from Jamestown Island on the James River through Williamsburg, and on to Yorktown which is on the York River.
