I'm heading south out of Atlantic City towards Knoxville, TN in early October. No rush...plenty of time to visit sites along the way. Can't decide whether to go down the east coast thru Virginia Beach or head more west from Atlantic City to the Skyline Drive area of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Is Virginia Beach a nice place to visit in October? Cool? Windy? Is it a "touristy" area like Myrtle Beach...mini golf, go carts, etc.?

As a Virginia Beach Local for over 30 years I think Virginia Beach is wonderful with alot of things to do. Since you are talking October the tourist season has died down quite a bit so alot easier to get around at the beach. The Virginia Marine Science museum is close and a nice visit as is Nauticus in Downtown Norfolk which is only 20 minutes away. We also have Busch Gardens with-in a hour which has Howl-Scream on the weekends. You have Motor World also just up the road from the beach that had Go Karts and numerous places to play Mini-golf.The weather is usally very comfortable during the days between 68 and 80 and at night gets down to the 50's in October. There are quite a few Local campgrounds, from Seashore State Park to Holiday Trav'l Park (I will be staying there for a small rally the first weekend of October)also KOA Virginia Beach and North Landing Beach Campground and Resort to mention a few. If you have any particular questions about Virginia beach drop me a IM with the question and I will try and assist.

My wife is from V. Beach. It depends on what you want to see. Based on where you are heading anyway we would go to the mountains. There will be some foliage changing in the lower elevations at that time. Scenery will be beautiful along the parkway I expect.

My wife and I have stayed a couple of nights at First Landing State Park, just a few miles from downtown Virginia Beach. We enjoyed the campground (a short walk from the beach) and you still might catch some decent beach weather in October.

If you choose Virginia Beach, and the nearby Nauticus Museum, you're only a short drive up I-64 to the Colonial Parkway. At one end is Jamestown, the other end is Yorktown and between the two is Colonial Williamsburg. The "Historic Triangle". Then continue NW on I-64 to Charlottesville to visit Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello, then on to I-81 South to Knoxville. You'll be a scholar of early American History and you've avoided the traffic in both Baltimore and Washington, DC. That's worth the few extra miles all by itself. :)

My perception of Virginia Beach is much different. We lived there for 18 years and we are glad to be gone. The traffic is horrendous and the taxes are high. I feel Virginia Beach is for the tourist and their dollars and the residents are completely ignored. So as a tourist, you will probably enjoy your stay.

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Sep 16, 2013
As a Virginia Beach Local for over 30 years I think Virginia Beach is wonderful with alot of things to do. Since you are talking October the tourist season has died down quite a bit so alot easier to get around at the beach. The Virginia Marine Science museum is close and a nice visit as is Nauticus in Downtown Norfolk which is only 20 minutes away. We also have Busch Gardens with-in a hour which has Howl-Scream on the weekends.

You have Motor World also just up the road from the beach that had Go Karts and numerous places to play Mini-golf.

The weather is usally very comfortable during the days between 68 and 80 and at night gets down to the 50's in October.

There are quite a few Local campgrounds, from Seashore State Park to Holiday Trav'l Park (I will be staying there for a small rally the first weekend of October)also KOA Virginia Beach and North Landing Beach Campground and Resort to mention a few. If you have any particular questions about Virginia beach drop me a IM with the question and I will try and assist.

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