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Hampton Roads Area Attractions
Busch Garden, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown
Battlefield are but a few of local attractions within a short drive
of Yorktown Motor Lodge. Click on a number on the map below for
more information about our local attractions.
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1.
Bass Pro Shops - Bass Pro is one of the largest indoor-outdoor
recreation stores in the US. Bass Pro Shops in Hampton is
more than just a fishing and hunting store. With 105,000 square
feet of floor space, a 19,000 gallon fresh water aquarium,
a 40ft. rock climbing wall, hundreds of wildlife mounts, virtual
reality arcade, and a full archery range, you'll see that
Bass Pro Shops is more than an outdoor store. Located at 1972
Power Plant Parkway in Hampton, VA Bass Pro Shops is an outdoor
adventure! 14.69 miles
 http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.OnlineShopping |
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2. Prime
Outlets - Williamsburg - Prime Outlets - Williamsburg
is ranked within the top ten centers in the outlet industry.
It boasts over 90 major brand name stores. It is located near
Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, the College of William
and Mary, Water Country USA, Jamestown, Yorktown and the cities
of Virginia Beach and Newport News. Located at 5715-62A Richmond
Rd. in Williamsburg , VA. 23188. 20.96 miles
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3. Willamsburg
Pottery Factory - The Williamsburg Pottery is one
of Virginia's top tourist attractions. Each year millions
of bargain hunting customers come from all over the world
to shop. With over 60 years of retail experience, the Pottery
strives to offer customers the highest quality goods at terrific
Pottery prices. A wonderful and vast selection of items from
over 20 countries can be found at the Pottery. There is truly
something for everyone at the Williamsburg Pottery. Located
at 6692 Richmond Road in Williamsburg , VA. 23188 come and
plan to spend the day enjoying this unique shopping experience.
23.54 miles
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4. Busch
Gardens - With dozens of thrilling rides and attractions,
ten main stage shows, a wide variety of authentic foods and
shops, and a magical children's area, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
is the ticket to a world-class adventure. Located at One Busch
Gardens Blvd. in Williamsburg VA. 13.46 miles
http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/va/
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6. Hampton
Coliseum - The Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia
is recognized as one of the most versatile and successful
facilities in America. The Coliseum, an architectural jewel,
is placed in a setting of 75 acres of landscaped parkland
and a 14 acre fresh water lake. Located at 1000 Coliseum Drive
in Hampton, VA. 15.03 miles
http://www.hamptoncoliseum.org
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Water Country USA - Water Country USA, the mid-Atlantic's
largest family water play park, features the world’s
latest, greatest, state-of-the-art water rides and attractions,
spectacular entertainment, shopping and restaurants -- all
set to a colorful 1950's and '60s surf theme. The park offers
a surf shop and gift shop, seven food service areas, locker
rental, bathhouse facilities and free use of life vests and
inner tubes. Located at 176 Water Country Parkway in Williamsburg,
VA. 13.15 miles
http://www.watercountryusa.com/water_country/va/
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8. College
of William & Mary - Chartered on February 8,
1693, by King William III and Queen Mary II, the College of
William and Mary is America's second-oldest college and is
one of the nation's premier state-assisted liberal arts universities.
Located at 204 S Boundary St in Williamsburg VA. 18.19 miles
http://www.wm.edu
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9. Colonial
Williamsburg - Known as the world’s largest
living history museum this 301-acre Historic Area stand hundreds
of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings.
Costumed interpreters tell the stories of the men and women
of the 18th-century city—black, white, and native American,
slave, indentured, and free—and the challenges they
faced. In this historic place, helps the future learn from
the past. 18.19 miles
http://www.history.org
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10. Jamestown
Settlement - The story of the people who founded
Jamestown and of the Virginia Indians they encountered is
told through film, gallery exhibits and living history. Outdoors,
visitors can board replicas of the three ships that sailed
from England to Virginia in 1607, explore life-size re-creations
of the colonists' fort and a Powhatan village. In the outdoor
areas, costumed historical interpreters describe and demonstrate
daily life in the early 17th century.
http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown/jamestown.cfm
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Yorktown Victory Center/Battlefield - America’s
evolution from colonial status to nationhood is chronicled
through a unique blend of timeline, film, thematic exhibits
and outdoor living history. An outdoor exhibit walkway details
events that led to American colonies to declare independence
from Britain. Visitors can explore a re-created Continental
Army encampment, where historical interpreters describe and
depict daily life of American soldiers at the end of the war.
http://www.historyisfun.org/yorktown/yorktown.cfm
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The Mariner's Museum - You’ll find one of the
largest international maritime history museums filled to the
crow’s nest with prized artifacts that celebrate the
spirit of seafaring adventure. Explore over 60,000 square
feet of gallery space with rare figureheads, handcrafted ship
models, Civil War ironclad USS Monitor artifacts, paintings,
small craft from around the world, and much more. The Museum
is set on a 550-acre woodland park with the five-mile Noland
Trail around tranquil Lake Maury. Take a Museum backpack to
explore the plant and animal life, enjoy a picnic, or climb
on wooden playships.
http://www.mariner.org
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Virginia Air & Space Center - Located in downtown
Hampton, Virginia, the birthplace of America’s space
program, the Virginia Air & Space Center features dozens
of hands-on air and space exhibits, a premiere interactive
aviation gallery that spans 100 years of flight, more than
30 historic aircraft, unique space flight artifacts and more!
Experience a 3D IMAX film in the giant-screen Riverside IMAX
Theater. Explore the wonderful world of science with one of
our blockbuster changing exhibits. Top off your visit with
a spin on the Hampton Carousel, a restored, turn-of-the-century
carousel adjacent to the center.
http://www.vasc.org
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