Richmond: Edgar Allen Poe Museum, (Study Poe's life and career). 1914 -16 E. Main St. 804-648-5523
Yorktown: Colonial National Historic Park, (walking tours, driving tours, colonial reenactments, bird watching). From Yorktown, take the Colonial Parkway to its end. 757-898-3400
Cape Henry: First Landing State Park, (fishing, crabbing, boating, kayaking, swimming, hiking). From I-64, take Northampton Blvd./U.S. 13 north (Exit 282). Turn right at the Shore Dr./U.S. 60 exit (last exit before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel). Take a right on Shore Dr. 757-412-2300.