Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the largest number of publicly accessible working artist studios in the U.S. The organization’s mission is to foster connections between artists and the public that ignite the creative spirit.

Just south of Washington, D.C., the Torpedo Factory Art Center overlooks the Potomac River in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Va. Each year, more than a half million national and international visitors meet and interact with more than 160 resident artists in 82 working studios and six galleries. The Torpedo Factory Art Center is also home to The Art League School and the Alexandria Archaeology Museum.

For more information visit torpedofactory.org or follow the Torpedo Factory Art Center on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest via @torpedofactory.

This 45 mile long paved trail runs from Shirlington, VA to Purcellville, VA. Once a railroad line, the Washington and Old Dominion Trail (W&OD) now provides a safe place for people to walk, skate, and bike. Equestrians can also enjoy the 32 mile gravel trail adjacent to the main W&OD trail. Also featured along the trail are several fitness stations and benches for people to rest and work-out.

The Workhouse Arts Center is a massive adaptive reuse project which re-purposes the former Lorton Prison into a remarkable arts center providing 300 performances, 100 visual arts exhibitions in 12 gallery spaces, 800 classes in visual arts, performing arts, culinary, and Art of Movement, and supports the art and studios of 85 professional artists. The Workhouse also provides several large-scale community events including Workhouse Brewfest, Workhouse Fireworks, and an annual Haunted Trail. Come visit the Workhouse on the Second Saturday of each month from 6-9 p.m. to talk with our remarkable artists in their studios, have a little wine and cheese, and during the summer months hear a free concert in our Rizer Pavilion. Then don’t forget to visit our new Lucy Burns Museum honoring 91 years of Prison History and the story of the imprisonment of the suffragists at the Workhouse.

Crocheted apparel, jewelry, and knitwear.

Completed in 1834 and named in honor of President James Monroe, Fort Monroe is recognized as the largest stone fort ever built in the United States. Nicknamed “Freedom’s Fortress,” this Union-held fortification provided a safe haven for thousands of enslaved people during the Civil War. It was also the site where the Army of the Potomac landed before beginning the march toward Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign.

Fort Monroe’s history is interpreted for visitors at the Visitor & Education Center at 30 Ingalls Road and at the Casemate Museum located at 20 Bernard Road. Self guided walking tour brochures are available as well as the National Park Service’s Fort Monroe Junior Ranger Program booklet. Programs and events at Fort Monroe are presented through a collaboration of the Fort Monroe Authority, the City of Hampton, and National Park Service.

The park is where English colonists first landed in 1607. Native American canoes, Colonial settlers, 20th-century schooners and modern cargo ships have navigated the park’s waterways.

As Virginia’s most-visited state park, it’s an oasis within urban Virginia Beach. The park has 20 miles of trails and 1.5 miles of sandy Chesapeake Bay beach frontage. First Landing offers many recreational and educational activities and has many unusual habitats including bald cypress swamps, lagoons and maritime forest, as well as rare plants and wildlife.

The park has cabins, yurts, water and electric hook-up campsites, tent campsites, picnic area, boat ramps and a camp store.

The Chesapeake Bay Center has aquariums and a wet lab operated by the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, educational displays, historic exhibits, a camp store, an amphitheater and a Gateways Program regional welcome center. It’s off U.S. 60 at Cape Henry.

The outdoor courtyard, pavilion and amphitheater can be rented for special events and weddings.

Weekends are very high visitation days. Expect delays. Once parking capacity is reached guests will be turned away.

The park is open from 7 a.m. to dusk for day use. The Office/Visitor Center is open for overnight check-in and information from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. daily. The Trail Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Corey’s Southern Kitchen & Catering is a family-owned restaurant located in Williamsburg that serves the best soul food and fried chicken in town. We are located just minutes from Busch Gardens, Water Country, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.

Ethiopian restaurant serving meat and vegetarian dishes. Evening lounge with bar food daily.

Richmond’s Altria Theater is located to the west of downtown Richmond, across from historic Monroe Park. The City of Richmond-owned theater is nestled in the middle of the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University and it now plays host to a variety of events including Broadway productions, The Richmond Forum, concerts, comedians, children’s theater, lectures, school commencements and fashion shows.The City purchased the Mosque from the Shriners in 1940 and a 1994-95 renovation restored its splendor. One of the best known and most striking buildings in Richmond, the Altria also ranks among the City’s most popular stages for theatrical and musical performances. Some of America’s greatest entertainers have appeared on stage beneath its towering minarets and desert murals. Known for its excellent acoustics, the Altria now offers seating for 3,565.

Barky’s Spiritual Stores is one of the oldest African American owned religious supply stores in the United States of America. Richmond, Virginia is our home. We are independently owned and operated. Our creed is “Do all the good you can . . . For all the people you can.” We can ship our quality Christian supplies anywhere in the world.