Newport News
Rose Garden at Huntington Park - One of the plaques in the Rose Garden at Huntington Park reads “Your love for roses is only outweighed by our love for you.” This is probably typical of the passion of true rose lovers. That passion is evident in the relatively small but meticulously tended garden in Huntington Park in Newport News, VA. The garden doesn’t compare in size to some better known rose gardens. But for a city the the size of Newport News, it is huge and well worth a visit. Seventy four varieties of Hybrid teas grow in . . . more
Quantico Marine Base
National Marine Corp Museum - If you’re driving north on Interstate 95 in Virginia around the 150 mile marker near the Quantico Marine Base , you can’t miss seeing the top of it soaring over the trees on the east side of the highway. It catches your eye and beckons to you. Whether you see it in bright sunlight or beautifully lighted at night, you can’t stop looking at it and you wonder what in the world is it? IT is the 210 foot tilted mast atop the 160 foot glass . . . more