Explore And Imagine With The Virginia Discovery Museum
The Virginia Discovery Museum offers some great ways to help keep your children occupied and their minds excited.
Are you looking for something to help keep your children entertained? I know we as parents sometimes have a hard time thinking of so many different ways to keep our kids occupied. How about a suggestion? Try the Virginia Discovery Museum. This will excite their imaginations and help them explore their minds.
Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, their exhibits include galleries such as the Busy Bee Wall, Barnyard Theater with Dress-Up, The Puppet Tree, Rainforest Hallway, Gear Wall, Art Studio and many more. The newest exhibition is The Treehouse. It was sponsored by the Bama Works Fund of the Dave Matthews Band, who also got their start in Charlottesville.
There is a lot of fun and delving into your imagination at the Virginia Discovery Museum. Wake up that mind of yours and enjoy the exhibits.
Arlington National Cemetery & Tomb Of The Unknown
Have you ever experienced the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia? If you haven't, I highly recommend it. When I visited several years ago, the feeling you get there is just unexplainable. It's a sense of bravery and courage that you feel when walking among all these burial grounds for fallen military soldiers. These fallen soldiers date back to the Revolutionary War all the way up to the current conflict in the Middle East.
The Tomb of the Unknown is an experience to add when visiting the Arlington National Cemetery. These remains of unknown American soldiers were all presented with Medals of Honor at the time of interment. The Tomb is guarded 24-hours a day and 365-days a year by specially trained members of the 3rd United States Infantry. It is an overwhelming yet honorable and peaceful to witness this tradition.
Soak Up The Sun In Your Wedding Gown
Imagine strolling along the sand along Virginia Beach with a view of the horizon and hearing the sound of the waves hitting up against the rocks. Up above is a beautiful azure-blue sky with the sun shining brightly, and you look to your side as you are about to take vows with the one you love. Sound like a dream wedding to you?
Virginia Beach has some breathtaking locations for that romantic wedding of your dreams. From Chesapeake Bay to Sandbridge, and the North End is a beautiful secluded beach that includes First Landing State Park; you can have that fantasy wedding that so many others covet.
No need to hop on a plane and fly somewhere else for a honeymoon as you can just kick back and relax after that big day and bury your feet in the soft sand while soaking in the warmth of the sun.
Virginia's Crooked Road
"The Crooked Road" is known as Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. Set in the Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands and Heart of Appalachia regions, this road has the sounds of country music, mountain ballads, toe-tapping, and dance ballads that echo through these mountains.
Legends such as June Carter, Ernie Ford, and the Stanley Brothers have performed on "The Crooked Road". Performers that play music there nowadays range from The Midnight Ramblers, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Moccasin Gap and many others. There are festivals with numerous musicians throughout the spring, summer, and fall seasons.
Other things you'll find along "The Crooked Road" are luthiers (someone who repairs or makes string instruments) and fiddle makers, unique shops, and major venues that will just be fun for the whole family. So make "The Crooked Road" one of your places to visit on your list.
Could You Pass An 8th Grade History Quiz on Virginia?
Have you ever watched that TV show, "Are You Smarter Than an 8th Grader"? Or maybe it's 5th grader. Either way, have you ever gone through questions with your child in their history books and can't remember one thing about what you learned when you were that age?
If you're challenged by your 8th grader about the history of Virginia, good luck. I'd bet all my cards on your 8th grader. Remember Jamestown, Virginia being founded in 1607, and it was the first permanent English settlement in North America and slavery was introduced there in 1619? You're probably nodding your heads like that sounds familiar, but almost guaranteed, you couldn't remember the years like your child did. I'm sure there are quite a few more things your 8th grader could tell you about Virginia.
