WELCOME TO NORFOLK, HAMPTON and VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
In the land of Pocahontas, Norfolk is the cultural and commercial hub of the Hampton Roads metro area. Hampton stands out as home to world famous Hampton University. Virginia Beach is the main reason for summer traffic congestion on I-64 ... More
CULTURAL SITES
Crispus Attucks Theatre & Cultural Center, Norfolk State University, Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Hampton University and there's even an African American Civil War Memorial, the only one in the South ... More
BEACHES
Virginia Beach, with its miles of oceanfront beaches, nine months of temperate climate and breezes, is an ideal place for outdoor sports and family picnics. The Boardwalk: A world famous 3-mile oceanfront promenade ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
Nauticus, the USS Wisconsin Battleship, Virginia Air & Space Center, Virginia Zoo, MotorWorld and Virginia Marine Sciences Museum ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
Though few in quantity, you can count on high quality Soul Food, Barbecue and Caribbean cuisine in this region where most Black families dine in ... More
SHOPS
Self improvement education, herbs & spices for healthy living, Afrocentric gifts, collectibles and greeting cards ... More
INNKEEPER and SPA
Magnolia Bed & Breakfast and Divine Alkemi Wholistic Skin Care provide your retreat headquarters ... More
Norfolk State University Hot Ice Danceline
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
Although not thought to be a major destination for general attractions, the metro area has its fair share of theaters, museums, upscale malls ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
A broad and diverse range of museums canvasses the landscape,
including one of America's great art museums ... More
HISTORIC SITES
Take an hour to visit Jamestown Colony, a National Historic Landmark, located at an idyllic river-front settlement where America's enslavement of Africans began in 1619 ... More
BLACK GENESIS
Norfolk’s dramatic history began in 1607 when Captain John Smith of the Virginia Company led three ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery to the south shore of the Chesapeake Bay ... More
TRUXTON
Rising from fields of waving corn, in the 1910s, Truxtun began as a village called U.S. Housing Project 150C, designed as a grand effort by the Virginia native, President Woodrow Wilson to house colored workers ... More
In the land of Pocahontas, Norfolk is the cultural and commercial hub of the Hampton Roads metro area. Hampton stands out as home to world famous Hampton University. Virginia Beach is the main reason for summer traffic congestion on I-64 ... More
CULTURAL SITES
Crispus Attucks Theatre & Cultural Center, Norfolk State University, Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Hampton University and there's even an African American Civil War Memorial, the only one in the South ... More
BEACHES
Virginia Beach, with its miles of oceanfront beaches, nine months of temperate climate and breezes, is an ideal place for outdoor sports and family picnics. The Boardwalk: A world famous 3-mile oceanfront promenade ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
Nauticus, the USS Wisconsin Battleship, Virginia Air & Space Center, Virginia Zoo, MotorWorld and Virginia Marine Sciences Museum ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
Though few in quantity, you can count on high quality Soul Food, Barbecue and Caribbean cuisine in this region where most Black families dine in ... More
SHOPS
Self improvement education, herbs & spices for healthy living, Afrocentric gifts, collectibles and greeting cards ... More
INNKEEPER and SPA
Magnolia Bed & Breakfast and Divine Alkemi Wholistic Skin Care provide your retreat headquarters ... More
Norfolk State University Hot Ice Danceline
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
Although not thought to be a major destination for general attractions, the metro area has its fair share of theaters, museums, upscale malls ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
A broad and diverse range of museums canvasses the landscape,
including one of America's great art museums ... More
HISTORIC SITES
Take an hour to visit Jamestown Colony, a National Historic Landmark, located at an idyllic river-front settlement where America's enslavement of Africans began in 1619 ... More
BLACK GENESIS
Norfolk’s dramatic history began in 1607 when Captain John Smith of the Virginia Company led three ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery to the south shore of the Chesapeake Bay ... More
TRUXTON
Rising from fields of waving corn, in the 1910s, Truxtun began as a village called U.S. Housing Project 150C, designed as a grand effort by the Virginia native, President Woodrow Wilson to house colored workers ... More
RESEARCH CREDITS:
Lenny Dorsey
Calvin Young
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
Lenny Dorsey
Calvin Young
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY