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
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
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,
Barbeque 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 creat 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
Lenny Dorsey
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY