http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/54 Category: Attractions en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:15:18 -0400 Philanthropist Jane Batten has pledged $1.5 million for a new sailing center being developed by Nauticus, a gift that could help boost efforts to support the cash-strapped Schooner Virginia. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/jane-batten-donates-15m-nauticus-sailing-center Wed, 23 May 2012 23:37:33 -0400 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. Zack Marzec hovered above sand dunes, becoming a neon-shaded wing against a cloud-speckled sky. Beachgoers gazed upward as he floated, wind rippling their clothing. It seemed almost effortless. Marzec gripped a silver bar and moved it when the wind nudged him. "He's so relaxed," fellow glider David Fynn said. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/hang-gliders-swarm-nags-head-annual-contest Fri, 18 May 2012 16:57:25 -0400 WILLIAMSBURG Gerta and Gunter have a secret. The German guides introduce themselves on video screens as you wait in line for Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s newest roller coaster, Verbolten, which has its grand opening this weekend. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/verbolten-earns-fun-scream-our-test-rider Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:05 -0400 HAMPTON The National Park Service is holding two public meetings to discuss planning for the Fort Monroe National Monument. The two-hour meetings  will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday for the public to weigh in on the historic fort's future. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/park-service-hosts-discussions-fort-monroe Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:46:15 -0400 In the midst of spring, during a week we officially celebrate nature twice - Earth Day yesterday and Arbor Day Friday - can you think of a better time to meet the neighbors? http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/meet-your-animal-neighbors Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:47:52 -0400 HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C. For decades, no one knew the connection between the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station and the ship considered the pinnacle of luxury that sank on its maiden voyage. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/hatteras-island-finds-link-titanic Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:16:38 -0400 VIRGINIA BEACH Back in colonial times, Virginia and Maryland officials knew they needed a lighthouse to guide ships into the Chesapeake Bay. After much wrangling in the early 1770s about how to pay for it, they agreed to impose duties to build one at Cape Henry, where fog and treacherous shifting shoals regularly claimed vessels. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/cape-henry-lighthouse-get-erosion-protection Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:27:21 -0400 A Norfolk restaurant owner will get the chance to manage the officers' club at the former Army base at Fort Monroe. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/fort-monroe-officers-club-get-new-lease-life Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400  WILLIAMSBURG  Colonial Williamsburg will open its latest exhibition, the James Anderson Blacksmith Shop and Public Armoury, at 11 a.m. Saturday. Fifes and drums will lead guests through the Historic Area to the new site, which will feature blacksmiths, coopers, basket makers, carpenters and armourers, and staff from masonry trades. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/colonial-williamsburg-opens-new-exhibition-saturday Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:16:48 -0400 A 70-year-old restored skipjack that is on the National Register of Historic Places will become Ocracoke's newest attraction next week.   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/historic-skipjack-finds-new-home-ocracoke Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:48:53 -0400