North Carolina Fall Trip Oct 16-20th 2024
Thursday October 17th
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410
Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
1.75 hours to Booker T. Washington National Monument, 12130 Booker T Washington Hwy, Hardy, VA 24101
Shenandoah National Park
3 hours to Byrd Visitor Center (mile 51) 9-5
259 Big Meadows Visitor Road
Big Meadows
Stanley, VA 22851
38.517942862874115, -78.4370045359712
Dickey Ridge Visitor Center (mile 4.6) 9-5
17065 Skyline Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
2.5 hours to Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is open for tours on Thursdays and Fridays. 9:30-4:30.
1318 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Friday October 18th
Prince William Forest Park Visitor Center 9-5
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
1013 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
The Visitor Center is open Wednesday – Sunday from 9:30 – 5:00.
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Sit
600 N. 2nd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
The Maggie L. Walker Visitor Center is currently open to the public, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Guided tours of Walker’s home begin here, with tours starting at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
3215 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23223
Cold Harbor Visitor Center:
Wednesday through Sunday, 9am to 4:30pm
CLOSED Monday and Tuesday
Petersburg National Battlefield
Eastern Front Unit Visitor Center open 9-5
5001 Siege Road
Petersburg, VA 23803
Fort Monroe National Monument 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
30 Ingalls Rd, Fort Monroe, VA 23651
Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center 9-5
Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center 9-5
Colonial National Historical Park
1000 Colonial Parkway
Yorktown , VA 23690
Saturday October 19th
Wright Brothers National Memorial 9-5
1000 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site 9-5
1401 National Park Dr, Manteo, NC 27954
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Bodie Island Visitor Center 9-5 35.81798819428617, -75.56412587104136
Outside the visitor center, a path leads to the 156-foot Bodie Island Lighthouse
Hatteras Island Visitor Center 9-6 35.25136532526435, -75.52751560610673
Hatteras Island Weather Bureau Station 9-4
57190 Kohler Rd, Hatteras, NC 27943
Moores Creek National Battlefield
40 Patriots Hall Dr, Currie, NC 28435
The Visitor Center is open Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday October 20th
Charleston
Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/641366/famous-memorials
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2437/john-caldwell-calhoun
On Sundays, the gates should be open at 8:00 am but only during church services then they are locked up after the 10:30 am service around 12:30 pm
nextdoor
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/641363/famous-memorials
Congaree national park visitor center 9-5
100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SC 29061
3.5 hours to Raleigh airport
Or maybe 1.2 hours to
Edgefield Village Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2874/preston-smith-brooks
then 4.5 hours to Raleigh airport
