Category Archives: Day Trip

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center Solomons, Maryland

Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is a non-profit center located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a 1/4 mile walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned sculpture, including over thirty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery ofContinue reading “Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center Solomons, Maryland”

Mount Olympus Berry Farm

Strawberry Picking Mount Olympus Farm is a family owned farm for over 30 years located between Richmond and Fredericksburg, VA.  You can pick-your-own (PYO) strawberries, blueberries and pumpkins.  They offer a large variety of high quality fresh vegetables including many heirloom varieties.  Their garden center has many perennials, herbs, annuals, shrubs, etc.  Can’t make it to their farm?  Look forContinue reading “Mount Olympus Berry Farm”

Machicomoco State Park

Virginia’s 40th State Park Machicomoco is Algonquian for “special meeting place.” The name was chosen to reflect the park’s purpose of education on the native tribes of Virginia. Machicomoco is Virginia’s first state park focused on honoring and interpreting the history of Virginia’s Indian tribes. It opened to the public on April 16, 2021. Located inContinue reading “Machicomoco State Park”

National Marine Corps Museum

Updated 6/28/2022 The National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines–past, present, and future. It opened November 10, 2006. It presents history as seen through the eyes of Marines. Spanning the country’s history from our birth in 1775 through the end of the Vietnam War, the Museum traces theContinue reading “National Marine Corps Museum”

High Bridge Trail State Park

High Bridge Trail is 31 miles long and ideally suited for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. Once a rail bed, the trail is wide, level and generally flat. Its finely crushed limestone surface and dimensions make it easy to enjoy. The park’s centerpiece is the majestic High Bridge, which is more than 2,400 feet longContinue reading “High Bridge Trail State Park”

Strawberry Picking at Miller Farms Market

Locust Grove Miller Farms is a small multigenerational farm in Locust Grove, Virginia. They have Pick Your Own Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Pumpkins, and Choose and Cut Christmas Trees. They also offer a variety of products in their market. Location: 12101 Orange Plank Road, Locust Grove, VA 22508 (~17 miles from Fredericksburg) Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm, Saturday:Continue reading “Strawberry Picking at Miller Farms Market”

Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park

The Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park is the only museum in Virginia solely dedicated to the history of gold and gold mining. Monroe Park and the Museum opened in October 1998. Located in Goldvein, Virginia, it is a recreational place to relax and learn about local history and gold. Although not the site ofContinue reading “Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park”

Doyles River Falls Trailhead

Shenadoah National Park This beautiful and peaceful trek through the woods takes you along cool, clear mountain streams to two unique waterfalls (could be 3 if you count the small rocky area before the main falls). This is one of the most popular waterfall hikes in the southern section of the Shenandoah National Park. The trail is well marked,Continue reading “Doyles River Falls Trailhead”

Meadowgate Alpacas

Meadowgate Alpacas is a family run alpaca farm located in beautiful Beaverdam, Virginia.  The farm was established in 2017 and is a working breeding farm. Meadowgate Alpacas maintains fewer than 30 alpaca. The farm sits on 10 acres of pastureland surrounded by forest and the Newfound River.  Location: 16305 Coatesville Rd, Beaverdam, VA 23015 (~30 miles/42 min. from Fredericksburg)Continue reading “Meadowgate Alpacas”