A Lighthouse, a Marsh, and a Runway
Follow the coast until the city's hidden systems come into view.Cape Henry begins with navigation at the entrance to the Chesapeake. First Landing State Park shifts attention from named colonial history to maritime forest, bald cypress, dunes, and bay water that long predate it. The de Witt Cottage carries resort and wildfowl memory inside a changed Oceanfront, while the aquarium makes conservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation part of the same coastal story. Back Bay then removes the ordinary expectations of a beach: wildlife rules, not sunbathing, set the terms.The last two stops turn inland. Military Aviation Museum preserves aircraft as working machines, and Mount Trashmore converts a buried waste system into an unmistakable public hill. Take several days, obey every site-specific access rule, and reserve Cape Henry before leaving home. Admission, parking, timed tickets, tours, flights, events, and other venue products are purchased directly and are not benefits of this free PopHops Pass.