Darlene....I'm not sure whether you are planning to go as far south as the "Tidewater" area of Virginia....but if you are considering it you need to head for Hampton and check out "Old Point Comfort". You can hit two birds with one stone because directly behind OPC is Ft. Monroe...one of the most significant Civil War "Forts" of its time. Then you can get on I-64 (which is next door to the Fort) and in about 15 minutes be at the Cape Henry site...which is located on Ft. Story. If you decide to visit that area there is a couple of other "lights" ("Middle Ground" & "New Point Comfort") which are located in the area, as well as the "Mariner's Museum" in Newport News which has a nice LH section and one of the finest examples of a 5th Order Fresnel Lense in the nation. It also has an "ever-expanding" display of Titanic artifacts, etc. Good Luck in planning your itinerary.