OUT & ABOUT: BRIGHT LIGHTS, GREAT CITIES
University of
Virginia
breathtaking Tiffany and Steuben items. In Norfolk’s Ghent
section, visitors will fi nd eclectic shops and excellent restaurants.
Roanoke, the largest city in the Shenandoah Valley, offers an
Art By Night Gallery Walk on the fi rst Thursday of every month,
when downtown art galleries and museums stay open late.
Charlottesville, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
has a strong cultural pedigree. Home of Thomas Jefferson, today
it boasts the prestigious University of Virginia, whose students
help to give the city a sophisticated, arty atmosphere, with
inviting bookstores, cosy coffee shops and lively bars and clubs.
Howard Carr is a London-based travel writer who specialises in
Old Town
the USA.
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Shop, Dine & Celebrate on America’s Historic Main Streets.
Visit a place where adventure, art and history
Nationally recognized for its early-American architecture, posh hotels,
converge. In Virginia’s Roanoke Valley, you
chic boutiques, fine retail stores, art & antique galleries, historic attrac-
can get an up-close look at nature’s majesty,
tions, and award-winning restaurants, Alexandria is the perfect getaway
be inspired at the spectacular new art museum
to shop, dine and celebrate. Plan your visit at VisitAlexandriaVA.com!
1.800.635.5535
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• Next to Washington, D.C.
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