R U a History Buff?

If you want to stay near the hotel, check out Fort Norfolk, the last remaining of 19 harbor-front forts authorized in 1794 by President George Washington. The fort's 4-acre site overlooks the Elizabeth River. It includes earthwork embankments, ramparts, a dungeon, officers' quarters, powder magazine, barracks, and guardhouse.

The fort helped protect Norfolk during the War of 1812. In 1862 the fort was recaptured by the Union Army and used as a prison. In 1923 the fort was occupied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which still owns the Fort.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.