Hampton sits on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula on the Atlantic coast at Chesapeake Bay. Hampton is the oldest community in North America - it was settled in 1607 by a party led by Captain Christopher Newport and became a town in 1705. Top attractions in Hampton include Buckroe Beach and Park, Fort Monroe National Monument, the Virginia Air and Space Center, and the Casemate Museum of Fort Monroe.

Buckroe Beach and Park

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Fort Monroe National Monument

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