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Taste unique brews at Cape Charles Brewing
Learn about local history at Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center
Observe wildlife in the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
Go bid watching in Kiptopeke State Park
Drive through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, an engineering marvel
- Cape Charles is a quaint town in Virginia located on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
- Much of the town is reminiscent of the Victorian period, when the railroad helped this city grow.
- Unique B&B’s, cottages, boutique hotels, and resorts surround the town, making a trip here a delight.
- There’s shopping in the downtown area, restaurants to dine at located on the waterfront, and Irish coffee and Russian tea houses to savor a hot or cold beverage.
- Cape Charles has a museum that recounts the town's local history, an Art Deco Theatre, and a mile-long town beach for swimming and soaking up the sun.
- Cape Charles is 4 hours from Baltimore, MD (216.0 miles via US-13 S).
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