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1. Riddick's Folly House Museum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Category: Museums & Culture for Couples
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2. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Category: Weekend Activities & Fun Outdoors
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3. Harper's Table

Category: Nearby Food & Drink
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4. River Stone Chophouse

Category: Weekend Activities & Fun Outdoors
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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:

  • Suffolk is the largest city in Virginia, with miles of coast on the Nansemond and James Rivers.
  • Growing peanuts is a major industry for Suffolk.
  • Planters' Peanuts was established in Suffolk in 1912.
  • The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect one of the last large wild areas left in the Eastern United States.
  • Lake Drummond is a natural lake in the heart of the Great Dismal Swamp.
  • Riddick’s Folly is a historic house museum built in 1837 in Greek Revival style.

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