Meredith S.
6/24/2018
What a well done museum in an unexpected place!! We were looking for a day trip from our home in Norfolk and saw this one on TripAdvisor. Since it is only about 20 miles from the bridge tunnel up...
Barrier Islands Center
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7295 Young St
Machipongo, VA 23405
HEART OF THE COMMUNITY, SOUL OF A CULTURE It is a gathering place, graced by weathered porch rockers that welcome you into an art gallery and gift shop rivaling New York’s finest. It is a creative educator, grounding small-town children in history and the arts while big-city kids savor a taste of country life. It is a museum that shelters yesterday’s culture of the islanders and watermen, and it is a farm that follows today’s best practices to cultivate the land. Yet it is, most of all, a storyteller, safeguarding the wisdom of our past for the sake of the Eastern Shore’s future.
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4.57 reviews
Jim M.
9/15/2019
Everybody wants oceanfront. Permanent residents want oceanfront. Vacationers want oceanfront. Sea turtles want oceanfront. That's why the fact that Virginia boasts the longest stretch of...
Michelle G.
9/4/2019
This was truly a wonderful museum and the staff, ALL of the staff, were sincerely some of the nicest most helpful and accommodating people we've come across in ANY museum. They not only allow...
Nicole S.
9/6/2018
The architecture of this building was gorgeous. The museum was great, but what really drew me in was the home itself and the history on the farm. The kitchen house was so plain with its dirt...
Debra G.
4/9/2015
Wow - this was a total surprise, and wonderful, informational center, especially if this is your first trip (like mine) to the Eastern Shore. The staff were enthusiastic, and the collection of...
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