(Some of) OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN CAPE CHARLES
The Beach, duh!
Get ice cream at Brown Dog
Get ice cream at Brown Dog
You didn't come to Cape Charles to Netflix and chill. Get out to the water!
Get ice cream at Brown Dog
Get ice cream at Brown Dog
Get ice cream at Brown Dog
TripAdvisor named it one of the Top 10 ice cream shops in the nation. Ya, it's that good.
Bourbon Tasting
Get ice cream at Brown Dog
Spend the day at Kiptopeke State Park
Incredibly smooth, handcrafted, small batch bourbon, whiskies, vodka and moonshine all available at Cape Charles Distillery. Don't drink and drive (the golf cart).
Spend the day at Kiptopeke State Park
Spend the day at Kiptopeke State Park
Spend the day at Kiptopeke State Park
If you hate unspoiled coastlines and nature, then avoid this place. Otherwise, it's a MUST visit.
Buy something at Watson's Hardware
Spend the day at Kiptopeke State Park
Eat breakfast at Rayfield's Pharmacy
This is the kind of hardware store your grandpa and Andy Griffith shopped at. Way better than Home Depot.
Eat breakfast at Rayfield's Pharmacy
Spend the day at Kiptopeke State Park
Eat breakfast at Rayfield's Pharmacy
Rayfield's Pharmacy has an old school breakfast/lunch counter like it's a 1955 Woolworth's store. The old salty locals hang out here... pick up their cholesterol meds and then wash them down with some pancakes, bacon and coffee. Don't worry, they are very welcoming!
Tee it up at Bay Creek
Watch the sunset from the beach
Watch the sunset from the beach
Not one, but TWO awesome golf courses at Bay Creek. One Jack Nicklaus designed layout and one Arnold Palmer designed layout.
Watch the sunset from the beach
Watch the sunset from the beach
Watch the sunset from the beach
Watch the sunset... on the EAST COAST. It's like being in California without all of the terrible people. Just kidding, California.
Kayak to Chatham Vineyards
Watch the sunset from the beach
Drive around in the golf cart
Hook up with SouthEast Expeditions and book a guided kayak tour to Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek. Kayaking is fun. Wine is fun. Put them together and you have F-U-N.
Drive around in the golf cart
Get a flight of beers at Cape Charles Brewing Company
Drive around in the golf cart
Cape Charles is a golf cart friendly town and The Sandlot House has its own golf cart! Sign our 20 page waiver (ok, it's only 1 page) and you can take the golf cart around town. Take it to the beach, to the stores, to Brown Dog, to the Shanty or just for a ride. Everything... and I mean EVERYTHING is more fun when a golf cart is involved.
Get a flight of beers at Cape Charles Brewing Company
Get a flight of beers at Cape Charles Brewing Company
Get a flight of beers at Cape Charles Brewing Company
Ben Franklin once said that "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." And, Cape Charles Brewing Company makes some great beers for you to test out this sage philosophy. There is even a golf cart path from the beach to the brewery. Bottoms up!
Catch a movie or show at Palace Theatre
Get a flight of beers at Cape Charles Brewing Company
Get a flight of beers at Cape Charles Brewing Company
Built in 1941, the Palace Theatre is the kind of place your Dad took your mom to on a date to see Citizen Kane. Like all of Cape Charles, it's so charming it hurts.
Visit the Barrier Islands Center
Take a sail on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Jennifer
Take a sail on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Jennifer
Family & dog-friendly, the Barrier Islands Center (BIC) is just a short drive away in Machipongo. One of the Cape's best kept secrets, you can spend the day learning all about the barrier islands. Trust me, it's great! And, admission is FREE.
Yup... F-R-E-E
Take a sail on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Jennifer
Take a sail on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Jennifer
Take a sail on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Jennifer
We all know Mary Ann was the true smokeshow of Gilligan's Island (Ginger was SO overrated). Now live like that gang and choose your adventure: Reserve your tickets for a Half Day Fishing Trip, Sunset Cruise & Dolphin Search or a Night Fishing Trip. With tickets starting at just $15, this is one of the best bargains in town!
Charter a boat tour of the Barrier Islands
Take a sail on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Jennifer
Take a walking history tour of Cape Charles
We met David & Anna (proprietors of Cape Charles Boat Tour Co.) while we were filming for an HGTV show. Yes, we are BIG TIME reality stars (not). They are awesome and their barrier island boat tour is a MUST. Worth every penny!
Take a walking history tour of Cape Charles
Do all the "things" at Cherrystone Campground
Take a walking history tour of Cape Charles
Cape Charles is FULL of history. Let your inner history nerd run wild! Simply let google be your guide or stop by the Cape Charles Museum & Welcome Center and grab a walking tour brochure.
Do all the "things" at Cherrystone Campground
Do all the "things" at Cherrystone Campground
Do all the "things" at Cherrystone Campground
Do your kids want to swim in pools/splash park, play mini-golf, bounce on one of those giant blob things, or go to an arcade? If so, Cherrystone Campground is your place. Day passes are available!
Dinner: Hook at Harvey
Do all the "things" at Cherrystone Campground
Do all the "things" at Cherrystone Campground
Do you love amaze-balls food? How about amaze-balls food served within the confines of an old Mercantile building that they literally picked up and floated across the bay to the Cape Charles Marina? Ya... it's cool. Reservations STRONGLY recommended.