Our Top 3 itineraries for holiday lights and fun!

Okay, here they are. Our tried-and-true Top 3 favorite itineraries for holiday lights and fun...day-long tours that will keep your kiddies (and your tummies) happy. So go out and have a perfectly memorable day!

1) Oldtowne Portsmouth - start your Saturday with a Mermaid scavenger hunt in downtown Norfolk. Stop for a nostalgic lunch at Doumar's drive-in. Then proceed to Portsmouth to stroll past antique cars, share goodies in local shops, and visit the Coleman Winter Wonderland. If you still have room, stop by Baker's Crust in nearby Ghent for dinner and dessert crepes.

2) Garden of Lights Evening - Go to the Chrysler Museum of Art to see the latest exhibits. Stop by our #1 Girl's Day Out spot, Rowena's Tea Room, for spectacularly delicious afternoon tea and pound cake. Then drive over to the Norfolk Botanical Garden to see the "Garden of Lights" drive.

3) Williamsburg Shopping & Grand Illumination Extravaganza - Spend the day shopping at the Prime Outlets Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Pottery.

Stop for dinner at our favorite super (and inexpensive) buffet at Peking Garden (for other "Secrets of a Cheap Colonial Williamsburg Vacation," click here). Then proceed to Colonial Williamsburg's Market Square for the Grand Illumination. Cap off your evening chocolate treats at Whyte's Candy Store in Merchant Square.

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