chincoteague national wildlife refuge

Admission: Additional fees, including permit and access passes, can be found on the Web site.

"Bird watching television" is how one family described Chincoteague Island. Thousands of ducks, geese, herons, shorebirds, and songbirds go about their business a stone's throw from Chincoteague's extensive driving, biking, and walking trails. Along with birds, you'll spy the island's famous wild ponies (roaming freely and often stopping traffic). Sika elk (an introduced species) and white-tailed deer graze by the roadsides.