Virginia

• Sandbridge Beach
• Chincoteague Island
• Eastern Shore
• First Landing State Park (has its own beach -- good for camping)
• http://www.virginia.org/Caverns/ (list of caverns)

West Virginia

• New River Gorge NP

North Carolina | map of attractions: http://www.visitnc.com/grouptravel/map/attractions

• Outer Banks (southern areas tend to be more affordable)
  • Avon
  • Kitty Hawk
  • Kill Devil Hills
• Grandfather Mountain
  • mile-high swinging bridge
• Linville Cavern (only cavern in NC)
• Raleigh
  • Marbles Kids Museum
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
  • Lazy 5 Ranch -- drive-through animal park!
  • Discovery Place
  • Museum of Coastal Carolina -- lots of hands-on stuff!
• Maggie Valley (mountains)
• Battleship North Carolina

South Carolina

• Charleston
• Hilton Head
• ✔ Myrtle Beach (makes lots of family-friendly beach lists)

lists

• http://www.fodors.com/news/story_3400.html -- 7 best family beaches in the Eastern US
• http://thevacationer.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/top-10-east-coast-beaches/ -- top 10 East Coast beaches (minus FL)