Along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, visitors can explore landscapes of the early 1600s, consider the thriving American Indian communities John Smith encountered, imagine the bountiful Chesapeake he observed, and experience the natural and cultural richness that exists in the region today through rivers, coves, open water, woodland trails, shoreline paths, rural landscapes, historic villages, places celebrating American Indian heritage, and habitats where birds and other wildlife forage in marshes, waterways, and forests.