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Looking for fun? Well, you're in the right place. Because whether
it's entertaining, enlightening, thrilling, inspiring, fantastic,
educational or just plain unusual, you'll find it here in Virginia
Beach.
- The
Pavilion, Virginia Beach's Convention Center - 1000 19th Street
(757) 437-7629
The Pavilion Convention Center, a fantastic vaulted structure, hosts
everything from small meetings and craft shows to major trade shows.
- Contemporary Art
Center - 2200 Parks Ave. (757) 425-0000
Dedicated in 1989, this modern facility proudly showcases all types
of fine art with a focus of presenting 20th century art in its many
forms and expressions.
- Tidewater
Veterans Memorial - 19th Street across from the Pavilion
This modern sculpture/waterfall, created from stone and water, is a
tribute to the contributions of the area's military forces and
symbolizes the elements of war that unify and divide us.
- Rudee Inlet
and Marina - Winston-Salem Ave. near Pacific Ave.
This gateway to the sea is the perfect departure point for a full
day of sportfishing, or a two hour boat tour of Virginia Beach and
the Chesapeake Bay.
- The Old
Coast Guard Station - 24th Street and Atlantic Avenue (757)
422-1587
An actual Life-Saving/Coast Guard Station built in 1903, this museum
vividly depicts its history as well as the many shipwrecks of the
coast of Virginia Beach.
- Norwegian
Lady Statue - 25th Street and Atlantic Avenue
A gift to Virginia Beach from Moss, Norway, this bronze figurehead
gazes out to sea, commemorating the tragic wreck of the Norwegian
bark, "Dictator."
- Association for
Research and Enlightenment - 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue
(757) 428-3588
This library and conference center is the intenational headquarters
for the work of the best-documented psychic of modern times, Edgar
Cayce.
- Historic
Cape Henry - At the Northern end of Atlantic Avenue on Fort
Story (757) 460-1688
The First Landing Cross marks where the Jamestown colonists first
touched the shore of the new world in 1607. Built in 1791, Old Cape
Henry Lighthouse is the oldest government-built lighthouse in
America.
- Seashore
State Park - 2500 Shore Drive (757) 481-2131
This park is a beautiful, Spanish moss-draped, 2,700-acre atural
area with 27 miles of hiking trails, picnic area and camping.
- Upper
Wolfsnare - 2040 Potters Road (757) 491-3490
Built in 1759 by Thomas Walke III, a prominent gentryman and
ratifier of the U.S. Constitution, this brick Georgian-style house
holds the memories of family life in the latter half of the 18th
century.
- Adam
Thoroughgood House - 1636 Parrish Road (757) 460-0007
This 17th-century modified hall and parlor house with charming
English cottage architecture has historic herb and flower gardens.
- Lynnhaven
House - 4405 Wishart Road (757) 460-1688
Built in 1725, this is among the very best preserved 18th-century
buildings in the U.S.
- Francis
Land House - 3131 Virginia Beach Boulevard (757) 431-4000
The Francis Land House Historic Site and Gardens is a seven acre
site that features a 200 year old plantation home, beautiful gardens,
flowers and trees, and a wooded area. It is conveniently located
along a major thoroughfare and near many restuarants and shopping
opportunities.
- The Virginia Marine
Science Museum - 717 General Booth Boulevard (757) 425-FISH
As the state's largest aquarium and marine science facility, the
museum represents the marine environment in two buildings with over
800,000-gallons of aquariums and live animal habitats, and more than
100 hands-on exhibits. Animal highlights include sharks, sea turtles,
harbor seals, stingrays, river otters and more. Named the 1997
"Travel Attraction of the Year" by the Southeast Tourism
Society, the Virginia Marine Science Museum is one of the top 10
most-visited aquariums in the country.
- Oceana Naval
Air Station - Oceana Boulevard or London Bridge Road (757)
433-3131
Watch the Navy's most sophisticated aircraft land and take off.
Oceana is one of the U. S. Navy's four master jet bases and has 22
aviation squadrons. It is home base to the U.S. Navy's F-14 Tomcat
fighter planes. Seasonal tours of the Air Station are available.
- Ocean
Breeze Amusement Park - 849 General Booth Blvd. (757) 422-4444
Ocean Breeze Amusement Park offers a total range of rides, fun, and
attractions unlike any other theme park in Virginia Beach.
- Virginia Beach
Fishing Pier - 15th Street and Oceanfront (757) 428-2333
The Virginia Beach Fishing Pier located at the end of 15th Street is
a great place to try your luck (and skill) at catching a wide
variety of game fish and Blue Crabs. Open daily, in season.
- Lynnhaven
Fishing Pier - 2350 Starfish Road (757) 481-7071
The Lynhaven Fishing Pier is located near the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel, and offers a beautiful view of the sunset over the
bay in addition to great fishing.
- Chesapeake
Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Route 13, Virginia Beach to Eastern Shore
(757) 331-2960
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connecting the Eastern Shore to
Virginia Beach allows you to see the mighty surge of the Atlantic
Ocean, the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay, and the soaring grace of an
engineering marvel.
- Atlantic
Wildfowl Heritage Museum - 1113 Atlantic Ave. (757) 437-8432
Located in the heart of the resort area, this museum contains many
artifacts and decoys. Exhibits trace the craft of decoy making from
the earliest Native American efforts to award winning works in wood.
Other Area Attractions:
- The Christian Broadcasting Network - Virginia Beach (757) 579-2745
- Mount Trashmore, Kids Cove - Virginia Beach (757) 473-5251
- Virginia Beach Farmer's Market - Virginia Beach (757) 427-4395
- Princess Anne Courthouse and Municipal Complex - Virginia Beach
(757) 427-3580 ext. 538
- Back Bay Wildlife Refuge - Virginia Beach (757) 721-2412
- Francis Land House - Virginia Beach (757) 340-1732
- Waterside Festival Marketplace - Norfolk Waterfront (757) 627-3300
- Norfolk Tides Baseball - Norfolk Waterfront (757) 622-2222
- Nauticus National Maritime Center - Norfolk Waterfront (757)
664-1000
- The Chrysler Museum - Norfolk (757) 664-6200
- MacArthur Memorial Museum - Norfolk (757) 441-2965
- Virginia Zoological Park - Norfolk (757) 441-2706
- Hampton Roads Admirals Hockey - Norfolk (757) 640-1212
- Spirit of Norfolk Dinner Cruises - (757) 627-7771
- Harbour Tours - Norfolk (757) 393-4735
- American Rover - Norfolk (757) 627-7245
- St. Paul's Church - Norfolk (757) 627-4353
- Norfolk Naval Base - (757) 444-7955
- Norfolk Botanical Garden - (757) 441-5831
- Children's Museum - Portsmouth (757) 393-8393
- Virginia Air & Space Center - Hampton (757) 727-0800
- Virginia Living Museum - Newport News (757) 595-1900
- Peninsula Fine Arts Center - Newport News (757) 596-8175
- Mariners Museum - Newport News (757) 595-0368
- War Memorial Museum of Virginia - Newport News (757) 247-8523
- Yorktown - (804) 887-1776
- Colonial Williamsburg - 1 (800) HISTORY
- Jamestown - (757) 229-1607
- Williamsburg Pottery Factory - Lightfoot, VA (757) 564-3326
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