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100 Miles of lights / Virginia Beach
This regional event features light shows, holiday exhibits, performances and shopping. Find Best Western Virginia Beach Lodging nearby. Call 800-VA BEACH for more information.
Adam Thoroughgood House
Nestled near the bank of the Lynnhaven River, the Thoroughgood House was built circa 1680 and is one of the oldest brick homes in America. Its spectacular collection of late 17th- and early 18th-century English furniture and newly-restored gardens offer visitors a view of the lifestyle of a wealthy Virginia colonist. Costumed historical interpreters conduct guided tours of the structure and the surrounding grounds. Find Best Western Virginia Beach lodging nearby. Call 757-431-4000 for more information.
1636 Parish Road, Virginia Beach, VA
Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
The Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum is located in a historically registered and last remaining Virginia Beach Boardwalk cottage, de Witt Cottage, which was built in 1895. The theme of the museum is two-fold: First, the preservation, promotion, perpetuation and exhibition of wildfowl artifacts and contemporary wildfowl art forms. Secondly, provide an accurate representation of the early history of Virginia Beach captured through pictures, oral reports, and the physical presence of the de Witt Cottage amidst the oceanfront. Free Admission. Call 757-437-8432 for more information.
1113 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Visit the oldest government-built lighthouse built in America, dating to 1791, and the traditional symbol of Virginia Beach. Open for tours. The "new" Cape Henry Lighthouse was built in 1881 and is the tallest cast-iron lighthouse in the country. Call 757-422-9421 for more information.
Fort Story, Virginia Beach, VA
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
A 17.6-mile engineering marvel that connects Virginia Beach/Norfolk with Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The Bridge-Tunnel is a travel convenience and tourist attraction. The southern most of the four man-made islands includes a restaurant, gift shop and free fishing pier. Call 757-331-2960 for more information.
Chesapeake Bay Center
Get back to nature at this environmentally focused, interactive visitor information center in First Landing State Park. The Center showcases a historical exhibition of the first landing of settlers in 1607, aquariums, environmental exhibits, classroom space, wet lab and touch tank developed by the Virginia Marine Science Museum. It also has information, supplies, and equipment rentals so visitors can participate in programs such as sea kayaking in the Chesapeake Bay. Call 757-412-2316 for more information.
2500 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
This is a nonprofit, non-collecting institution that explores contemporary art through regularly changing exhibitions and educational programming. The Center organizes the Boardwalk Art Show along the Virginia Beach Oceanfront each summer. Call 757-425-0000 for more information.
2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
Ferry Plantation House
Currently being renovated by Friends of the Ferry Plantation House, Inc. in partnership with Virginia Beach, the house soon will be an educational center open to the public. This 1830 brick ten-room central passage plan Federal farmhouse, built by slave labor, stands facing the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River. This site also witnessed the imprisonment of Grace Sherwood from 1706-1715 in the jail. The existing Ferry Plantation House was built, in part, of bricks salvaged from the ruins. Call 757-473-5182 for more information.
4136 Cheswick Lane, Virginia Beach, VA
Francis Land House Historic Site
This late 18th-century plantation, home to one of Virginia Beach's prominent families, features period rooms, special exhibits and gardens, and a museum gift shop. Recent restorative painting and furniture acquisitions provide an accurate representation of the Land family's privileged lifestyle. Throughout the year, rotating exhibits such as “All in a Day’s Work: The Plantation Slaves,” “Plantation People” and “Twelfth Night” explore the lives of the plantation’s owners and slaves. Call 757-431-4000 for more information.
3131 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA
Hampton Roads Shakespeare Festival
Come experience the thrill of live theater while vacationing in Virginia Beach. Each summer, we stage a major Shakespeare production on the beautiful grounds of the historic Francis Land House. For those who prefer the indoors, we also offer a modern play (small comedy or spoof) inside the home. For those who love theater and performing arts, our summer productions ensure that in Hampton Roads, "The Beach is just the beginning." Call 757-340-1732 for more information.
3131 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA
Lynnhaven House
Take a short trip back in time by visiting the small story and a half medieval transitional gable style home of the Thelaballs. The journey back in time begins in "King George's Vehicle Storage", and continues along a charming, rustic path through a small wooded area. The 1 1/2 acres of wooded solitude is replaced by the lovely, peaceful country-like setting of the Lynnhaven House. There are gardens containing vegetables, appropriate to the era plus tobacco, flax, cotton and herbs. Call 757-460-1688 for more information.
4405 Wishart Road, Virginia Beach, VA
Mirror Maze
Fashioned after the maze for the 1896 World’s Fair. This maze offers an incredible illusion. Call 757-425-5233 for more information.
20th and Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
Morning Star Baptist Church
This African-American church was founded in 1892 by several members of Ebenezer Baptist Church. It is one of the oldest African-American churches still standing in Virginia Beach, or what was once known as Princess Anne County. Church members are currently in the process of collecting memorabilia and artifacts that depict the lives of African Americans in Princess Anne County from 1892 to the late 1950s. Call 757-363-9698 for more information.
4780 First Court Road, Virginia Beach, VA
Motor World Family Thrill Park
Carnival rides, go-karts, miniature golf, batting cages and helicopter rides. Call 757-422-6419 for more information.
700 S. Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, VA
Mystery Dinner Playhouse
Solve a mystery while enjoying a delicious meal. Call 888-471-4802 for more information.
1900 Pavilion Drive, Virginia Beach, VA
Ocean Breeze Waterpark
Enjoy a visit to this Waterpark with 15 slides, a wave pool and children’s areas. Call 800-678-WILD for more information.
849 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA
Oceana Naval Air Station
One of the Navy's four master jet bases, it is home to 19 aviation squadrons, including the F-14 Tomcat fighter planes and the A-6 Intruder medium attack bombers. Call 757-433-3131 for more information.
Oceana Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA
Old Cape Henry Lighthouse in Fort Story
Visit this 1791 lighthouse found at Fort Story. Open daily 10am. Closed Thanksgiving and December 5 – January 4. Call 757-422-9421 for more information.
583 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
Old Coast Guard Station
Housed in a 1903 former Life-Saving Station, the museum tells the story of the men who served in the US Life-Saving Service and the US Coast Guard. Visitors to the museum galleries are given an insight into the early days of shipwrecks along the Virginia coast and the efforts of the lifesavers at the stations. Our interactive tower camera enables the visitor to view vessels entering the port of Hampton Roads as well and scan the new boardwalk and beach. Our Museum Store offers a wide variety of maritime and other items. Open 10am – 5pm and admission is charged. Call 757-422-1587 for more information.
24th Street & Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
Tidewater Veterans Memorial
This stunning waterfall sculpture symbolizes the elements of war that unify and divide us and is a tribute to the area's military forces.
1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
A 20,000-capacity outdoor concert venue hosting 30-40 events each season. The season runs from April – October and features the hottest performers in pop, rock, adult contemporary, R&B, alternative, country, jazz and oldies. Five large video screens and CD-quality sound make every seat feel and sound like the best seat in the house. Call 757-368-3000 for more information.
3550 Cellar Door Way, Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach Farmers' Market
For 25-years fresh, local produce has been available at the Virginia Beach Farmers' Market. The Market also features plants, flowers, jams, jellies, a dairy store, a butcher shop, gifts, an organic grocery and a restaurant. The Market is open year-round for your shopping experience. Special events are held the second Saturday of each month! Live Country music each Friday night beginning early May thru mid-September! Open 10am – 5pm daily. Call 757-427-4395 for more information.
3640 Dam Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach Pavilion Theater
Symphony, drama, and musicals in a 1000-seat theater. Call for a complete schedule. Call 757-437-4747 for more information.
1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Marine Science Museum
Since it opened in 1986, the Virginia Marine Science Museum has been one of the state's most popular museums. Currently featuring more than 800,000 gallons of aquariums, the museum takes visitors on a journey of water through Virginia. Visitors can stroll through the indoor Coastal River Room where birds and turtles roam free, marvel at a 50,000-gallon aquarium with the largest collection of Chesapeake Bay fish in the world and touch gentle stingrays, horseshoe crabs and other marine life. The museum also has over 300 interactive exhibits, 1/2-acre aviary, and "larger than life" movies on an IMAX 3D movie screen. The museum also offers seasonal boat trips for dolphin watching, whale watching and ocean collections. During the summer, bottlenose dolphins congregate in the waters off Virginia Beach. Call 757-437-4949 for more information.
717 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Musical Theater
Presented at the Virginia Beach Pavilion Theater. " Call 757-340-5446 for more information.
1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA