If you’re still at a loss for something to do, here are a few dozen suggestions you can choose from to make your visit to Virginia Beach all that you wished.
Maybe recreation is not your game. For a more leisurely day consider visiting one or more of these museums, galleries and exhibits. Virginia Beach offers something for every interest, from historic homes, to aviation and maritime museums.
The Virginia Beach area and Hampton Roads have so much to offer there is no way to see it all in one trip, much less a few days. Within less than an hour drive time you can tour historic communities like Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown, see world class Maritime museums, Art Galleries and more. Here are just a few attractions you may want to visit during your stay in Virginia Beach.
The Virginia Beach Resort area is a never ending playground for kids, parents and those who just want to be ‘kids for a day’. There is a world of fun on and off the beach. Here are just a few attractions you may want to visit.
Virginia Beach is known for its beaches, resort activities, boardwalk and magnificent sunsets but you may not know that it is also home to a vibrant array of wildlife, including wildfowl, migratory birds, marine life and endangered species. Hike, bike or walk the trails of our parks and wildlife sanctuaries, explore historic locations and see the abundance of nature at every turn.
The Old Coast Guard Station itself is the most important exhibit in the museum’s collection. Built in 1903, the Life-Saving Station houses a collection of 1,800 artifacts and over 1,000 photographic images of the United States Life-Saving and Coast Guard Services, and the resort community of Virginia Beach. There is also an on-site research library containing books, papers and oral histories. The museum overlooks the Atlantic Ocean along the Boardwalk at 24th Street and is a Virginia Historic Landmark as well as on the National Register of Historic Places. For hours and information call 757 422-1587 or visit the website.