ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

Fun Forest
500 Greenbrier Road • Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-382-6411
Spread over three acres, this place for the entire family includes an ultimate children’s playground, imagination center, and family adventure area. The playground features a dragon, a three-way underground telephone, a shaky bridge, and dolphin tunnel slide. A science and learning area teaches fun mathematics and science with mirrors, whisper dishes, and a planet walk. map

Chesapeake Arboretum
624 Oak Grove Road • Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-382-7060
A 48 acre "natural classroom" whose primary objective is to promote horticulture and environmental awareness and which features one of Virginia’s finest trail systems meandering through a mature hardwood forest with many varieties of native plants and trees. The Arboretum headquarters is an historic circa 1730 farmhouse, complete with theme gardens that include fragrance and antique rose gardens. more... map
Northwest River Park
1733 Indian Creek Road • Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-382-6411
This lovely park features a natural recreation area, a camping area, an extensive trail system, picnic shelters, play areas, an equestrian area for horse owners, fishing, miniature golf, a walkway, a camp store, and a fragrance garden. Rental boats, canoes, and fishing poles are available on site. map

Chesapeake Planetarium
300 Cedar Road • Chesapeake, VA 23320
Located at the Chesapeake Municipal Center
757-547-0153
Explore the wonders of the universe while at the planetarium which is the first of its kind built by a public school system in Virginia. The planetarium offers public programs free of charge on Thursday nights and reservations are necessary. map