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.

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... 

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. 

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.