Attractions in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Amusements

Air America 757-428-1240
227 Mediterranean Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Enjoy an exciting experience like no other with this company that is located only blocks from the beach and offers one or two person parasailing flights with different... more info map
Fun Spot Action Park 757-422-1401
Located at Virginia Beach Boulevard & Birdneck
The whole family will have fun at this amusement park that includes four go-kart tracks, bumper boats, children's rides, a ferris wheel, and many other great rides. more info map
Gamemaster USA 757-422-5606
2301 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
An exciting indoor paintball facility that provides fun for the entire family and also includes video games, inline skate rentals, and electric bike and conventional... more info map
Jet Observation Parks 757-433-3131
Located on Oceana Boulevard
Watch the Navy's most sophisticated aircraft taking off and landing while at these observation parks which are park of the Oceana Naval Air Station, one of the U.S.... more info map
Ocean Breeze Waterpark 757-422-4444
849 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
A family friendly, Caribbean paradise, 2 miles south of the Oceanfront! Enjoy 16 water slides, a million gallon wave pool and a water playground. Restaurants on-site.... more info map
Oceana Naval Air Station 757-433-3131
Located on Oceana Boulevard
One of the Navy's four major jet bases, this air station covers 6,000 acres and is home to over 9,700 Navy personnel and around 12,300 of their dependents. Eight F-14... more info map
Old Coast Guard Station 757-422-1587
P.O. Box 24, Virginia Beach, VALocated at 24th Street & Boardwalk
The former U.S. Life-Saving Coast Guard Station that was built in 1903 and decommissioned in 1969, this station contains two galleries which depict the history of the... more info map

Historic Homes & Buildings

Adam Thoroughgood House 757-431-4000
1636 Parish Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Nestled near the bank of the Lynnhaven River, this historic house is one of the oldest brick homes in America and it features a spectacular collection of late 17th and... more info map
Cape Henry Lighthouse 757-422-9421
Located at Fort Story, Off Route 60
The oldest government-built lighthouse in America and the traditional symbol of Virginia Beach, this octagonal stone structure is the tallest cast-iron lighthouse in the... more info map
de Witt Cottage 757-437-8432
1113 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this cottage was built by Bernard P. Holland, Virginia City's first postmaster and mayor, for his bride as a... more info map
Ferry Plantation House 757-473-5182
4136 Cheswick Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Rich in history, this site dates back to 1642 when the ferry service was first started by Adam Thoroughgood to connect plantations by the waterway and the third Princess... more info map
Francis Land House 757-431-4000
3131 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
This large, 200-year-old Georgian style plantation home stands as a symbol of the rural affluence enjoyed by the Land family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The... more info map
Lynnhaven House 757-460-1688
4405 Wishart Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Take a short trip back in time by visiting this small medieval, transitional, gable style home of the Thelaballs. The journey back in time begins in "King George's... more info map
Nimmo United Methodist Church 757-427-1765
2200 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
The oldest surviving Methodist Church in continuous use in Virginia, this Princess Anne church has an extensive pre-Colonial era and features a balcony which was... more info map
Old Donation Episcopal Church 757-497-0563
4449 North Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
This third Lynnhaven parish church dates back to 1736, when a church that was later destroyed by fire was built. The church was rebuilt in 1916 using the remains of... more info map
Upper Wolfsnare 757-491-3490
2040 Potters Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Built by Thomas Walke III, a prominent gentryman who was a ratifier of the U.S. Constitution from Virginia and who reportedly came from Barbados and became a prominent... more info map

Historic Sites & Monuments

Battle off the Capes Monument 757-422-9421
Located at Fort Story
This monument honors the memory of a battle during the Revolutionary War when, in 1781, a French fleet of 24 ships stood off an attack by 19 British ships. The French... more info map
First Landing Cross 757-422-9421
Located at Fort Story
A beautiful monument that marks the approximate site where Jamestown settlers first landed in the New World on April 27, 1607. This granite cross was erected in 1935... more info map
Norwegian Lady Statue
Located at 25th Street & Oceanfront
After the fatal wreck of the Norwegian bark "Dictator" on March 28, 1891, its wooden figurehead washed ashore in the ship's wreckage and stood at the oceanfront as a... more info map
Tidewater Veterans Memorial
1000 Nineteenth Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
This stunning waterfall sculpture symbolizes the elements of war that unify and divide us and is a tribute to the area's military forces. more info map

Museums & Galleries

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum 757-437-8432
1113 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Situated in a historically registered and last remaining Virginia Beach Boardwalk cottage, this museum preserves, promotes, and exhibits wildfowl artifacts and... more info map
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia 757-425-0000
2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
A nonprofit, noncollecting institution which was founded in 1952 to foster awareness, exploration, and understanding of the significant art of our time. Regularly... more info map

Science & Technology

Virginia Air and Space Center 757-727-0900
600 Settlers Landing Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23669
An "out-of-this-world place" that captures Hampton's heritage as the original site of NASA and America's space program. Artifacts on display include a... more info map
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center 757-437-4949
717 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
One of Virginia's most popular museums, this museum contains over 800,000 gallons of aquariums and takes visitors on a journey of water through Virginia. Visitors can... more info map

Tours & Cruises

Virginia Legends Walk 757-463-4500
484 Viking Drive, #151, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
This self guided tour honors Virginians, by birth or residence, who have made a significant contribution to the nation and the world. Celebrated Virginians on the tour... more info map

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