Virginia Beach Historic Sites Travel & Things to Do

One of America's great fine arts museums and two significant historic houses. In addition to maintaining a distinguished permanent collection, the Chrysler...

Our association is thrilled with her permanent home. Presently the public will only be allowed to walk her main decks, and three decks above. They will...

Nationally recognized for its deep-rooted history and celebrated for its blooms in every season. The 155 acre garden is home to 30 distinctive themed...

This late Georgian, early Federal style house sits amidst the bustle of downtown Norfolk and is one of the first red, Flemish-bond brick homes built after...

The VirginiaZoologicalPark seeks to increase understanding of the world's flora and fauna and to add to the growing body of knowledge about them; to display...

The Memorial's theater contains several special exhibit galleries and continuously shows a twenty-four minute film on the life and times of General of the...

NAUTICUS inspires and educates with engaging & interactive experiences that celebrate our connections with today's maritime world. Nauticus is a contemporary...

Located in Town Point Park and on the Elizabeth River, the Armed Forces Memorial in Norfolk, VA is a poignant tribute to the service people in the United...

You'll have to take a short ride to visit this retired lightship, now part of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. The Portsmouth National Historic Landmark...

The Museum of Military History houses a unique collection of military artifacts, pictures, weapons and other memorabilia from the American Revolutionary...

Explore the history of space here at the birthplace of the American space program. Step inside the Apollo 12 Command Module or examine a martian meteorite....

One of only 170 working antique wooden carousels in the United States, this fully restored 1920 carousel was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company...

Explore Hampton's rich African American heritage at more than a dozen sites where you can see \"Freedom's Fortress,\" also known as Fort Monroe, where...

This active military installation was famed during the Civil War as the "Freedom Fort" by blacks escaping from slavery. General Benjamin Butler refusing...

One of the most familiar sites in downtown Hampton. Built in 1925 the building served as Hampton's public library for over 60 years. After careful renovation...