 #1 of 30 Things To Do in Norfolk - Virginia Beach
Children’s Museum of Virginia
Chesapeake VA
~4.68 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The largest children's museum in Virginia with over 64,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, featuring dozens of interactive exhibits and a planetarium. Young and old will be fascinated by the antique toy and model train collection, one of the largest on the East Coast. The train collection includes examples from the early 1900s through the present day.The Children's Museum of Virginia will close September 8, 2009 for a two year expansion and renovation. Please watch for a bigger and better Children's Museum of Virginia in 2011!
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
Norfolk VA
~4.74 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and the associated Lightship Museum are located at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. The shipyard is America's oldest and largest naval shipyard, located on the Portsmouth Waterfront. The museum covers over 250 years of history.The Lightship Portsmouth is a museum ship that is part of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. The ship has been furnished with uniforms, photographs and artifacts about its history.
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Town Point Park
Norfolk VA
~5.40 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Town Point Park is a 7-acre (2.8 ha) waterfront city park on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. The park hosts many annual festivals, 4th of July fireworks and outdoor music performances.Located in the park are The Homecoming and the Armed Forces Memorial.The Armed Forces Memorial is located at the southwest corner of the park, on the river. The Memorial plaza features 20 letters home from US service people from the American Revolution through the Gulf War, all of whom died after writing their letter. The letters are engraved on bronze plates and appear as if strewn by the wind on the Memorial.Town Point Park is located in downtown Norfolk and is adjacent to Nauticus and the museum ship USS Wisconsin (BB-64).In October, 2008, almost all of the park was bulldozed to prep...
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National Maritime Center Nauticus
1 Waterside Dr Norfolk VA - 757-664-1000
~5.45 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Traveler Description: Educational site that allows visitors to learn about sea with interactive exhibits and touch pools.Attraction type: Maritime museumActivities: Group Tours/Walking Tourhttp://www.nauticus.org/Address: 1 Waterside Dr Norfolk, VA 23510Tel: 757 664 1000
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Hampton Roads Naval Museum
1 Waterside Dr Norfolk VA - 757-444-8971
~5.45 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is one of the 12 Navy museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. It celebrates the long history of the U.S. Navy in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is co-located with the Nauticus National Maritime Center in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. In 2009, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum was accredited by the American Association of Museum Accreditation, the gold standard for museum accreditation.
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Nauticus National Maritime Center
Norfolk VA
~5.45 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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DescriptionNauticus, the National Maritime Center located on the downtown Norfolk waterfront is a wonderful place for those interested in naval history and all things related to the sea. Here visitors will find a multitude of displays along with the permanently docked USS Wisconsin.Hobbies & Activities category: Military attraction or museum; Nautical museum or attraction; Science, technology attraction or museum
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Mac Arthur Memorial Museum
1 Macarthur Sq Norfolk VA - 757-441-2965
~5.64 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Beautifully landscaped MacArthur Square in downtown Norfolk, Virginia is the site of the four buildings that comprise the MacArthur Memorial.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 Army Douglas MacArthur, one of the most colorful and controversial men in American history. The Jean MacArthur Research Center (named after the General's widow) houses the library and archives, education programs, and the administrative offices for the MacArthur Memorial and the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation. The gift shop displays General MacArthur's 1950 Chrysler Imperial limousine which he used from 1950 to the end of his life.The museum proper is housed in Norfolk's stately ninete...
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Douglas MacArthur Memorial
Norfolk VA
~5.67 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Beautifully landscaped MacArthur Square in downtown Norfolk, Virginia is the site of the four buildings that comprise the MacArthur Memorial.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 Army Douglas MacArthur, one of the most colorful and controversial men in American history. The Jean MacArthur Research Center (named after the General's widow) houses the library and archives, education programs, and the administrative offices for the MacArthur Memorial and the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation. The gift shop displays General MacArthur's 1950 Chrysler Imperial limousine which he used from 1950 to the end of his life.The museum proper is housed in Norfolk's stately ninete...
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Wells Theater
Norfolk VA
~5.68 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Jake Wells had the looks of a matinee idol, an athlete's physique and was a star on the baseball field. Before Wells became a theatre mogul, he was a catcher and first baseman and the popular manager of the Richmond Colts. During the fall of 1898, Wells entered Spence's Trunk Store in downtown Richmond to purchase a leather strap to bundle baseball bats. He inquired about the store's odd architecture. The store was the former Barton Opera House which failed as a "honky tonk" featuring disreputable entertainment. Upon leaving the store Wells commented there was money to be made with a "popular-priced Vaudeville." He quickly persuaded Spence to relinquish his lease, and reopened the building as the Bijou Family Theatre on January 9, 1899. Richmond's first Vaudeville house was an immedia...
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D’Art Center
Norfolk VA
~5.72 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The d'Art Center is a unique attraction that expands the cultural experience in Hampton Roads. It has enormous appeal that crosses all socio-economic lines and bridges the gap between the artist and the art, making the creative process and the visual arts com alive and accessible to all people of the community. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm. Price: Free Admission.
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MacArthur Center
Norfolk VA
~5.77 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The MacArthur Center is a shopping center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is majority-owned and operated by the Taubman Company.Located in the heart of downtown Norfolk, this 1,100,000-square-foot (102,000 m2) structure is adjacent to the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial. The center is anchored by Nordstrom and Dillard's department stores, with space for a third major anchor tenant. There are 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of mall tenant shops and 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of food and entertainment offerings, including a one of a kind Regal MacArthur 18 in which it is situated on the top level along the mall's skylights. In addition to the three-story mall, two 5 level parking decks are provided accommodating 4,000 cars.The 140-store mall opened in March 1999, with t...
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Norfolk VA
~5.78 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (also known as Borough Church) is a historic church in Norfolk, Virginia. Built in 1739, it is the sole colonial-era building which survived the various wars that Norfolk has witnessed. The church has played host to several different denominations throughout its history. Originally an Anglican church, the building was home to a Baptist parish in the early nineteenth century and was finally converted back into an Episcopal church.
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Hunter House Victorian Museum
240 W Freemason St Norfolk VA - 757-623-9814
~5.79 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Noted Boston architect W.D. Wentworth designed and built this Richardsonian Romanesque style home for prominent local merchant and banker James Wilson Hunter. The house is rich in architectural detail and displays the family's collection of Victorian furnishings and decorative pieces, including a Renaissance Revival bedchamber suite and stained glass windows.
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Harbor Park
Norfolk VA
~5.79 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Harbor Park was built 1993 and within a few years it had been rated the best minor league stadium by Baseball America. I don't completely agree with that, though. It is a nice new park, but there are still others I like better. Harbor Park seats 12,000 - 3,000 of them in the two upper deck sections split by the luxury and press boxes. The concourse area which overlooks the field, is very spacious and filled with concession stands as well as other entertainment before the game. The setting is attractive, especially during the daylight hours. As its name would suggest it sits right on the edge of the harbor. Several large boats can be seen beyond the right field fence. Most of the seating is quite close to the action, though the upper deck seats feel like they are a ways from the field. Conc...
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Moses Myers House
Norfolk VA
~5.89 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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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 American Revolution, as well as one of the first Jewish residents in Norfolk. The house contains around 70 percent of its original furnishings and is noted for its original artwork.
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Norfolk Scope
Norfolk VA
~6.03 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Norfolk Scope is a 12,600-seat multipurpose arena at the northern perimeter of downtown Norfolk, Virginia, designed by Italian architect/engineer Pier Luigi Nervi in conjunction with the local firm of Williams and Tazewell. Construction on Scope on Brambleton Avenue began in June 1968 and was completed in 1971 at a cost of $35 million USD. Federal funds covered $23 million of the cost.The name Scope, a contraction of "kaleidoscope," emphasizes the venue's reconfigurability, and the logo (right) features a multi-colored, abstracted kaleidoscope image.
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Chrysler Hall
Chesapeake VA
~6.03 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Chrysler Museum of Art
245 W Olney Rd Norfolk VA - 757-664-6200
~6.06 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Housed in an Italianate-style structure facing the picturesque Hague Inlet of the Elizabeth River, the Chrysler Museum of Art is home to an encyclopedic collection of nearly 40,000 objects spanning nearly 5,000 years of history. Highlights include an impressive and comprehensive survey of European and American painting and sculpture, a world-renowned glass collection, a rich photography program, Art Nouveau furniture, as well as African, Asian, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian and Islamic art. In the words of New York Times art critic John Russell, the Chrysler boasts objects "...any museum in the world would kill for." EMAIL THIS PAGE | PRINT THIS PAGE SITE MAP | + FONT SIZE —©2009 Chrysler Museum of Art Copyright Info245 West Olney Road, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 757.664.6200
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Harrison Opera House
Norfolk VA
~6.28 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The Edythe C. and Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, also known as the Harrison Opera House, is the official home of the Virginia Opera in the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia. Once a World War II USO theater, this historic venue was renovated in 1993. With 1,632 seats, the renovated Harrison Opera House retains an intimate ambiance.
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Us Coast Guard Training
1430 Kristina Way # D Chesapeake VA - 757-366-6590
~6.33 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces and one of seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It operates under the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the Department of the Navy by the President or Congress during time of war.Founded by Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue Cutter Service on 4 August 1790, it lays claim to being the United States' oldest continuous seagoing service. As of August 2009, the Coast Guard had approximately 42,000 men and women o...
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Chesapeake Conference Center
900 Greenbrier Circle Chesapeake VA - 757-382-2500
~6.77 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The Chesapeake Conference Center is the only freestanding conference and meeting center in Hampton Roads. Its unique floor plans, banquet facilities and experienced staff.The Chesapeake Conference Center is the onlyfreestanding conference and meeting center inHampton Roads. With its versatile floor plans,banquet facilities and experienced staff, theCenter is flexible enough to handle the needsof your organization and affordable enough tofit your budget.22,700 square feet of meeting and banquet space9 meeting/banquet rooms designed for maximum flexibilitySpace for up to 200 exhibit boothsState-of-the-art audio/visual and lighting systems340 free parking spaces on siteWithin walking distance of 650 moderately priced hotel rooms (350 adjacent)Area's b...
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Norfolk State University
700 Park Ave. Norfolk VA - 757-823-8600
~6.81 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Norfolk State University (NSU) is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.The institution was founded in 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University (VUU). Eighty-five students attended the first classes held in 1935. In 1942, the school became independent of VUU and was named Norfolk Polytechnic College. Within two years, by an act of the Virginia Legislature, it became a part of Virginia State College (now Virginia State University). In 1956 Norfolk State College granted its first bachelor's degrees.In 1969 the college divided from Virginia State College and was named Norfolk State College. When the co...
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Chesapeake City Park
Virginia Beach VA
~7.34 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Region: Tidewater and Hampton Roads Locality: Chesapeake City 900 Greenbrier ParkwayChesapeake, VA 23320Driving DirectionsThis 75-acre site has 45 acres of open space with the remainder rows of reforested pine trees. Chesapeake City Park is the location of Chesapeake Skate Park, Fun Forest play area, the city's first Dog Park and the site of many annual events. Electric and water service is in place to support outdoor events and large outings. Children WelcomePets WelcomeTelephone:Chesapeake Parks & Recreation: (757) 382-6411Email:prgeneral@cityofchesapeake.netWebsite:www.CityofChesapeake.net/parks
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Old Dominion University
Norfolk VA
~7.40 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Old Dominion University (ODU) is a large public research university located in historic Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. ODU awarded its first bachelor's degrees in 1956, became Old Dominion College in 1962, and attained university status in 1969. ODU offers a full range of degree programs and is one of the nation's largest providers of online distance learning courses. Old Dominion University derives its name from one of Virginia's state nicknames, "The Old Dominion." Given to the state by King Charles II of England for remaining loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, the nickname serves as a reminder of ODU's royal roots. The College Guide of Washington Monthly Magazi...
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Chesapeake City Hall
Chesapeake VA
~7.46 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk VA
~7.47 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The Ted Constant Convocation Center is a 9,520-seat (219,330 square feet) multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, located on the campus of Old Dominion University. "The Ted" has 7,519 (fixed) fully cushioned seats, 16 luxury suites, and a state-of-the-art scoreboard. The arena currently seats 8,639 for basketball games. In addition to being used for home basketball games, the Constant Center hosts family-oriented events as well as concerts and lectures."The Ted" opened in October 2002, and was designed by Southfield, Michigan architecture firm Rossetti.
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Harbor View Commerce Park South
Suffolk VA
~7.58 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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 #28 of 30 Things To Do in Norfolk - Virginia Beach
Norfolk Virginia Zoological Pk
3500 Granby St Norfolk VA - 757-441-2706
~7.63 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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Nestled on 53 acres along the Lafayette River, this zoo is home to over 350 animals ranging from elephants, Siberian tigers, and monkeys to reptiles and birds. A ten acre Okavango African habitat, a Reptile and Nocturnal Gallery, a Barnyard, and Botanical Gardens are just some of the features of this zoo.
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Virginia Zoo
Norfolk VA
~7.66 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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As an accredited Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) facility, the Virginia Zoo exhibits over 350 animals, beautifully manicured grounds and offers a fun-filled day for all. For more than a century, the Virginia Zoo has demonstrated a commitment to wildlife, conservation and education. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and located at 3500 Granby Street in Norfolk. Daily admission prices are $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors (age 62 and over), and $5.00 for children ages 2-11. Please visit www.virginiazoo.org for more information.
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 #30 of 30 Things To Do in Norfolk - Virginia Beach
Chesapeake Central Library
Chesapeake VA
~7.66 miles from Norfolk - Virginia Beach city center
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The Chesapeake Public Library System consists of a central library, six area libraries, and a bookmobile.All Chesapeake Public Libraries are open Monday throughThursday from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Friday and Saturdayfrom 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; And Sundays 1 - 5pm.
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