• If the actors look familiar, it`s because you may have seen some of them on TV recently.
• Angelo`s has been staging Murder Mysteries for over 10 years.
• Solve the mystery and you win a prize. Hint: The butler did it!.

Full dinner buffet and Murder Mystery
May to September open Monday and Wednesday through Saturday
September to May

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• One of only 200 antique carousels still in the United States, the Hampton Carousel is a rare and beuatiful example of America folk art. Its prancing steeds and stately chariots were painstakingly carved from fine-grained hardwood and painted by German, Italian and Russian immigrant artisans.
• Built in the 1920`s, it still boasts its original mirrors and oil paintings, as well as, 48 intricately decorated horses.
• Rising and falling to the strains of the original band organ, many of these carousel horses are so finely carved that the veins in their mecks and legs are visible.

• Murdered by the Mob: A roaring 20`s gangster murder mystery, April 30 - November 6, 2004.
• Welcome to the Lydia LaJoy, and a couple of cute chorines sire to turn the head of even the toughest mobster.
• The boss himself, Danny D`Angelo is sure to make an appearance, along with several of his, uh, "business associates".

Dinner and a murder mystery
Memorial Day to Labor Day open Wednesday through Saturday
Labor Day to Memorial Day ope

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• Elegant Federal Period home built in 1792. Moses Myers was one of America`s first millionaires and one of Norfolk`s first Jewish residents.
• The art collection boasts artwork by Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, John Wesley Jarvis and many other noted American artists.
• Most of the current collection of furnishings was acquired by the first generation of Myers and reflects the French influences prevalent during the period.

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• One of the last undisturbed coastal environments on the East Coast, there are six miles of natural beaches, 12 primitive camp sites, and nine miles of hiking/biking trails-no vehicular access.
• Take the electric tram through Back Bay Wildlife Refuge to the park daily April through October-call 757-498-BIRD for reservations.
• Barrier spit bordered by Atlantic Ocean on the East, Back Bay on the West.

• Ocean Discoveries is an interacitve, hands-on two-hour boat trip conducted by Marine Biologists and Oceanographers.
• SCUBA trips dive the intriguing wrecks of the Mid-Atlantic: World War II casualties, fishing trawlers, tankers, liberty ships, sailing vessels, freighters, barges, supply ships, and schooners.
• During the summer and fall the Bottlenose Dolphins jump and play daily in their natural habitat along the Virginia Beach shoreline.

Sunset Dolphin cruises: mid-May to mid-October
Day and overnight SCUBA trips: mid-May to end of November
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• The little Theatre of Virginia Beach is the city`s oldest continually operating all-volunteer community theatre.
• Five shows plus a summer musical.
• Live theatre at affordable prices.

Year-round Drama and Musicals
Friday and Saturday, and Sunday matinees
Call box office for schedule
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• Oldest African American museum in the United States and one of the oldest museums in the state of Virginia. The collections feature over 9,000 objects including tranditional African, Native America, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Island and Asian art.
• One of the nation`s largest and most comprehensive collection of materials on the history and culture od African Americans and Native Americans.
• Approximately 2 million items and 19,000 photographs relating to the American Indian Education Program, including historic images taken on western reservations that exist nowhere else in the world.

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• Built circa 1680, named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1962 and is designated a National Historic Landmark.
• Hall and parlor house reminiscent of an English cottage, furnished with English furniture, ceramics, pewter, textiles and other 17th-century items.
• Costumed interpreters show the lifestyle of a wealthy Virginia colonist.

Tees measure 5,917 yards with Bermuda fairways and Bentgrass greens. Golf carts, pull carts and golf clubs are available for rental. Golf apparel and equipment is available in the Pro Shop. Private and group golf lessons with PGA golf professionals may be scheduled. Snack bar facilities are available for breakfast and lunch. Hours of operation are 6:30 am to sunset Monday - Friday; and 6:00 am - sunset Saturday & Sunday.  Appropriate golf attire required. Metal spikes are not allowed.

• Guided tours mean no kayaking experience needed.
• There are 121 miles of kayak trails in Virginia Beach.
• Kayak quiet inland waters or ocean kayak with the dolphins.

Sand Bridge Eco Sports

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• Outstanding example of early, unaltered 18th-century brick masonry home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Francis Thelaball II built his house with its massive chimneys in 1725. Costumed docents point out the hall-parlor plan with molded ceiling joists and a closed string Jacobean-type stair.
• Visit the small Revolutionary War cemetery and the traditional flower, vegetable and herb gardens.

Considered the leading contemporary art institute in Virginia, Virginia Beach's Contemporary Art Center of Virginia focuses on 20th-century art in many forms and expressions.  The art center offers courses in ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, and other media.  Located just a couple blocks from the Virginia Beach oceanfront, changing exhibitions will prove to be an exciting stop for any Virginia Beach vacationer interested in art. Want to know more? Click Here

• Dedicated to the wild birds of the Atlantic Flyway (over Virginia Beach) and preserving the unique heritage of Eastern Virginia.
• DeWitt Cottage, the only remaining turn-of-the-century seaside cottage, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Geese, ducks and other water birds follow the Atlantic flyway North in the Spring and South in the Fall.

Daily Memorial Day to September 30.
Closed Mondays October 1 to May 31.
FREE admission.
Donations accepted.

• From early May to late October, world famous artists and groups from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Dashboard Confessional.
• Seating under the pavilion roof and lawn spaces.
• Beer and wine (with valid photo id); food service.

Tickets from Ticketmaster or at the Harbor Center box office

• Since 1981 The Generic has challenged and delighted audiences with new, differnce and offbeat theatre.
• New plays for Dog Days series features new and never-before-produced plays.
• The Generic is always looking fornew plays and emerging playwrights.

Open year-round
Off Broadway Theater

• From early May to late October, world famous artists and groups from Rob Strwart to Britney Spears to Linkin Park.
• Seating for 7,500 under to pavilion roof, 12,500 lawn spaces.
• Beer and wine (with valid photo id); snacks.

Tickets from Ticketmaster or at the Amphitheater box office

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• 17.6-mile long CBBT, considered one of the seven man-made wonders of the world, connects Virginia Beach with Virginia`s Eastern Shore.
• Two tunnels and a high bridge allow ships to use the waterway while vehicles pass over or under them.
• Some of the best sport fishing areas in Chesapeake Bay are adjacent to CBBT.

Open year-round
Admission Charged

• One of the largest international maritime museums in the world; collection is composed of more then 35,000 items, including ship models, scrimhaw, maritime paintings, decorative arts, intricately carved figureheads and working steam engines.
• U.S. Monitor Center and Chris-Craft archives.
• Permanent galleries and exhibitions along with temporary exhibitions explore a varietyof maritime subjects.

Open Daily year-round
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Admission charged

• Displays show how men of the life-saving service risked their lives in storms and surf to rescue shipwrecked seamen.
• Built in 1903, the former U.S. Life-Saving Station/Coast Guard Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Maps and displays of shipwrecks off the Virginia coast.

Year-round, daily June to September
Closed Mondays in October
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Ev

• No sitting! There are a few chairs scattered around, but most people stand.
• State-of-the-art V-DOSC sound system for bigger, better and clearer sound; beer, wine and soft drinks; pizza, hamburgers and hotdogs.
• 1,500 people can crowd into the NorVa`s three levels.

Great musicians and performers year-round