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• Norfolk Tides are New York Mats Triple A farm team affiliate since 1969 playing in the International Laegue with teams from the U.S. and Canada.
• Harbor Park is small, friendly and one of the most . beautiful minor league parks in the country.
• Home runes canhit boats in the Elizabeth River just past the outfield fence.

• Observe playfull Bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat.
• Power Catamaran Atlantic Princess is comfortable and quiet.
• Guides explain dolphin social behaviors and latest research.

Reservations required
Fee charged
Late April to early September

• 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.

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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.

• 2-hour boat trip.
• Boat has heated, encloses area and open decks.
• Humpback whales are the predominant species.

Open late December to mid-March
Reservations required

• 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
Tickets a

• Final resting place of General MacArthur and his wife. MacArthur was one of the most colorful and controversial men in American history.
• 24-minutes film on the life and times of General MacArthur is shown continuously.
• Nine seperate galleries tell the story of General MacArthur and the millions of American men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces from the Civil War through the Korean War.

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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.

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

• Open-air market featuring fresh local and regional produce, butcher shop, dairy store, florist, organic grocery, herb shop, gift shop and country restaurant.
• Special events help April through December.
• Hoedowns featuring Line Dancing on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Open year-round

• Offical visitor center of NASA Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base.
• Home of the scorched Apollo 12 Command Module that went to the moon and back.
• 3D IMAX theater with daily show schedule.

Open year-round
Admission Charged

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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.

• Leisurely 30-minute narrated trip on pontoon boat on the last undeveloped salt marsh in Virginia Beach.
• Wildlife includes Bald Eagles, Ospreys, and Wading birds.
• Learn about the history and ecology of Owl Creek and the Museum's conservation efforts.

Saturday and Sunday May 22 to June 6
Daily June 7 to Labor Day
Saturday and Sunday Septmeber 7 to early October

Open year-round
Admission Charged

• 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

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• Houses one of the worldâ??s great collections of glass (including outstanding works by Louis Comfort Tiffany).
• Special exhibitions and programs throughout the year.
• Guides and audio tours available.

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• Home to over 300 Navy aircraft including F/A-18 Hornets, screaming F-14 Tomcats, and 50 other commands.
• 12 aircraft are on display at the Aviation Historical Park.
• Tours include a stop at the flightline; 11:30 tour stops at Officer`s Club for buffet lunch.

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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.

• Artists have their own studio areas which doubles ad exhibit space.
• Talk with the artists, look at the work, or buy a piece.
• Art classes are available for both children and adults.

30 Studios where artists create and sell fine art

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• Live actors, high-tech special effects, theatrical sets and scenes create the ultimate in haunted house terror.
• Has been entertaining beach visitors for over 20 years.
• Boo! is the last word you hear before the screaming.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Largest three-masted topsail schooner under U.S. flag.
• Narrated tour of Norfolk Harbor and the world`s largest naval base.
• Legend is that the distinctive red sails were a sailmaker`s mistake, but that the owners liked and kept them.

Daily narrated 2/3 hr, day/evening cruises April 17-late Oct

Founded in 1931 by late psychic Edgar Cayce, the "father of holistic medicine", the ARE is Virginia Beach's premier center offering spa services, sleep clinics, and a variety of holistic treatments. The Visitor Center, located off Pacific Avenue in the Virginia Beach resort area, hosts tours, movies, and lectures based on Cayce's readings. Want to know more? Click Here