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Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia stands as one of the Mid Atlantic's most progressive and dynamic cultural centers. Its sparkling downtown waterfront, tall glimmering buildings and storied maritime heritage invite visitors back over and over as each time creates a different memory.
Whatever interests a visitor might have, Norfolk has an attraction to match, with world-class museums, galleries, performing arts halls and scores of other attractions that dot the city's downtown waterfront. And the white sandy beaches of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean lie just minutes away.
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 American Rover Tall Ship Cruises
(757) 627-SAIL
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Waterside Festival Marketplace Marina
Norfolk, VA 23514
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Day and evening cruises showcase the best of America's greatest seaport. Sail majestically by giant merchant and navy ships, tugs, fishermen, yachts, and all the wonders of the bustling waters. Lend a hand at the sails, take a try at the helm, roam the spacious decks, or relax as the Captain points out the highlights around you.
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Armed Forces Memorial
(757) 664-6620
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Town Point Park
Norfolk, VA 23510
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Located in Town Point Park, the Memorial is dedicated to veterans of American conflicts from the Revolutionary to Persian Gulf War. Within the Memorial are 20 inscriptions from letters written home by US service people who lost their lives in war. They are cast in thin sheets of bronze and scattered across the ground as if blown there by the wind.
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Battleship USS Wisconsin
(757) 444-8971
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One Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
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Located next to Nauticus, The National Maritime Center, the USS Wisconsin is one of the largest and last battleships ever built by the U.S. Navy. Explore its deck through a self-guided or audiotape tour that will take you back in time to experience this majestic ship that earned five battle stars during World War II, one of it's many war time feats.
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg
(800) 343-7946
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One Busch Gardens Boulevard
Williamsburg, VA 23187
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Busch Gardens is an action-packed, European-themed adventure park with 17th-century charm and 21st-century technology, boasting more than 100 acres of fun and excitement for the entire family with more than 50 rides and attractions, ten main stage shows, a wide variety of culinary experiences. world-class shops and a magical children's area.
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Fort Norfolk
(757) 625-1720
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Front Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
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The last remaining of 19 harbor-front forts authorized in 1794 by George Washington, the fort's four-acre site overlooks the Elizabeth River and includes earthwork embankments, ramparts, a dungeon, officers' quarters, powder magazine, barracks, and guardhouse. The fort helped protect Norfolk during the War of 1812.
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Virginia Zoological Park
(757) 441-2374
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3500 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
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Let the beautiful, 53 acre Virginia Zoo be your window to the world as you tour professionally landscaped grounds and spacious animal exhibits. You'll observe over 400 species of animals and discover how they have their own niche in the animal kingdom and how they are an integral part of the biome in which they live.
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Photo credit: Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau
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