Entertainment

Activities

Bluebird Gap Farm – 60-acre farm with over 150 domestic and wild animals

Langley Speedway – NASCAR sanctioned race track with Saturday races

Miss Hampton II – Cruise on the Hampton River while touring unique and historic Hampton sites

Fort Monroe – Decommissioned army base that offers events, swimming, restaurants, and shopping

Peninsula SPCA & Petting Zoo – Animal shelter with additional petting zoo, featuring exotic and domestic animals

Busch Gardens & Water Country USA – Award-winning theme parks located in the beautiful Williamsburg

 

Outdoor Parks

Noland Trail – 5-mile walking trail surrounding Lake Maury shoreline

 

Newport News Park – One of the largest parks in the USA including campsites, hiking, biking, a Discovery Center, & golf course

Huntington Park & Fort Fun –Beach access with fishing pier and giant playground

Sandy Bottom Nature Park – Wildlife facility; boat rentals, camping, fishing, and walking trails

 

Beaches

Buckroe Beach – Public beach access, fishing pier, playground, picnic benches & performance pavilion

Fort Monroe – Decommissioned Army base now offers miles of beach, Casemate Museum, Paradise Ocean Club, picnic benches, and a fishing pier

Yorktown Beach – Public beach access, fishing pier, & picnic benches close to local boutiques and restaurants

Huntington Park & Fort Fun – Beach access with fishing pier and giant playground

Virginia Beach Boardwalk – Vacationers’ paradise beach access and boardwalk lined with live entertainment, shops, restaurants, museums and hotels

 

Concerts & Theater

Hampton Coliseum – Event center offering a variety of activities/concerts

Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts – Theater and concert all on the Christopher Newport University (CNU) campus

Yoder Barn Theater – Performing arts space converted from a historic 1935 dairy barn

The American Theater – Performing and visual arts classes and concerts

Virginia Beach Amphitheater – Outdoor concert venue

 

Museums/History

Mariner’s Museum – Largest maritime museum in North America

Peninsula Fine Arts Center – Art museum with adult and children galleries

Virginia Living Museum – Wildlife nature and animal habitats with hands-on learning activities

Air Power Park – Hampton Roads’ air and space museum

Virginia Air and Space Center – Interactive aviation exhibits

Virginia War Museum – Exhibits of American military history from 1775 to present day

Endview Plantation – Historic interpretation of rural Virginia life on a 17th century plantation

Lee Hall Mansion – Historic home used as a headquarters for Civil War Confederate generals

Yorktown Battlefields – Site of the last major battle in the Revolutionary War

Hampton University Museum – Oldest African-American museum in the USA, part of historic Hampton