Things To Do in Virginia Beach

1. Old Coast Guard Station Museum and Gift Shop

In the heart of the oceanfront resort area, this small museum is housed in the white-clapboard building constructed in 1903 as a lifesaving station....

Type:
• Museums

2. Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

This small but excellent museum displays a collection of carved decoys -- some of them more than a century old -- and decorative wildlife, plus...

Type:
• Museums

3. Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

This entertaining, educational facility focusing on Virginia's marine environment is a wonderful place to take the kids. Its 45 acres are beside...

Type:
• Zoos/Aquariums

4. Old Cape Henry Lighthouse

Built in 1791-92, this picturesque brick structure was the first lighthouse authorized by the U.S. Congress. It marked the southern entrance to...

Type:
• Landmarks

5. Adam Thoroughgood House

One of the oldest homes in Virginia and the most interesting of the trio discussed in this guide, this medieval English-style cottage sits on 4...

6. Edgar Cayce Visitors Center

You don't have to be the least bit psychic to visit this center carrying on the work of the late Edgar Cayce, whose own psychic talent manifested...

7. Francis Land House

Built as a plantation manor in the mid-18th century (now beside one of the region's busiest highways), this Georgian-style brick house is a restoration...

8. Lynnhaven House

Built in 1725, this medieval-style cottage still doesn't have running water or electricity. When the Association for the Preservation of Virginia...