Virginia Beach, Virginia offers a great beach with all the usual amenities: Surfing, swimming, rentals for paddle boats, hydro bikes, aqua-cycles, jet skis, boogie boards, rafts, boat tours, etc. Also available are: Sport fishiing charters, seasonal whale watching and dolphin watching cruises, performing arts and theater, music.
The newly renovated, famous 3-mile boardwalk provides a walk among various entertainment, outdoor cafes, concerts and people watching.
The area is a great year-round golf destination with 8 championship golf courses, in addtion to tennis. View historic homes, buildings, and museums such as, the Virginia Marine Science Museum, the Old Coast Guard Station Museum, and Cape Henry Museum. See the oldest government-built lighthouse in America, dating back to 1791, (the traditional symbol of Virginia Beach) and the 'new' 1881 Cape Henry Lighthouse, the tallest cast-iron lighthouse in the country.
Norfolk with its ports and Navy bases, as well as historic Williamsburg and Yorktown are nearby. Virginia Beach is East of Norfolk on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia.
