Come see a place that welcomed the first
permanent English settlers to arrive in America (our first tourists, you might say.) A
place that has grown with the times. A place that's familiar and surprising at the same
time. Come see Virginia Beach.
Experience the Atlantic itself, sailing, surfing, swimming, fishing and diving. Or try it
in the Chesapeake Bay. Wiggle your toes in 35 miles of clean sand, spike a volleyball or
simply lay back on your towel and watch the dolphins. Snooze in one of our 11,000 rooms
(5,000 on the oceanfront), stroll the famous boardwalk with its fabulous new facelift,
take a spin on the carousel, eat a blue crab dripping with butter or listen to a band at
the oceanfront, the sound of the waves keeping time in the background. Take a bike or a
hike over a marshland with knobby cypress knees or through a forest of water oaks draped
with lacy Spanish moss. See the sun set over the water (isn't this the East Coast?), surf
the wind, chase sandpipers and watch soaring bald eagles. Go further inland and golf,
shop, canoe, pick strawberries, explore a museum, and fly a kite.
Hey, it's as old as the shifting dunes and as new as the salt water taffy made this
morning. It's Virginia Beach. Come see it for the first time. Again.
Centrally located on the U.S. East Coast,
Virginia Beach is situated in the southeastern corner, where the state of Virginia meets
the sea. This popular resort city is just three and a half hours south of Washington,
D.C., and within a short driving distance to most U.S. cities, making it the perfect
vacation destination for one-third of the U.S. population.
