Indoor Attractions
(Museums and the like)

 

Hampton Roads
Family Attractions Network of Hampton Roads
 
Chesapeake

Bowling: Chesapeake Lanes
Location: 112 East Medical Pkwy.
Contact: (757) 436-4444
Info: Bowling

Bowling: Western Branch Lanes
Location: 3101 Lynnhurst Blvd.
Contact: (757) 686-2695
Info: Bowling, Pool, Darts, Video Games
Chesapeake Planetarium
Location: Hold Drive and Cedar Road
Hours: One night each week, call for more information
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 547-0153
Info: The Chesapeake Public School System presents public programs in this 30-foot dormed facility; topics change each month
Ice Skating: Chilled Ponds IceSports
Location: 1416 Stephanie Way
Contact: (757) 420-4488
Info: Features two NHL-sized rinks, a complete pro shop, locker rooms, skate rental, snack bar, video arcade, adult and youth figure skating programs
Library: Russell Memorial Library
Location: 3808 Taylor Rd
Hours: Mon - Thu 9 am - 9 pm, Fri - Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm
Visitor Information Center
Contact: (888) 889-5551
 
Courtland
Southampton Agriculture & Forestry Museum & Heritage Village
Contact: (757) 653-9554
 
Franklin
Southampton County Historical Society
Contact: (757) 654-6785
 
Gloucester
Museum of History
 
Hampton
Casemate Museum/Fort Monroe
Location: 20 Bernard Road
Contact: (757) 727-3391
Info: Exhibits chronicle the history of Fort Monroe and the U.S. Army's presence in Hampton Roads
Hampton Coliseum
Location: 1000 Coliseum Drive and Mercury Boulevard
Contact: (757) 838-4203
Info: 13,800-seat venue featuring sporting events, trade shows, conventions and concerts
History Museum
Contact: (757) 727-1610
Visitor Information Center
Contact: (800) 800-2202
Virginia Air & Space Center
Location: 600 Settlers Landing Rd (23669)
Hours: Memorial Day - Labor Day, Mon - Wed 10 am - 5 pm, Thu - Sun 10 am - 7 pm (Winter Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm)
Cost: Exhibits Only: Adults $9.50, Children (3-18)/Student $7.50, Seniors/Active Military $8.50; Regular Feature IMAX Only (45 min): Adults $8, Children (3-18)/Student $6.75, Seniors/Active Military $7; Combination prices also available
Contact: (757) 727-0900, (800) 296-0800
Info: features hundreds of hands-on aviation, space and science exhibits, aviation gallery, more than 30 historic aircraft, space artifacts, a Little Wings Play Area, and Riverside 3D IMAX Theater
 
Jamestown
Jamestown Settlement
Contact: (888) 593-4682
Info: museum of 17th-century Virginia, tells the story of America's first permanent English colony through film, gallery exhibits and living history; your visit starts with "1607: A Nation Takes Root," the docudrama film that chronicles Jamestown's origins in England, the colonists' struggle to survive and thrive in Virginia, their interaction with the Powhatan Indians, and the arrival in 1619 of the first Africans from the kingdom of Ndongo in Angola (outdoor living history areas also part of the Jamestown Settlement)
 
Newport News
Endview Plantation
Location: 362 Yorktown Rd (23603)
Contact: (757) 887-1862
Lee Hall Mansion
Location: 163 Yorktown Road (23603)
Contact: (757) 888-3371
Mariners' Museum, The
Location: 100 Museum Drive (23606)
Hours: Mon - Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5pm; closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
Cost: Adults $12.50, AAA, Military, Seniors $11.50, Children 6-17 $7.25, Children under 5 Free
Contact: (800) 581-SAIL (7245); (757) 596-2222
Info: America's National Maritime Museum; 120,000 square feet of gallery space with rare figureheads, handcrafted ship models, Civil War ironclad USS Monitor artifacts, paintings, small craft from around the world, navigational instruments, and so much more; experience the dramatic new USS Monitor Center that brings to life the historic battle between the Civil War Ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia.
Features: The Mariners' Museum Park (550 acres of woodland including the tranquil Lake Maury, 5 mile Noland Trail with a breathtaking view of the James River, largest privately owned and maintained park open to the public for free in the nation); The Permanent Galleries - Chesapeake Bay Gallery, Age of Exploration, Defending the Seas, The Great Hall of Steam, and The Nelson Touch; The Mariners' Museum Library; The Miniature Ships of August & Winnifred Crabtree; The International Small Craft Center, Compass Cafe (sandwiches, salads, coffee, soft drinks and more); Museum Shop (fine jewelry, mermaid ornaments, clocks, lamp finials, ships in bottles and other items inspired by The Museum's collections)
Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center, The
Location: 2803 Oak Avenue (23607)
Contact: (757) 247-2360
Hours: Tue - Sat 10 am - 4 pm, closed all major federal holidays except Columbus Day
Cost: Free admission and open to the public
Info: The Newsomes led the fight for social justice for African Americans in SE Virginia in their 1899 Queen Anne residence, which once served as the hub of the local black community.
Features: The Cornelius & Carrie R. Brown Education Center, Special programs for groups of 10 or more, archives available by appt, permanent exhibit "With a Fighting Spirit: The Life & Times of Joseph Thomas Newsome 1869-1942," changing exhibits gallery, educational programs on a variety of African American topics, special and seasonal events, on site parking available

Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Tourism Development Office
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Location: 300 Washington Blvd, Besson Hall, Fort Eustis (23504)
Contact: (757) 878-1115
Virginia War Museum
Location: 9285 Warwick Boulevard
Contact: (757) 247-8523
Info: American military history from 1775 to the present is highlighted through uniforms, insignias, vehicles, weapons and more
Visitor Information Center
Contact: (888) 493-7386
 
Norfolk
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Norfolk
Location: 232 East Main Street (23510)
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5 pm
Contact: (800) 368-3097, (757) 664-6620
Epworth United Methodist Church
Location: 124 West Freemason Street
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 am - 3 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 622-2970
Info: Founded 1850, Built November 22, 1893
Freemason Street Baptist Church
Location: 400 East Freemason Street
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 am - 4 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 625-7579
Info: Founded 1848
Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center
Location: One Waterside Drive, next to Nauticus
Contact: (757) 664-1074
Info: Norfolk's newest waterfront attraction, serving as a gateway for cruise ships sailing to beautiful pots-of-call and a venue for hosting special events
Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation
One Waterside Drive - Suite 248 (23510)
email: hrnhfmember@cox.net
*Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Location: One Waterside Drive (2nd floor, Nauticus)
Hours: Summer Season: Daily 10 am - 5 pm; Regular Hours: Tue - Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 322-2987; (757) 445-9932
Info: Founded 1979; Provides an exciting trip through more than two centuries of naval history around the great harbor of Hampton Roads
History Museum
Location: at the Willoughby-Baylor House, 601 E Freemason Street (23510)
Hours: Wed - Sat 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm
Contact: (757) 333-1085 , (757) 441-1526 , (757) 664-6200, (757) 333-6283
Info: offers a gracious view of a middle-class family's lifestyle in 18th-century Virginia
Hunter House Victorian Museum
Location: 240 W Freemason Street
Hours: Wed - Sat 10 am - 3:30 pm, Sun 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Cost: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $1 children
Contact: (757) 623-9814
Info: Experience the elegance and romance of the Victorian Era in this 1894 town home, carefully restored with many of the original family's furnishings.
MacArthur Memorial
Location: MacArthur Square, Bank St & City Hall Ave
Hours: Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 441-2965
Info: Artifacts, archives and the controversial war hero's trademark cap, sunglasses and corncob pipe fill this downtown museum dedicated to the life and career of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; located in Norfolk's restored 1850 City Hall Building, the Memorial is also the General's final resting place
Mambo Room
Location: 2200 Colonial Ave
Contact: (757) 351-6092
Info: Latin Dance Studio: Dance Classes: Salsa/Mambo, Bachata, Cha Cha, Afro Latin, Tango, Bellydance, Hip Hop, Chicago Style Steppin', Fitness Dance Classes
Moses Myers House
Location: 323 East Freemason Street
Hours: Wed - Sat, 10 am - 4 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm
Cost: Free; Small fee for group tours and school programs
Contact: (757) 441-1526, (757) 333-1091
Info: Stately brick home in downtown Norfolk; features a collection, which draws an exceptionally accurate picture of the life of a prosperous Jewish merchant and his family; Built 1792

*Nauticus: National Maritime Center
Location: One Waterside Drive (23510)
Contact: (800) 664-1080; (757) 664-1000
Hours: Memorial Day thru Labor Day, Open daily 9 am - 5 pm; Remainder of the year, open Tue - Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm; Call ahead for holiday hours.
Cost: First and Second floors: FREE; Third floor: Adults - $10.95, Children (4-12) - $8.50, AAA/Military/Seniors - $9.95, Children (3 and under) - Free; Group rates are available for 15 or more. Special pricing for special events and memberships. Strollers and wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited number of lockers are available for rental for a small fee.
Parking: located at nearby garages on main and Plume Streets and City Hall Avenue; hourly parking fees apply.
Info: Maritime and science museum that explores the economic, naval and natural power of the sea.

Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House, The
Location: 601 E Freemason Street (23510)
Hours: Wed - Sat 10 am - 4 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 333-1085 , (757) 441-1526, (757) 664-6200, (757) 333-6283
Info: Home of the Norfolk History Museum, Built 1794

Norfolk Lanes
Location: 2441 E. Little Creek Rd (23518)
Contact: (757) 583-1571

Norfolk Police Museum
Location: 100 Brooke Avenue (on the corner of Brooke and Granby Street)
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 am - 3 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 423-6592
Info: Founded 1797, Built 1919; Norfolk Police Department is one of the first police departments in the US; Norfolk Police Museum is the oldest museum in the City of Norfolk and is housed inside the Norfolk Police Department; documents and preserves the history of te department and those who have served it; extensive array of exhibits from early photographs and uniforms to vintage firearms and handcuffs
Norfolk Southern Railway Museum
Location: Three Commercial Place, Ground Floor, Lobby
Hours: Mon - Fri 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 629-2714, (757) 823-5555
Info: See rail, clothing, tools, locomotive parts, signage, and photographs dating to the early part of the 19th century, as well as exhibits that explain the railroad's role in 21st-century logistics
Ocean View Station Museum, The
Location: 9623 Grandby Street (23510)
Contact: (757) 531-0445
Ocean View Visitor Center
Location: 9401 4th View Street (I-64 at exit 273)
Contact: (757) 441-1852
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
Location: 201 St Paul's Blvd
Hours: Self-Guided Tours: Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm; Guided tours are available by contacting the church
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 627-4353
Info: Founded 1636-37; Built 1739; The only structure to survive the British destruction of Norfolk on New Year's Day 1776; see an 18th-century cannonball fired by the British fleet that remains lodged in the Church's south-eastern wall
Scope
Location: 215 E Brambleton Ave
Contact: (757) 664-6464
Info: Opened in 1972, host to everything from indoor sporting events to concerts
Selden Arcade
Location: 208 E Main Street
Hours: Mon - Sun 7 am - 6 pm
Contact: (757) 664-6880
Southern Museum
Location: 3 Commercial Place, Ground Floor of the Norfolk Southern Corporation headquarters building (23510)
Hours: Mon - Fri 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact: (757) 823-5555, (757) 629-2714
Parking: Downtown Norfolk has public parking garages as well as metered spaces near the Norfolk Southern Tower
Info: 1,600-square-foot museum with exhibits and artifacts that highlight the company's history. The exhibits include sections of Civil War-era tracks, vintage tools and a locomotive simulator.
Ted Constant Convocation Center
Location: 4320 Hampton Boulevard, at Old Dominion University
Contact: (757) 683-5762
Info: State-of-the-art convocation center and athletic venues; concerts, symphony productions, ODU women's and men's basketball, conventions
Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation
Location: 500 East Main Street, Suite 600 (23510)
Contact: (757) 627-7400 office
Waterside Festival Marketplace
Location: 333 Waterside Dr (23510)
Contact: (757) 627-3300
Info: Entertainment: Mon - Sat noon - 2 pm, Fri - Sat 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Sun 1 - 3 pm
 
Portsmouth
Children's Museum of Virginia
Location: in the Historic Olde Towne, Middle Street Mall, 221 High Street
Cost: Admission
Contact: (757) 393-8393, (757) 393-5258
Info: state's largest children's museum, offers hands-on exhibits, temporary exhibits, planetarium and an antique toy and model train collection
*Commodore Theatre
Location: in Historic Olde Towne, 421 High Street (23704)
Contact: (757) 393-6962
Hours: box office opens 1 pm on Wed, Sat, Sun; 6 pm Mon, Tue, Thu; 3 pm Fri; Balcony open Fri - Sun
Tickets: Cash only at box office (same day ticket sales only, no phone reservations); Credit and debit accepted in dining area.
Info: 1945 Art Deco Style Motion Picture Theatre shows first run movies while serving light dinners; 42 foot screen, THX Digital sound system, upholstered seating, and crystal chandeliers; sandwiches, desserts, pizza, beer and wine; tables equipped with phones to order food; veg options - fried potato wedges, onion rings, popcorn, tossed salad, fresh fruit & cheese plate, baked potato; listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Contact: (800) PORTS-VA (767-8782)
Courthouse Galleries
Location: 420 High Street in Historic Olde Towne, on the corner of High and Court Streets
Cost: Admission
Hours: Tue - Sat 10 am - 8 pm; Sun noon - 8 pm; open on Mon between Memorial Day and Labor Day and on Mondays that fall on a holiday
Contact: (757) 393-8543
Info: Housed in the 1846 Courthouse, devoted to offering quality educational, cultural and aesthetic experiences in the arts through rotating visual art exhibits, lectures, classes and performances. The exhibits featured in this dramatic setting encompass Eastern, Western, multicultural, traditional and contemporary art forms that inspire interest and understanding of our rich and diverse global heritage. On the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.
Hill House
Location: 221 North Street in Historic Olde Towne (23704)
Hours: Apr - Dec, Wed 12:30 - 4:30 pm, Sat - Sun 1 to 5 pm
Cost: Admission
Contact: (757) 393-0241
Info: Virginia Register of Historic Places; 4-story, 1825 English-basement home furnished entirely with original family belongings. The house remains in its original condition, with limited renovation through the years.
Lightship Portsmouth Museum (101-WAL524)
Location: at Water and London Street on the waterfront in Historic Olde Towne
Hours: Sat 10 am - 5 pm; Sun 1 pm - 5 pm (Memorial Day - Labor Day Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm; Sun 1 pm - 5 pm)
Cost: $3 (covers both the Lightship Museum and the Naval Shipyard Museum)
Contact: (757) 393-8741
Info: Lightships were built to help mariners avoid dangerous shoals or enter safetly into harbors at night. Years ago, lights were fixed to masts of ships that anchored for months in strategic locations off the coastline. Commissioned in 1915, it has since been restored to its original condition. In 1989, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can board the vessel and see hwo the men of the Lightship Service lived during their many months at sea.
Naval Shipyard Museum, Portsmouth
Location: 2 High Street, at High Street Landing
Hours: Tue - Sat 10 am - 5 pm; Sun 1 - 5 pm; open on Mon between Memorial Day and Labor Day and on Mondays that fall on a holiday
Cost: $3 (covers both the Naval Shipyard Museum and the Lightship Museum)
Contact: (757) 393-8591
 Info: the oldest and largest U.S. naval shipyard; local and naval history, memorabilia from a centuries-old Southern port. Established in 1949 within the nation's oldest shipyard, the Museum was later moved to the Portsmouth waterfront. Visitors will experience a steady stream of vessels from pleasure craft to carriers, and a wonderful collection of antique cannons.
Olde Towne Portsmouth
Public Library
Main (757) 393-8501 (Corner of Court and King Streets)
Churchland (757) 686-2538
Manor (757) 465-2916
Cradock (757) 393-8759
Info: free wi-fi internet access
TCC Visual Arts Center
Location: in Historic Olde Towne, Corner of Court and High Streets
Towne Square
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
Location: in Historic Olde Towne, at corner of High and Middle Streets; 206 High Street
Contact: (757) 393-8031
Info: Established in 1972; Honors members of Virginia's rich sports history Dribble a basketball, toss a football, pitch a baseball. Feel what it's like to drive a stock car on a professional track. Watch a game in luxury from a Redskins Skybox. Announce the play-by-play of a historic game from a broadcast booth.
Visitor Information Center & Gift Shop at North Landing
Location: at North Landing, 6 Crawford Parkway (23704)
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm 7 days a week
Contact: (800) PORTS-VA (767-8782), (757) 393-5111
Info: Self-Guided Walking Tour brochures, tickets for the Carrie B Harbor Tour, Gift shop, Dining reservations, Free wireless Internet access throughout Olde Towne
 
Smithfield
Boykin's Tavern Museum
Location: Monument Circle
Contact: (800) 365-9339, (757) 365-9771
Info: Built 1762, the house is decorated in colonial fashion with true period antiques and serves as a satellite Visitor Center for Smithfield and Isle of Wight County
Historic St. Luke's Church
Location: 14477 Benns Church Boulevard
Contact: (757) 357-3367
Info: Earliest original Gothic structure in America; built in 1632, it houses the nation's oldest intact organ
Isle of Wight Museum
Location: Corner of Main and Church Streets
Contact: (757) 357-7459
Info: turn-of-the-century country store, Indian artifacts, Civil War relics and prehistoric fossils from the nearby James River
Old Courthouse of 1750
Location: 335 Main Street
Contact: (800) 365-9339, (757) 356-9016
Info: Serves as the Isle of Wight County's official Visitor Center
 
Suffolk
Museum
Contact: (757) 923-2371
Riddick's Folly House Museum
Location: 10 North Main St
Hours: Open Wed - Sun
Contact: (757) 934-1390
Info: Registered with the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission and the National Register of Historic Places; During the Civil War, this 21-room, Greek Revival style home served as headquarters for the Union
Seaboard Station Railroad Museum
Location: 326 N Main Street (23434)
Hours: Wed - Sat 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm
Cost: Donations gratefully accepted: $2 adults, $1 children 12 & under style27
Contact: (757) 923-4750
Info: 1885 Restored Main Street Station displays HO-scale model of Suffolk in 1907; railroad memorabilia and gift shop
Visitor Information Center & Gift Shop
Location: at the Historic Prentis House, 321 North Main Street (23434)
Hours: Open daily 9 am - 5 pm
Contact: (757) 514-4130 or 866-SEE-SUFK (733-7835)
Info: One of the oldest standing homes in Suffolk, the three-story structure has undergone an extensive restoration in compliance with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
 
Surry
Bacon's Castle Museum
Contact: (757) 357-5976
Jones-Stewart Mansion at Chippokes State Park
Contact: (757) 294-3625
Surry County
Nuclear Information Center
Contact: (757) 357-5410
 
Virginia Beach

Adam Thoroughgood House
Location: 1636 Parish Road (23455)
Hours: Tue - Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon
Cost: Adults $4; Seniors (60+) $3; Students (6+) $2
Contact: Site (757) 460-7588; Admin Office (757) 431-4000
Info: designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is one of the oldest surviving colonial homes in Virginia; showcases ways the land provided the essentials needed for survival in the New World

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
Location: 1113 Atlantic Ave
Contact: (757) 437-8432
Info: DeWitt Cottage was built in 1895 by Bernard P. Holland, the city's first postmaster and mayor, for his bride as a year-round home. It's the oldest remaining structure on the city's oceanfront and is currently home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
Association for Research & Enlightenment
Location: 215 67th St
Contact: (757) 428-3588
Info: The international headquarters of Edgar Cayce, the most well-documented psychic of modern times.
Chesapeake Bay Center
Location: at First Landing State Park, 2500 Shore Drive (23451)
Hours: Year round, 9 am - 5 pm daily
Cost: Free
Contact: (757) 412-2316
Info: Informative visitor center features aquariums, environmental and historical exhibits and displays, classroom space and informaiton on nature-based tourism activities in the area.
DeWitt Cottage
Location: 1113 Atlantic Ave
Contact: (757) 437-8432
Info: DeWitt Cottage was built in 1895 by Bernard P. Holland, the city's first postmaster and mayor, for his bride as a year-round home. It's the oldest remaining structure on the city's oceanfront and is currently home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
Ferry Plantation House
Location: 4136 Cheswick Lane (23455)
Contact: (757) 473-5182
Francis Land House
Location: 3131 Virginia Beach Blvd (23452)
Hours: Tue - Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon
Cost:: Adults $4; Seniors (60+) $3; Students (6+) $2
Contact: (757) 431-4000
Info: Exhibits, period furnishings, gardens and costumed guides at this gracious 18th-century plantation home
Indian River Lanes
Location: 6660 Indian River Rd. (23464)
Contact: (757) 420-5840
Lynnhaven House
Location: 4405 Wishart Rd
Cost: Admission charged
Contact: (757) 460-7109 (recording)
Info: 18th-century brick house features lovely grounds, period furniture and tours by docents in period dress. Colonial Education Center and Gift shop
Lynnhaven Lanes
Location: 2601 Lishelle Place (23452)
Contact: (757) 468-1000

Military Aviation Museum
Location: 1341 Princess Anne Rd
Cost: $10 Adults, $5 Children $9 Seniors
Contact: (757) 497-3157
Info: One of the largest private collections of WWII and Korean War era fighters, bomers, trainers and seaplanes

Old Coast Guard Station
Location: 24th St and Atlantic Ave
Hours: Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm; Closed Mon Oct 1 - Memorial Day; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve & Day
Cost: Admission charged. Special Senior Citizen/Active Duty Military & Group Rates; call for info and group reservations
Contact: (757) 422-1587
Info: Virginia Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places; Former U.S. Life Saving Station built in 1903; now includes exhibits on the history of the Coast Guard, rescue methods and shipwrecks off the Virginia coast; features ship models, lifesaving equipment, and shipwreck artifacts; the only existing station in Virginia, among a mere handful on the entire Atlantic Coast, that is open to the public; visitors are given a rare insight into the early days of shipwrecks and life-saving efforts; Museum Store features nautical gifts, lighthouse collectibles, works of local artists, jewelry, books, candles, children's books and toys and more; TowerCam, a real-time interactive exhibit, allows you to scan the horizon and identify the many vessels that visit the port of Hampton Roads

*Q Masters Billiards
Location: 5612-A Princess Anne Rd.
Contact: (757) 499-8900 or (757) 499-8940 (showroom)
Info: 20,000 square feet, 58 tables, showroom of pool cues, cases, and billiard products, two bars, and a restaurant

Roller Derby
Dominion Derby Girls
Visitor Information Center
Location: 2100 Parks Ave (Info Kiosk in resort area at 17th&Boardwalk and 24th&Atlantic, daily 9 am - 7 pm mid May thru Sep)
Contact: (800) 822-3224, (757) 491-7866
Hours: Open daily. Closed fall/winter holidays, 9 am - 5 pm (9 am to 7 pm Mid-June to Labor Day)
Young Chefs Academy
Location: 1615 General Booth Blvd
Contact: (757) 721-7271
Info: Children learn the importance and value of cooking in a safe setting that encourages creativity and discovery. Sessions familiarize children ages three and older with diverse foods, while they create and taste scrumptious recipes
Young Chefs Academy
Location: 1554 Laskin Rd
Contact: (757) 422-4337
Info: Children learn the importance and value of cooking in a safe setting that encourages creativity and discovery. Sessions familiarize children ages three and older with diverse foods, while they create and taste scrumptious recipes
 
Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Contact: (800) HISTORY (447-8679), (757) 229-1000
Info: Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area offersdaily historic trade demonstrations, dramatic vignettes, interactive programs and encounters with "People of the Past;" scores of original buildings, homes, shops, and public buildings over 301 acres, rare animal breeds, trades, gardens, and museums
Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum
Location: 1735 Richmond Rd
Contact: (757) 220-9220
Info: Over 300 amazing exhibits from around the world; you'll learn that truth is stranger than fiction!
Surry County
Visitor Information Center
Contact: (800) 368-6511, (800) 447-8679
 
Yorktown
Yorktown Visitor Center and Battlefield
Location: Eastern Terminus, Colonial Pkwy
Contact: (757) 898-2410