American Rover Tall Ship Cruises

The Waterside Festival Marketplace

333 Waterside Drive

Norfolk, VA 23510

757-627-7245  

Hours: 2 and 3 hour cruises available, call for reservations

Admission Charged

This graceful sailing ship is the largest three-masted, 149-passenger topsail schooner under the US flag.

The Armed Forces Memorial

Town Point Park

Norfolk, VA 23510

757-664-6620  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free

Cast in bronze, excerpts from 20 letters written home by US service members who lost their lives in war are scattered across a portion of Town Point Park as if blown there by the wind. A truly moving tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 

Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception

232 Chapel Street

Norfolk, VA 23504

757-622-4487  

Hours: Tues – Thurs, 1pm – 5pm

Admission Free

The parish of this beautifully renovated church dates back to 1791, with the arrival of the Catholic laity and priests, seeking refuge from the French Revolution.  

Battleship USS Wisconsin

One Waterside Drive

Norfolk, VA 23510

757-322-3108  

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm, Sunday, noon – 5pm.  Closed Monday and Tuesday

Admission Free

Located next to Nauticus, The National Maritime Center, the USS Wisconsin is the largest and last battleship ever built by the U.S. Navy. Explore its deck through a self-guided or audiotape tour that will take you back in time to experience this majestic ship that earned five battle stars during World War II.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

One Busch Gardens Boulevard Williamsburg, VA   23187

800-343-7946  

Hours: Vary by season, call for additional information

Admission Charged

Take a journey to the unexpected at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, where 17th-century charm combines with 21st-century technology to create the ultimate family experience. Busch Gardens boasts more than 50 thrilling rides and attractions, ten main stage shows, a wide variety of award-winning cuisine and world-class shops.  

Cannonball Trail

401 East Freemason Street (Start of walking tour) Norfolk, VA   23510

757-664-6620  

Hours: Open year round, 24 hours a day

Admission Free

Hike the Cannonball Trail, a self-guided downtown walking tour where you'll wind your way through 400 years of Norfolk's History. Let the signs be your guide. 

Carrie B

Waterside Festival Marketplace

333 Waterside Drive

Norfolk, VA   23510

757-393-4735  

Hours: Call for reservations and additional information

Admission Charged

Tour Norfolk’s naval shipyards and naval operating base aboard a Mississippi-style paddle wheeler–the Carrie B. The top deck provides an unobstructed view of Navy aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, the nation’s oldest dry dock and historic Fort Norfolk.  

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Route 60 (Shore Drive) and Route 13 Virginia Beach, VA  23510

757-331-2960  

Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Admission Charged

An engineering marvel connects Virginia Beach/ Norfolk and Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Acclaimed as one of the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World,” this 17.6-mile link is the world’s largest bridge-tunnel complex.

Chrysler Museum of Art

245 West Olney Road

Norfolk, VA   23510

757-664-6200  

Hours: Wed 10am - 9pm; Thurs - Sat 10am - 5pm; Sun 1 - 5pm. Closed Mon, Tue, and major holidays

Admission Charged

Visitors can view the museum’s world-renowned Tiffany-glass collection, Art Nouveau furniture, works of art from African, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian, Islamic and Asian cultures, and an extensive European and American collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.

Civil War Trail

Norfolk, VA 23510

757-664-6620  

Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Admission Free

Norfolk is a participant in the Virginia Civil War Trails program, an effort that links over 200 Civil War sites located throughout the Commonwealth. Visitors can trace Norfolk's Civil War heritage by following the Civil War Trails around the city. Sites include Fort Norfolk, the historic Freemason District, and the Black Civil War Memorial - the South's only commemoration of black Union troops. 

Crispus Attucks Theatre

10 Church Street Norfolk,  VA   23510

757-623-1111  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

The Attucks Theatre has been a landmark for the African-American community since 1919. The Theater stands as a shining tribute to Norfolk's cultural past and boasts 675 seats.

D’Art Center

125 College Place Norfolk, VA 23510

757-625-4211  

Hours: Call for days and hours of operation

Admission Free

Always free of charge and open to the public, d’ART Center is a hub of contemporary visual art in Hampton Roads where you can meet artists, see artists create and buy original fine art.

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

One Waterside Drive Norfolk, VA   23510

757-322-2987

Hours: Call for days and hours of operation

Admission Charged

The Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus highlights the region's naval history featuring large Civil War and World War II galleries, guided tours, model-making demonstrations and a research library. 

Harbor Park/Norfolk Tides

150 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA   23510

757-622-2222  

Hours: Call for schedule

Admission Charged

Take yourself out to the ball game at beautiful Harbor Park, the 12,000 - seat home of the AAA Norfolk Tides, the New York Mets' top minor league team. Fun, affordable and family friendly. Harbor Park is perched on the banks of the Elizabeth River along Norfolk's downtown waterfront. 

Hermitage Foundation Museum

7637 North Shore Road Norfolk, VA   23505

757-423-2052  

Hours: 10am - 5pm Monday thru Saturday, 1 - 5pm Sunday

Admission Charged

Set along a tree-lined riverbank, this 1908 Tudor home appears frozen in time, offering visitors an extraordinary trip through antiquity. 

Historic Fort Norfolk

Front Street Norfolk, VA   23510

757-625-1720  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

Fort Norfolk is the last remaining of 19 harbor-front forts authorized in 1794 by President George Washington. Stepping through the fort's arched entryway transports visitors to another era. The fort's four-acre site overlooks the Elizabeth River and includes earthwork embankments, ramparts, a dungeon, officers' quarters, powder magazine, barracks, and guardhouse. Most structures in the fort date to 1810.

Hunter House Victorian Museum

240 W. Freemason Street Norfolk, VA   23510

757-623-9814  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

In Norfolk in 1894, the Boston architect W.D. Wentworth designed and built a home in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture for the prominent merchant and banker, James Wilson Hunter.

MacArthur Center

300 Monticelo Avenue Norfolk, VA   23510

757-627-6000

Hours: Monday through Saturday 10am - 9pm; Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Admission Free

This 1 million square-foot center features the region's first Nordstrom, the East Coast's flagship Dillard's, an 18-screen cinema megaplex, a 600-seat food court, more than 70 new-to-the-market retailers and 75 other retail favorites. It's where you will find extraordinary new levels of shopping, dining and entertainment. 

Martin Luther King Monument and Plaza

Brambleton Avenue/Church Street Norfolk, VA   23510

757-333-4266  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

This soaring, heartwarming monument dedicated to the slain civil rights leader stands at the corner of Brambleton Avenue and Church Street.

Moses Myers House

331 Bank Street Norfolk, VA   23510

757-333-6283  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

One of Norfolk's first Jewish residents built the elegant Federal Period home in 1792. Superb collection of period furnishings and noted original artwork. 

Nauticus, The National Maritime Center

One Waterside Drive Norfolk, VA  23510

757-664-1000  

Hours: Open daily, call for hours of operation

Admission Charged

A fun and exciting interactive science and technology center exploring the power of the sea. It features more than 150 exhibits including computer and video interactives, films on a giant screen, exotic aquaria, touch pools, shark petting, national-caliber traveling exhibits, and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Battleship USS Wisconsin is berthed alongside.

Naval Station Norfolk

9079 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk, VA   23505

757-444-7955  

Hours: Varies by season, call for exact schedule

Admission Charged

Home port to more than 75 ships and 100 aircraft of the Atlantic Fleet, Naval Station Norfolk is the world's largest naval installation. The Naval Station Norfolk offers 45 minute bus tours which are conducted by Navy personnel, passing giant aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, frigates, amphibious assault ships and one of the busiest airfields. The tour also passes historic homes from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition. 

Norfolk Botanical Garden

6700 Azalea Gardens Road Norfolk, VA 23518

757-441-5830  

Hours:  9am - 7pm Apr15 - Oct15 | 9am - 5pm Oct16 - Apr 14

Admission Charged

155 beautiful acres intertwined by bridges, coastal waterways, and 12 miles of pedestrian trails. With one of the largest collections of roses, azaleas, camellias and hollies on the East Coast, Garden guests are surrounded with year-round beauty.

Spirit of Norfolk

208 East Main Street Norfolk, VA    23510

757-625-FUNN  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

Board the Spirit of Norfolk for a fun lunch or dinner cruise that has it all! Enjoy live entertainment, a delicious buffet, and great views of the Norfolk Naval Base!

The MacArthur Memorial

MacArthur Square, Bank Street & City Hall Ave. Norfolk, VA   23510

757-441-2965  

Hours: Open Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm; Sun 11am - 5pm

Admission Free

The MacArthur Memorial's extensive collection of military and personal artifacts allows visitors to discover the compelling story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the millions of American men and women who served our nation through five wars. Nine permanent and two changing exhibit galleries.

Tugboat Museum

Docked at Nauticus, One Waterside Drive Norfolk, VA   23510

757-627-4884  

Hours: Memorial Day - Labor Day 11am - 5pm every day, Off Season Tuesday - Sunday - 11am - 5pm

Admission Charged

Step aboard a living piece of history. Built in 1933 by Newport News Shipyard Apprentices, the Tug Huntington assisted in docking and launching hundreds of aircraft carriers, submarines, and passenger lines.

Victory Rover Naval Cruises

Docked at Nauticus, One Waterside Drive Norfolk, VA   23510

757-627-7406  

Hours: Varies by season, departs daily at 2pm

Admission Charged

Experience the newest and fastest way to see the World's Largest Naval installation aboard this unique navy-themed vessel.  

Virginia Zoological Park

3500 Granby Street Norfolk, VA   23504

757-624-9937  

Hours: Open daily 10am - 5pm, Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day

Admission Charged

With over 350 animals, the zoological park includes a 10-acre Okavango African habitat, a reptile and nocturnal gallery, a barnyard and botanical gardens.

Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theatre

Monticello and Tazewell Norfolk, VA   23510

757-627-1234  

Hours: Call for schedule

Admission Charged

Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theatre is nationally recognized for fine productions of contemporary and classic drama, comedies and Broadway bound premiers. Virginia Stage Company resides in the beautifully restored Wells Theatre, a National Historic Landmark in the heart of Downtown Norfolk, convenient to MacArthur Center, Nauticus and the USS Wisconsin.

Willoughby – Baylor House

601 East Freemason Street Norfolk, VA   23510

757-333-6283  

Hours: Call for days and hours of operation

Admission Charged