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NORFOLK, VIRGINIA With 144 miles of coastline and a bustling downtown waterfront, Norfolk, Virginia is a fun, dynamic destination that’s easy to love. Wherever you stay, you are just a short distance from dozens of impressive chef-owned restaurants, exciting attractions, performing arts and unique meeting venues. Norfolk, the business and cultural heart of the Virginia waterfront, is just minutes from the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Williamsburg. If Virginia is for lovers, then you are sure to love Norfolk. Visit our web site or stop by our Visitor Center to plan your trip today!
DINING AND NIGHTLIFE Love a night out at a great restaurant or cocktails with friends? You’ll love Norfolk. From creative twists on regional favorites to tapas bars and haute cuisine, there’s something on the menu for every taste and budget. Take a stroll along downtown’s Restaurant Row on Granby Street, visit Colley Avenue in Ghent, Ocean View on the Chesapeake Bay, or Military Highway for a variety of local
FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS With more than 130 special events on
favorite eateries. Need coffee? Norfolk has a growing coffeehouse scene that should not be missed!
tap each year, Norfolk is home to great
ATTRACTIONS
festivals, outdoor concerts and holiday
Sail on a majestic tall ship. Explore the
celebrations. From Harborfest® and the
power of the sea at Nauticus and The
Virginia Arts Festival to Holidays in the
Hampton Roads Naval Museum, or
City and the Virginia Wine Festival, it’s four
aboard Battleship Wisconsin. Enjoy a
seasons of fun and good times in Norfolk.
harbor tour, a sunset dinner cruise, a paddle-wheel ferry ride, a Naval base tour, or a day at the beach.
Go fishing, kayak, learn how to sail, bike
MUSEUMS AND ARTS
along the Elizabeth River, or take a few
Norfolk is the Mid-Atlantic’s cultural
swings at one of Norfolk’s three golf
cornerstone, with an array of fine and
courses. Enjoy great professional sports on
performing arts centers, great museums,
a shoestring budget. Take in exciting AAA
galleries, live music and working artist
baseball action with the Norfolk Tides
studios. By day, stay cool inside the world-
at downtown’s Harbor Park, or an AHL
class Chrysler Museum of Art or The
hockey game with the Norfolk Admirals at
MacArthur Memorial. By night, try summer
the Scope.
concerts on the harbor, a play at the
ACCOMMODATIONS
Wells Theatre, live music at the NorVa or
From full-service hotels to boutique inns
Virginia Symphony.
SPORTS
and bed and breakfasts, Norfolk offers over 5,000 hotel rooms to accommodate every budget and style.
a stylish evening at the Virginia Opera or
GETTING AROUND Getting around in Norfolk is easy either by
SHOPPING
bus or light rail. The rail extends 7.4 miles
Norfolk’s urban shopping centers feature
through downtown Norfolk, adjacent to
everything from popular national retailers
I-264 to Newtown Road; and 18 bus routes
at MacArthur Center and The Gallery at
offer direct connection to six of the 11
Military Circle Mall to trendy specialty
Tide stations.
shops and antiquing in Ghent.
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American Rover Tall Ship Cruises
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Armed Forces Memorial
757-627-SAIL (7245) | www.americanrover.com 757-664-6620 | 1-800-368-3097
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Police & Fire Museum
757-441-1526 | www.norfolk.gov/police/museum.asp
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
757-627-4353 | www.saintpaulsnorfolk.com
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The Cannonball Trail Chrysler Museum of Art
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Confederate Monument
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Stockley Gardens
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Town Point Park
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d’Art Center at Selden Arcade 757-625-4211 | www.d-artcenter.org Fort Norfolk www.norfolkhistorical.org/fort
Hampton Roads Naval Museum / Battleship Wisconsin 757-322-2987 | www.hrnm.navy.mil
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Hermitage Foundation Museum
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Hunter House Victorian Museum
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The MacArthur Memorial
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757-623-9814 | www.hunterhousemuseum.org 757-441-2965 | www.macarthurmemorial.org
Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Monticello Arcade Moses Myers House
757-664-6200 | www.chrysler.org/about-themuseum/historic-houses/
Nauticus, Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center
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Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House
757-664-6200 | www.chrysler.org/about-themuseum/historic-houses/willoughby-baylorhouse/
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Harbor Park / Norfolk Tides
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Lake Wright Golf Course
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Lambert’s Point Golf Club
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Norfolk Scope / Norfolk Admirals
Virginia Zoo West Point Monument Windows on History Attucks Theatre Chrysler Hall
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Harrison Opera House
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L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center 757-823-2063 | www.nsu.edu/wilder
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Robin Hixon Theater
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The NorVa
757-627-3300 | www.watersidemarketplace.com 757-622-2222 | www.norfolktides.com 757-459-2255 | www.virginiagolf.com 757-489-1677 | www.virginiagolf.com
Ocean View Golf Course 757-480-2094 | www.oceanviewgc.com
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Ted Constant Convocation Center
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Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Norfolk State University
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Old Dominion University
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Tidewater Community College
757-683-5762 | www.constantcenter.com 757-446-5600 | www.evms.edu 757-823-8600 | www.nsu.edu 757-683-3000 | www.odu.edu 757-822-1122 | www.tcc.edu
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757-627-6000 | www.shopmacarthur.com
757-664-6464 | 757-640-1212 www.sevenvenues.com | www.norfolkadmirals.com
757-664-6464 | www.sevenvenues.com
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Virginia Wesleyan College 757-455-3200 | www.vwc.edu
757-282-2322 757-627-4547 | www.thenorva.com
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Tidewater Community College / Roper Performing Arts Center 757-822-1450 | www.tcc.edu/roper
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Virginia Opera
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Virginia Stage Company
1-866-OPERA-VA (673-7282) | www.vaopera.org 757-627-1234 | www.vastage.com
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Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Wells Theatre
Ocean View Station Museum
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Paddlewheel Ferry
757-222-6100 | www.gohrt.com/services/paddlewheel-ferry
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Pagoda Garden Tea House and Gallery
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757-622-0506 | www.pagodagarden.org
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757-622-4763 | www.attuckstheatre.org
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757-531-0445 | www.ovsm.org
Waterside Festival Marketplace
Victory Rover Naval Base Cruises
757-441-2653 | www.norfolk.gov/cemeteries/west_point. asp
Norfolk Botanical Garden
757-441-5830 | www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org
757-441-2345 | www.festevents.org
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757-441-2374 | www.virginiazoo.org
Naval Station Norfolk
757-444-7955 | www.cnic.navy.mil/norfolksta/ index.htm
757-625-6161 | www.hope-house.org/arts
MacArthur Center
757-627-7406 | www.navalbasecruises.com
757-423-2052 | www.hermitagefoundation.org
757-664-1000 | 1-800-664-1080 www.nauticus.org | www.halfmoone.org 16
866-835-8849 | www.spiritofnorfolk.com
757-664-6200 | www.chrysler.org www.norfolkhistorical.org
Spirit of Norfolk
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757-892-6366 | www.virginiasymphony.org 757-627-6988 | www.vastage.com
The Gallery at Military Circle 757-461-0777 | www.galleryatmilitarycircle.com
Ghent Shopping & Antiques www.destinationghent.com
232 E Main St., No rf o lk, VA 23510 visitno rf o lkto d ay.co m | 1- 800-368-3097
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DIRECTIONS TO DOWNTOWN NORFOLK
FROM WEST
FROM WEST
FROM SOUTH
• I-64 East toward Richmond. Bypass
• I-95 North to Route 58 East (toward
• Route 58 East (toward Norfolk) to I-264 East (toward Norfolk). Take the Waterside Drive Exit into downtown Norfolk.
Richmond with I-295 South (toward
Norfolk). Take Route 58 East to
Norfolk/Virginia Beach). Take I-64 East to
I-264 East (toward Norfolk). Take the
I-264 West to Exit 284A (toward Norfolk).
Waterside Drive Exit into downtown
Follow Exit 9 to Waterside Drive into
Norfolk.
downtown Norfolk.
While you are here, stop by the Ocean View
FROM NORTH • Interstate 95 South toward Richmond to I-295 South (toward Norfolk, Virginia Beach). Take I-64 East to I-264 West to Exit 284A (toward Norfolk). Follow Exit 9 to
Visitor Center conveniently located at 9401 4th View Street (1-64 at exit 273) or our downtown location at 232 E. Main Street. 1-800-368-3097
Waterside Drive into downtown Norfolk.
232 E Main St., Norfolk, VA 23510
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