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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 favorite eateries. Need coffee? Norfolk has a
Festivals and Special Events
growing coffeehouse scene that should
With more than 130 special events on
Attractions
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
tap each year, Norfolk is home to great
With 144 miles of coastline and a bustling downtown waterfront, Norfolk, Virginia is
celebrations. From Harborfest® and the
festivals, outdoor concerts and holiday
a fun, dynamic destination that’s easy to love. Wherever you stay, you are just a short
Virginia Arts Festival to Holidays in the
distance from dozens of impressive chef-owned restaurants, exciting attractions,
City and the Virginia Wine Festival, it’s four
performing arts and unique meeting venues. Norfolk, the business and cultural heart
seasons of fun and good times in Norfolk.
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!
not be missed!
Sail on a majestic tall ship. Explore the power of the sea at Nauticus and The Hampton Roads Naval Museum, or aboard the Battleship Wisconsin. Enjoy a harbor tour, a sunset dinner cruise, a paddlewheel ferry ride, a Naval base tour, or a day at the beach.
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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
sports swings at one of Norfolk’s three golf courses. Enjoy great professional sports on a shoestring budget. Take in exciting AAA baseball action with the Norfolk Tides at downtown’s Harbor Park, or an AHL hockey game with the Norfolk Admirals at the Scope.
Accommodations From full-service hotels to boutique inns
every budget and style.
Shopping
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performing arts centers, great museums, galleries, live music and working artist studios. By day, stay cool inside the world-class Chrysler Museum of Art or The MacArthur Memorial. By night, try summer concerts on the harbor, a play at the Wells Theatre, live music at the NorVa or a stylish evening at the Virginia Opera or Virginia Symphony.
GETTING AROUND Getting around in Norfolk is easy either by bus or light rail. The rail extends 7.4 miles
Directions to Downtown Norfolk
From West • Route 58 East (toward Norfolk) to I-264 East (toward Norfolk). Take the Waterside Drive Exit into downtown Norfolk.
From WEST • I-64 East toward Richmond. Bypass Richmond with I-295 South (toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach). Take I-64 East to I-264 West to Exit 284A (toward Norfolk). Follow Exit 9 to Waterside Drive into
From South • I-95 North to Route 58 East (toward Norfolk). Take Route 58 East to I-264 East (toward Norfolk). Take the Waterside Drive Exit into downtown Norfolk. While you are here, stop by the Ocean View
downtown Norfolk.
Visitor Center conveniently located at 9401
from Eastern Virginia Medical Center east
From North
Norfolk’s urban shopping centers feature
through downtown Norfolk, adjacent to
• Interstate 95 South toward Richmond
everything from popular national retailers
I-264 to Newtown Road; and 18 bus routes
to I-295 South (toward Norfolk, Virginia
at MacArthur Center and The Gallery at
offer direct connection to six of the 11
Beach). Take I-64 East to I-264 West to Exit
Military Circle Mall to trendy specialty
Tide stations.
284A (toward Norfolk). Follow Exit 9 to
shops and antiquing in Ghent.
Richmond
cornerstone, with an array of fine and
and bed and breakfasts, Norfolk offers over 5,000 hotel rooms to accommodate
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4th View Street (I-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
visitnorfolktoday.com | 1-800-368-3097
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West Point Monument
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www.norfolkhistorical.org
d’ART Center at Selden Arcade
757-625-4211 | www.d-artcenter.org
Fort Norfolk
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Norfolk State University
757-441-2653 | www.norfolk.gov/cemeteries/ west_point.asp
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Old Dominion University
Windows on History Attucks Theatre
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Tidewater Community College
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Virginia Wesleyan College
757-622-4763 | www.attuckstheatre.org
The MacArthur Memorial
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The NorVa
Light Rail Stops Norfolk Electric Transit (NET) Connector
www.sevenvenues.com | www.norfolkadmirals.com
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757-622-2222 | www.norfolktides.com
Lake Wright Golf Course
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Parking Facilities
757-627-3300 | www.watersidemarketplace.com
Harbor Park / Norfolk Tides
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Waterside Festival Marketplace
The Pagoda
757-625-6161 | www.hope-house.org/arts
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757-627-6000 | www.shopmacarthur.com
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MacArthur Center
866-835-8849 | www.spiritofnorfolk.com
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757-627-4353 | www.saintpaulsnorfolk.com
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757-664-6200 | www.chrysler.org/about-the-museum/ historic-houses/willoughby-baylor-house/
757-441-1526 | www.norfolk.gov/police/museum.asp
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757-622-0506 | www.pagodagarden.org
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757-222-6100 | www.gohrt.com/services/paddlewheel-ferry
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757-892-6366 | www.virginiasymphony.org
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757-627-1234 | www.vastage.com
757-664-1000 | 1-800-664-1080 www.nauticus.org | www.halfmoone.org
757-441-5830 | www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org
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Virginia Stage Company
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1-866-OPERA-VA (673-7282) | www.vaopera.org
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Virginia Opera
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757-444-7955 | www.cnic.navy.mil/norfolksta/index.htm
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Tidewater Community College / Roper Performing Arts Center
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757-627-4547 | www.thenorva.com
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757-322-2987 | www.hrnm.navy.mil
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Harrison Opera House
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757-822-1122 | www.tcc.edu
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757-664-6464 | www.sevenvenues.com
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757-823-8600 | www.nsu.edu
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757-441-2374 | www.virginiazoo.org
GRESHAM
757-446-5600 | www.evms.edu
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757-664-6200 | www.chrysler.org
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The Cannonball Trail Chrysler Museum of Art
757-664-6620 | 1-800-368-3097
757-683-5762 | www.constantcenter.com
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Armed Forces Memorial
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757-480-2094 | www.oceanviewgc.com
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757-441-2345 | www.festevents.org
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Attractions Performing Arts Sports Shopping Schools
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757-627-SAIL (7245) | www.americanrover.com
Town Point Park
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