Virginia Beach Offers Many Attractions

It doesn’t have the airs of Hilton Head or the party atmosphere of South Beach. Instead Virginia Beach gives off a quiet sophistication for visitors who are looking for a beach resort town with just the right mix of tourist and hometown fun. If you are planning a trip to Virginia Beach, there are museums, outdoor sports, nightlife entertainment venues, and much more. 

The area is warm in the summer but misses the stifling heat of locations farther south. While Virginia Beach gets a fair amount of rainfall, most of it is not during the tourist season. The winters there are cool, with average January temperatures around 40 degrees and about eight inches of snowfall. Virginia Beach is a tourist’s dream because it is not overcrowded but provides plenty of entertainment opportunities to fit any type of weather or lifestyle.

For visitors interested in space exploration, a quick jaunt to Hampton will bring you face-to-face with the Apollo 12 Command Module. This partially burned module will give you an up-close look at the world of space exploration in the 1960s. In addition, the Virginia Air and Space Center houses an IMAX theater and other fascinating exhibits. Back in the city of Virginia Beach, the city schools provide inexpensive screenings and presentation through the school system’s planetarium.

If you are trying to keep yourself in the spirit of visiting the beach, consider checking out the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center in downtown Virginia Beach. This expansive center is home to more than 800,000 gallons of water with hundreds of species of live fish in addition to a bird sanctuary where you can walk around with various birds flying overhead. The aquarium also has live exhibits, many of them interactive, so that you can experience the excitement of marine life.