Travel Guide of Norfolk in United States by Influencers and Travelers
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 94th-largest city in the nation.
The Best Things to Do and Visit in Norfolk
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1 - Norfolk Botanical Garden
The Norfolk Botanical Garden is a botanical garden with arboretum located at 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, Virginia.
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2 - Nauticus
11 km away
Nauticus is a maritime-themed science center and museum located on the downtown waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia, also known as the National Maritime Center.
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3 - Mountain Bike Tours in Norfolk
The Elizabeth River Trail is a great way to follow Norfolk’s waterfront bikeways & greenways. Your Pedego e-bike has pedal assist and throttle to take you to all the must-see historical sites without breaking a sweat. Or find your own path through Norfolk's waterfront Burroughs. • Waterside District Festival Marketplace, with dozens of scores of shops restaurants. • Nauticus Maritime Center, with fantastic nautical artifacts and exhibits • The Great Battleship Wisconsin, one of the most iconic battleships of WWII and Korean War • Historic Freemason District, with cobblestoned streets and significant architectural styles • Norfolk's Pagoda Garden • Eclectic Chelsea District, with bakeries, breweries, restaurants, and shipyard. Old Dominion University Lochhaven - The longest portion of the trail, the Lochhaven section boasts beautiful residential streets, views of the Norfolk Country Club Marina, and the Hermitage Museum & Gardens.
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4 - Fort Norfolk
12 km away
Fort Norfolk is a historic fort and national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. With the original buildings having been built between 1795 and 1809, the fort encloses 11 buildings: main gate, guardhouse, officers' quarters, powder magazine, and carpenter's shop.
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5 - Elizabeth River
13 km away
The Elizabeth River is a 6-mile-long tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States.
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6 - Shore Excursions in Norfolk
Our new Pick-Up and Drop-Off Special now makes round trip Limousine transportation way more affordable. With this rental, you only pay for your transportation, unlike other companies that charge you from start to finish even while you aren't using your limo. This is perfect for dinners, excursions, exploring Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach Town Center Restaurants, Saddler Center, Spirit of Norfolk Cruises, harbor boat tours, Ocean Breeze Water Park, Waterside District, Tides games, Nauticus Museum, kids events and activities, and so much more.
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7 - First Landing State Park
16 km away
First Landing State Park offers recreational opportunities at Cape Henry in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. As the first planned state park of Virginia, First Landing is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Seashore State Park Historic District.
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8 - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
16 km away
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel is a 17.6-mile bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Delmarva and Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. It opened in 1964, replacing ferries that had operated since the 1930s.
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9 - Bike Rentals in Norfolk
Electric Bike Rentals An electric bike rental is the very best way to experience Norfolk Virginia and beyond! The nearby bike trails are safe and breathtakingly beautiful. Visitors always say it’s the most fun and memorable activity of their trip. And locals are surprised to find such an amazing experience right in their own backyard.
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10 - Virginia Beach
27 km away
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 437,994; in 2019, it was estimated to be 449,974.
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11 - Virginia Living Museum
30 km away
The Virginia Living Museum is an open-air museum located in Newport News, Virginia that has many living exhibits of Virginia's indigenous species. The exhibits include aspects of an aquarium, science center, aviary, botanical preserve and planetarium.
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12 - Sandbridge
35 km away
Sandbridge, in the U.S. state of Virginia, is a coastal community of Virginia Beach, located along the coastline on the Currituck Banks Peninsula at the northern end of the Outer Banks.
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