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1. Hermitage Museum and Gardens
Address: 7637 N Shore Rd, Norfolk.
Historic home & picturesque gardens offering a fine art collection, professional program & classes.
2. Macarthur Memorial Museum
Address: 198 Bank St, Norfolk.
Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, stuccoed and granite-faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet by 60 feet.
3. Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Address: 1 Waterside Dr, Norfolk.
This is one of the Navy museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. It celebrates the long history of the U.S. Navy in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia and is co-located with Nauticus in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
4. Town Point Park
Address: 113 Waterside Dr, Norfolk.
The park hosts major outdoor concerts, award-winning festivals and special events each year to include Norfolk Harborfest, Bayou Boogaloo, and 4th of July Celebrations.
5. Hunter House Victorian Museum
Address: 240 W Freemason St, Norfolk.
The Hunter House Victorian Museum in Norfolk, Virginia, United States is a house museum. The house was built in 1894 for the merchant and banker James Wilson Hunter, together with his wife Lizzie Ayer Barnes Hunter and their three children.
6. Moses Myers House
Address: 323 E Freemason St, Norfolk.
Stately house of a 19th-century Jewish merchant, with period furniture & personal effects displayed.
7. Elizabeth River Trail
Address: Friends of the Elizabeth River Trail Foundation, 208 E Plume St #336, Norfolk.
'The Elizabeth River Trail is a 10.5 mile urban biking and pedestrian trail along the Norfolk waterfront, maintained and marketed by The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation with support from the City of Norfolk.
8. Fort Norfolk
Address: 801 Front St, Norfolk.
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.
9. Children's Museum of Virginia
Address: 221 High St, Portsmouth.
The Children's Museum of Virginia is the largest children's museum in the state of Virginia. It is located in the heart of Olde Town Portsmouth at 221 High Street. The museum has a planetarium and two floors of interactive, hands-on exhibits.
10. Railroad Museum of Virginia
Address: Harbor Center Way, Portsmouth.
The Virginia Museum of Transportation is the Commonwealth's Official Transportation Museum located in Roanoke, Virginia with rail, auto and air exhibits.
11. Lightship Portsmouth Museum
Address: London & Water St, Portsmouth.
1915 lightship turned floating museum with displays of historic objects, uniforms, photos & models.
12. Norfolk Police & Fire Museum
Address: 401 E Freemason St, Norfolk.
Police department & fire rescue museums displaying historic memorabilia & equipment in 1 building.
13. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
Address: 2 High St, Portsmouth.
The museum covers the 250+ year relationship with the shipyard - America's oldest and largest naval shipyard located on the Portsmouth Waterfront.
14. Lafayette Park
Address: 3500 Granby St, Norfolk.
This 32-acre park features a playground, picnic shelters & a boat ramp, plus basketball & baseball.
15. Elizabeth River Boat Landing and Park
Address: 1400 Elizabeth River Way, Chesapeake.
The Elizabeth River Park, located on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, has one of the most active boat ramps in the Hampton Roads area. Boaters can enjoy easy access to the Elizabeth River.
16. Chrysler Museum of Art
Address: 1 Memorial Pl, Norfolk.
The Chrysler Museum has 50 galleries with 30000+ objects, an interactive space for kids. Walter Chrysler & Andy Warhol Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences.
17. Our Peoples Soulful Seafood
Address: 1905 Shoop Ave, Norfolk.
This is an excellent seafood restaurant in Norfolk.
18. Nouvelle Restaurant
Address: 4110 Colley Ave, Norfolk.
This modern French restaurant serves gourmet French fusion fare & cocktails.
19. Freemason Abbey Restaurant
Address: 209 W Freemason St, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves traditional American fare in a circa-1873 church, now with a tavern ambiance amid the stained glass.
20. Pendulum Fine Meats
Address: 820 Shirley Ave, Norfolk.
This is a Butcher shop with an old-school vibe selling sustainable, farm-fresh proteins & meaty sandwiches.
21. Monastery Restaurant
Address: 443 Granby St, Norfolk.
This is a long-running, romantic spot with quaint decor & a menu of specialties from many European countries.
22. Luce
Address: 245 Granby St, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves Italian dishes, plus local beers on tap & an eclectic wine list.
23. Waterside District
Address: 333 Waterside Dr, Norfolk.
This is an excellent waterside restaurant with delicious cuisines.
24. Todd Jurich's Bistro
Address: 150 W Main St, Norfolk.
This bistro serving modern spins on Southern fare & a substantive wine list amid warm-wood decor.
25. Leone's Italian
Address: 455 Granby St, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves classic Italian fare, plus an eclectic wine list & a patio.
26. Mr. Shawarma
Address: 725 W 21st St, Norfolk.
This Mediterranean restaurant serves sandwiches, burgers, soups & more.
27. Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant
Address: 721 W 21st St, Norfolk.
This restaurant serve traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
28. Cilantro Bangladeshi Bistro
Address: 1011 Kempsville Rd, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves homestyle Bangladeshi dishes & daily specials.
29. Toast
Address: 2406 Colonial Ave, Norfolk.
Laid-back lounge & brunch place with a patio specializing in New American dishes served on toast.
30. The Dirty Buffalo - Colley Ave
Address: 4012 Colley Ave, Norfolk.
This is an old-fashioned counter-serve spot offering wings, subs & "dirty" plates stacked with meats & sides.
31. Tamarind Restaurant
Address: 415 N Military Hwy #27, Norfolk.
This is an Indian restaurant that serves Indian street food & several veggie options in a strip–mall setting.
32. LeGrand Kitchen
Address: 4515 Colley Ave, Norfolk.
This New American restaurant serves seasonal American plates in cozy, simple surrounds.
33. Lilly's Corner
Address: 930 Briar Hill Rd B, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves authentic African cuisines.
34. Captain Groovy's Grill & Raw Bar
Address: 8101 Shore Dr, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves regional seafood dishes & casual cuisine, with a bar & patio.
35. El Deportista
Address: 1819 E Little Creek Rd, Norfolk.
This is an excellent Guatemalan restaurant in Norfolk.
36. Byrd & Baldwin Bros Steakhouse
Address: 116 Brooke Ave, Norfolk.
This restaurant serves traditional steakhouse fare.
37. Norfolk Botanical Garden
Address: 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk.
April azaleas are the showstoppers at this lush green space, which also features 450 rose varieties.
38. Virginia Zoo
Address: 3500 Granby St, Norfolk.
An African exhibit boasts lions, elephants & rhino with another 400 animals spread over 53 acres.
39. USS Wisconsin BB-64
Address: 1 Waterside Dr, Norfolk.
Massive WWII-era battleship featuring tours, included with admission to Nauticus maritime museum.
40. Nauticus
Address: 1 Waterside Dr, Norfolk.
This is a maritime-themed science center and museum situated in Norfolk.