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There's more to Virginia Beach than great beaches and golden sand... much, much more.Just around the corner from the Holiday Trav-L Park is the Ocean Breeze Festival Park with the Ocean Breeze Water Park, batting cages, Motorworld (mini race cars and tracks), and other fun ways to wile away the day. Interact with the living wonders of the Chesapeake Bay and the mighty Atlantic at one of Virginia Beach's star attractions. The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center houses numerous exhibits, including touch tanks and other hands-on activities, and aquariums of up to 300,000 gallons in volume. A six story IMAX theater is continuously showing in 2-D and 3-D, and a 1/4 mile outdoor walk in the marsh adds a unique finishing touch to an unparalled learning experience disguised as great fun. Voted "America's Most Beautiful Theme Park" for the fourteenth consecutive year by the National Amusement Park Historical Association, Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a European theme park with a 17th-century flair. In addition to top-rated roller coasters, Busch Gardens features eight mainstage productions, more than 35 thrilling rides and attractions, a wide variety of authentic European cuisine, quaint shops, and a children's adventure area. Nauticus delivers hands-on action, excitement, exhibits, movies and fun for all ages. Attractions include: the Battleship Wisconsin, the Aegis Theater, a multi-media naval battle show and the Nauticus Theater. Enjoy exotic aquaria, touch pools, even shark petting! One-of-a-kind computer and video interactives include navigation, sonar sub hunt, time travel, reef diving, "virtual reality" flight simulators and much more. An adjoining 600 foot deep water pier hosts U.S. Navy, foreign and commercial vessels throughout the year, most of which may be toured on weekends by visitors. Located on the downtown Norfolk waterfront. Virginia's capital from 1699 to 1780, Williamsburg was the social, cultural, and political hub of Great Britain's largest North American colony. Before the American Revolution, Williamsburg was a proving ground for patriots such as Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Today, a 173 acre historic area is operated as a living history museum restored to its 18th century appearance with more than 500 buildings including homes, trade sites, shops and taverns. Begin your visit at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center. Our "next-door neighbor" Norfolk is home port to more than 100 ships of the Atlantic Fleet at the Norfolk Naval Station, the world's largest navy base. Guided bus tours of the base, which are narrated by naval personnel, pass by Atlantic Fleet training centers, awe inspiring aircraft carriers, formidable cruisers and destroyers, versatile amphibious assault vessels, and sleek submarines. Hikers and bicyclers will enjoy our beautiful Virginia State Parks, including First Landing/Seashore State Park, where miles of trails wind through 2,770 acres of enchanting coastal woodlands. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park maintain miles of wilderness beach, abundant with bird life, where the deer and the wild horses play. Travel to the beach's north end and visit the historic Cape Henry Lighthouse, the Cape Henry Memorial and First Landing Cross, where the settlers who would go on to establish England's first permanent settlement in the New World at Jamestown first came ashore to give thanks for a safe Atlantic crossing. A plethora of fine dining establishments serve up the region's world renowned Chesapeake Bay blue crab, oyster, and fresh fish dishes caught off our shores. Or, catch your own supper off one of the local piers, head boats, or deep sea charters. Here his a a partial list of the many other attractions
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