The city of Norfolk is strategically located in the southeastern Hampton Roads region at the mouth of one of the nation's fastest-growing ports. It is located within the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Heart of the Virginia Waterfront

Two major regional shopping malls are located in Norfolk, and the waterfront offers Waterside Festival Marketplace with revitalized places to dine and enjoy entertainment, too.

Chrysler Hall is Norfolk's downtown performing arts center and is home to the Norfolk Forum lecture series, the Virginia Symphony and touring Broadway Shows. The Virginia Opera is the official Opera Company of Virginia and its home-base is Norfolk. The Chrysler Museum of Art, considered as one of the Top 20 museums in the USA, features masterworks from every major civilization, historical period and culture of the past 5,000 years! Nauticus, the National Maritime Center is in Norfolk, too, and features the USS Wisconsin, the world's largest battleship.

Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy fishing, boating and surfing in the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk is home to the Norfok Tides AAA Baseball who play at the 12,000-seat Harbor Park Stadium.

Things To Do

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• St. Paul's Church

  201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Nauticus

  Nauticus/Battleship Wisconsin, One Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• The Norfolk History Museum

  601 E. Freemason Street, Norfolk, VA

• The MacArthur Memorial

  198 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Civil War Trail at Freemason

  401 East Freemason Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Cannonball Trail

  401 East Freemason Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Hampton Roads Naval Museum

  One Waterside Drive, Suite 248, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• The NorVa

  317 Monticello Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Norfolk's Civil War

  323 E. Freemason Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Moses Myers House

  323 E. Freemason Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• d'ART Center

  208 East Main Street,, Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Prater Rouse Gallery

  132 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

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Places To Stay

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• Courtyard by Marriott Norfolk Downtown

  520 East Plume Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Marriott, Norfolk Waterside

  235 E. Main Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Tazewell Hotel & Suites

  245 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• The Tazewell Hotel, Downtown Norfolk, VA

  245 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Clarion James Madison Hotel

  345 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Residence Inn by Marriott Norfolk Downtown

  227 West Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Freemason Inn Bed & Breakfast

  411 W. York Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Bed & Breakfast at Historic Page House Inn

  323 Fairfax Avenue, Norfolk, VA, 23507

• SpringHill Suites at Old Dominion University

  4500 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA, 23508

• The Walker's Waterfront Bed and Breakfast

  1330 Willow Wood Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23509

• Savannah Suites

  5649 Lowery Road, Norfolk, VA, 23502

• Savannah Suites Norfolk

  5649 Lowery Road, Norfolk, VA, 23502

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Where To Dine

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• The Bistro (Courtyard Marriot)

  520 Plume Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Courtyard Cafe at Courtyard by Marriott Norfolk Downtown

  520 East Plume Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Brown Bag Cafe

  500 E Main Street, Suite100, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Gourmet Gang

  480 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Spirit of Norfolk

  Downtown Norfolk, Otter Berth next to The Waterside, 999 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23501

• Vintage Kitchen

  999 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Crema Cafe

  999 Waterside Drive, Suite 109, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• City Dock (Sheraton Norfolk Waterside)

  777 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Bean There Cafe

  223 E City Hall Ave #101, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• Shula's 347

  235 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

• 3 Way Cafe

  216 Plume Street, Norfolk, VA, 23520

• Cafe Nordstrom

  300 Monticello Avenue, MacArthur Center, Norfolk, VA, 23510

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