Hampton Inn 23502
8501 Hampton Blvd Norfolk, Virginia 23502
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| | Virginia's major coastal city, Norfolk offers many | Historic homes abound in this seafaring town, so |
| | attractions, including harbor cruises, tours of the | take some time to drive around. For a pleasant |
| | naval base, a zoo, the MacArthur Memorial and | evening's diversion, take in a show at the Virginia |
| | the Norfolk Botanical Garden. The Chrysler | Stage Company or at one of the dinner theaters in |
| | Museum includes a glass collection with more | town. The city's minor-league baseball team the |
| | than 8,000 pieces. | Tidewater Tides are also a treat. |
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| | Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, is an | If you have time, take the brief ferry ride across the |
| | interactive sea-themed museum that includes the | Elizabeth River to Portsmouth and spend a |
| | decommisioned battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin. | couple of hours exploring the community's many |
| | There are also several high-tech exhibits, | historic buildings. The town was laid out in 1752 in |
| | including a laser show and a fun virtual-reality | the form of an old English village, and it has |
| | adventure. Within walking distance of Nauticus is | excellent examples of Federalist, Gothic and |
| | Waterside Festival Marketplace, a great place to | Victorian architecture. You can take a narrated |
| | spend a leisurely afternoon shopping (it also has | cruise on the Elizabeth River aboard the Carrie B. |
| | a visitor information center). | (a replica of a 19th-century riverboat). 95 mi/150 |
| | | km southeast of Richmond. |
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