Virginia Beach - Celebrates 400 years in 2007!
Spend a day at Virginia Beach and you will find that you won’t have time to see and do everything, so plan to spend at least a week to enjoy everything Virginia Beach has to offer. Visit online at http://www.vbfun.com/ and discover a world of outdoor and indoor fun, and attractions for the whole family. You’ll also find sizzling nightlife activities just for the two of you. Click the links on their home page to discover all the possibilities. The site will allow you to choose what spurs your interest to plan your vacation agenda and book your reservations for events and hotel accommodations ahead of time to secure your place. Some events are scheduled but the fun never stops at Virginia Beach so get ready for some great times at anytime!
Virginia Beach is rich in history, so if you are bringing the family this is a great educational opportunity. The kids will be having so much fun they won’t even notice they are learning all about American history!
Virginia Beach will be celebrating its 400th Anniversary in April 2007. They will launch the celebration with an 80-day sail of the newly commissioned replica Godspeed, bringing a bit of American history to six major ports along the Eastern sea board. The Godspeed was one of the three original ships that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Jamestown in 1607. The replica of Godspeed will serve as a floating museum where visitors are invited to explore a 17th century American from May 27 to July 30, 2006. A guide will be on site at each of the ports of call to give you details of all the events planned.
You can also join in the excitement of the “Landing Party Festival,” featuring live musical performances, family entertainment, historical and cultural displays offered free to the public. Enjoy hearing the stories of Jamestown and the growth of America. Ports of call include Alexandria, Va., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Newport, RI.
The planned events include such as reenactments of the First Landing, boating explorations, the Boardwalk History Festival and more. Virginia Beach 2007 will also recognize a number of other major events in the last 400 years of Virginia Beach’s history, and celebrate the history of the people of Virginia Beach. For more information on Virginia Beach history, event information and business links, please visit http://www.vb2007.com/.
You and your family can also discover nature at its finest, as guided boat trips offer you the opportunity to get up close with some of the wildlife that inhabit Virginia Beach.
Observe bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat aboard the beautiful 65 foot ship. See the mid-Atlantic’s largest population of bottlenose dolphins make their home just off our 35-miles of pristine coastline.
Stop in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and see over 300 interactive exhibits, an outdoor aviary, and over 700,000 gallons of aquariums. There is also a one third mile long nature trail for you to hike.