Virginia Beach

If you're looking for a family friendly beach vacation spot, Virginia Beach may be the place for you. With it's "no-swearing" law and the slogan of "Virginia is for lovers" it is a safe environment to bring children of any age, as well as entertain children of any age. In fact, when I visited Virginia Beach for the first time, I was traveling with a one year old and a four year old, who both had a blast while we were there.

Virginia Beach has a variety of hotels to stay in that are right on the boardwalk and conveniently located right next to the beach and the ocean. However, for those craving a more non-tradition experience, this travel destination also offers smaller bed and breakfasts and also camp grounds to stay at.

The boardwalk is a fun place itself. If you ask any visitor what they feel they absolutely must do while they are in Virginia Beach, they would tell you to take a tour of the boardwalk. There are museums and historic sites, five entertainment stages with live music during the busy season, a ferris wheel, arcades, and fishing. During July VB has a festival called Beach Street USA which features a Mardi Gras atmosphere with jugglers, musicians, puppets, and live concerts.

For the of-age crowd, Virginia Beach's night life is exciting as well. Peabody's, a night club located close to the oceanfront hotels, is a bar and dance club that features a high-energy, crazy atmosphere, and talented bartenders and DJs. There is a happy hour from 7 to 9 PM and food (tacos, pizza, shrimp, crab legs, wings, and nachos) is served all night. With a dress-to-impress requirement, this bar is not messing around when it comes to having a classy atmosphere.

Happy Traveling!