Virginia Beach draws large crowds view of sharks, sea turtles, harbor
— people from all walks of life — and seals, river otters, stingrays and more.
may be the best known of Virginia’s The aquarium also has 3D IMAX®
beaches. Theater with a screen that’s six stories
The longest pleasure beach in the high.
United States, it also has an ocean- Meanwhile, the Eastern Shore of
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