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Victory Arch
25th Street & West Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Phone: (757) 247-8451
Fax: (757) 247-2620

Originally built in 1919, returning WWI troops disembarked from ships and marched through the arch in victory parades. Today the arch serves as a memorial with an eternal flame for all the men and women of the armed forces.

Village View Mansion House
221 Briggs Street
Emporia, VA 23847
Phone: (804) 634-2475

The house was built in the 1790s for James Wall, and has been home to the Wall, Land and Briggs families. During the Civil War, the front parlor of the house served as the site of a council of war for Generals W.H.F. Lee, Wade Hampton and Matthew Butler. In the late 19th century, rooms in the house, as well as dependencies, served as a doctor's office, a dentist's office, an apothecary and a boys academy. Today the restored house, with its collection of historic furnishings, reflects the rural family life of Southside Virginia in the 1830s. The numerous original features -- including the distinctive fanlight over the front entrance, the handcarved mantels, decorative molding, hardwood floors and massive hand-hewn beams -- offer a glimpse of the elegance and durable vitality of the plantation.

Virginia Dinosaur Museum
25th & Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: (757) 422-1742

Amphitheater features five automated dinosaurs and a 40-minute movie about dinosaurs.

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
206 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Phone: (757) 393-8031
Email: givenss@vshfm.com
Opens: 9:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Admission Fee
Children Welcome

AN INTERACTIVE FAMILY ATTRACTION In April 2005, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum opened its new 35,000 square-foot facility in Downtown Portsmouth. The new family attraction includes college sports, media, Olympic, golf and Redskins exhibits, hands-on baseball, basketball, football and soccer activities, interactive games and activities, and NASCAR simulators. The Cox Communications Digital Theater features a 16-foot HD projector screen and is a great place to learn about Virginia’s sports traditions -- and to watch the game! Since 1972, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum has honored Virginia’s contributions to the world of sports as the Commonwealth’s official hall of fame. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm

Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theatre
110 E Tazewell St
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone1: (757) 627-1234 Box Office
Phone2: (757) 627-6988 ext. 348 Group Sales
Fax: (757) 628-5958
Email: boxoffice@vastage.com
Opens: 10:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Admission Fee

Nationally recognized as the premiere professional theatre in Southeastern Virginia, Virginia Stage Company (VSC) produces world premieres, musicals, comedies and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. VSC is house in the Wells Theatre, a National Historic Landmark restored to its original 1913 grandeur as a prime example of Beaux-Arts Classicism. Contact our Box Office for a complete season brochure!

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