Virginia Beach is full of indoor activities that are fun for everyone, from adventure parks to escape rooms and a comedy club. The Aquarium also offers the opportunity to go behind the scenes with the animals on special additional tours where guests can feed rays, learn all about sharks or get in-depth experiences with sea turtles and Komodo dragons.
If you feel inspired to get out on the water even with a bit of rain, the Aquarium also offers boat tours. Guests can also book dolphin-watching tours to see playful Atlantic bottlenose dolphins swimming in their natural habitat. Once the favorite pastime of retirees in Florida, shuffleboard has seen a huge comeback as a social sport among the newer generations. Virginia Beach gets in on the fun with Beachside Social, a 10,square-foot shuffleboard center designed to feel a little like playing on top of a cruise ship.
Try the Mule of a Different Color, which features vodka, ginger syrup, lime and fresh berries. Then, settle in for a lunch of pesto shrimp flatbread, brisket sliders or fish and chips. But iFly Indoor Skydiving gets you pretty darned close with its vertical wind tunnel.
Strap on a suit and jump inside as you and your instructor fall through winds reaching miles per hour, simulating the same feeling you get hurtling towards the ground. This seven-screen theater shows a wide variety of recent movies, with a full-service restaurant and bar offering food you can enjoy at your seat.
The museum has been around since , showcasing a constantly rotating collection of modern art from traveling exhibitions. Kids can also check out interactive exhibits in the ARTlab, or grab a book from its reading nook and relax with some literature on a rainy day.
