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Our exclusive VB Holiday Guide is our personally-selected passport to the top festive events in Southeast Virginia. Use it to make some memorable family fun!
Yankee Candle - Christmas 365 days a year!
Winter Fun from whale-watching to indoor waterparks!
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| Just some of the Winter Wonderland creatures in Portsmouth. |
Our Favorite Holiday Itineraries!
There are many reasons that winter is a great time to visit Virginia! Just to name a few...1) No crowds! You can enjoy the area's many indoor attractions without the summer hustle and bustle.
2) Rock bottom hotel prices!
3) Awesome winter events, like whale watching, Christmas festivals and lights, and once-a-year tours of historic homes.
4) A great excuse to snuggle up with your honey on a romantic weekend getaway...
True, only polar bears might want to jump in the water now, but there's still so much to do in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Colonial Williamsburg, and beyond.
Where to start? For great holiday events, parades and light shows, click on the links above.
Or, try our tried-and-true, top favorite itineraries for holiday lights and fun...day-long tours that will keep your kiddies (and your tummies) happy. So go out and have a perfectly memorable day!
1) Virginia Beach - Watch Santa scuba dive and feed the fish at the Virginia Aquarium...grab a delicious meal deal at a Virginia Beach restaurant along Atlantic Avenue...then view spectacular Holiday Lights as you cruise the Virginia Beach Boardwalk (the only time of year you can drive on the Boardwalk)...
2) Oldtowne Portsmouth - start your day with a free Mermaid scavenger huntin downtown Norfolk. Stop for a nostalgic lunch at Doumar's drive-in. Then proceed to Portsmouth to stroll past antique cars, share goodies in local shops, and visit the Coleman Winter Wonderland.
If you still have room, stop by Baker's Crust in nearby Ghent for dinner and dessert crepes.
3) Garden of Lights Evening - Go to the Chrysler Museum of Art to see the latest exhibits. Stop by Rowena's Tea Room, for spectacularly delicious afternoon tea and pound cake.
Then drive over to the Norfolk Botanical Garden to see the "Garden of Lights."
4) Williamsburg Shopping & Historic Area Holiday Lights - Spend the day shopping at the Prime Outlets Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Pottery.
Stop for dinner at our favorite super (and inexpensive) buffet at Peking Gard or the famous Pitts Barbeque.
Then proceed to Colonial Williamsburg's Market Square to see the holiday lights in the Historic Area (learn how to see a lot of it for free with our "Secrets of a Cheap Colonial Williamsburg Vacation" guide).
Cap off your evening with chocolate treats at Whyte's Candy Store in Merchant Square.
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