- The list below includes 144 free or cheap things to do in or near Norfolk, Virginia, including 77 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, History Museums, Comedy Clubs and Sports Stadiums (Amateur).
- From Town Point Park to Bea Arthur Dog Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Norfolk and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth.
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325 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Admitting its first patient in 1773, the Public Hospital Museum honors the first public building in America that treated the mentally ill. Exhibits include examples of the condition the patients were kept and a history of mental illnesses at the time.
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William and Mary College is a Colonial-era campus which has graduated four US presidents. A self-guided or student-led walking tour includes the Sir Christopher Wren building – America's oldest college building – and the historic Swem Library.
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102 Information Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23187
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The 18th century is brought to life at Colonial Williamsburg. Guests can both observe and participate in the life of this reconstructed colonial village that is filled with costumed actors who make history real.
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The Colonial National Historical Park encompasses several sites illustrating US history from its early settlement in the 1600s to American Independence in the late 1700s, including Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, Williamsburg and the Yorktown Battlefield.
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Originally the residence of the royal governor, the Governor's Palace is an historical museum offering guided tours and animated demonstrations of life in 18th-Century Colonial Williamsburg. Reconstructed in the 1930s on the original site, the palace and grounds include outbuildings, gardens, and a boxwood maze…
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Williamsburg, VA 23187
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The first permanent English colony in America is commemorated by the Jamestown Settlement. The site features replicas of three ships, gallery exhibits, and an introductory film that explains the beginnings of Jamestown from multiple perspectives.
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Jamestown Road, next to Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23187
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The Muscarelle Museum of Art is an art museum and part of the College of William & Mary campus. The museum maintains a permanent art collection and is host to a variety of traveling art exhibitions.
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The Burgess Falls State Park is composed of four waterfalls which cascade down from over 250 feet in elevation. The park also offers fishing from the land or wading into the water, picnic areas, grills, and a children's playground.
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Visitors to Historic Jamestowne will be able to learn about the early settlers of Jamestown. The main attraction at the site is the Nathalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium which puts artifacts, remains of buildings, and forensic research of those buried at the site on display.
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400 W. Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
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DeTours in Elizabeth City offers a one-hour walking tour of the 20 block historic district, and a tour inside an 1853 brick Greek revival home. After the home tour, visitors are treated to a Victorian tea.