Bay Lab - Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
2500 Shore Drive
Virginia Beach,
Virginia
23451
Phone: (757) 425-FISH
The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center brings the Chesapeake Bay ashore to visitors in Bay Lab, a hands-on educational laboratory in Virginia Beach’s First Landing State Park, located at 2500 Shore Drive. The $1.6 million, 2,500 square-foot visitor and education facility houses a wet lab filled with aquariums, touch tanks, and powerful microscopes. Year-round programming at the lab and in-the-field explorations provide opportunities to “be a scientist” for a day. Call for program schedule, rates and reservations.
Virginia Zoological Park
3500 Granby Street
Norfolk,
Virginia
23510
Phone: (757) 441-2706
Nestled on 53 acres along the Lafayette River, the Virginia Zoo is home to some 300 animals, ranging from elephants, Siberian tigers and monkeys, to reptiles and birds. The Virginia Zoo is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA).
Whidbee Lane Farm
8499 Southwestern Blvd.
Suffolk,
Virginia
23437
Phone: (757) 657-6953
A family operated farm in the Holland Village area of Suffolk offering kid-friendly fun and education about farm life. Petting zoo, hayride, fresh vegetables and corn maze. Seasonal.