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Virginia Beach Oceanfront — The Virginia Beach Oceanfront is the city's signature resort area, centered on a three-mile boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean. The area draws millions of visitors annually and is home to the iconic King Neptune statue, the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, and dozens of hotels and entertainment venues. Read more →

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...that Virginia Beach is the largest city by area in Virginia and one of the largest in the eastern United States?
...that The Virginia Beach Boardwalk stretches three miles along the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the longest resort strips on the East Coast?
...that Pharrell Williams and Timbaland, two of the most influential music producers in the world, were both born in Virginia Beach?
...that Cape Henry is the site where English settlers first landed in 1607 before establishing Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America?
...that Naval Station Norfolk, located in the Hampton Roads area, is the world's largest naval station?

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