Rainy-Day Virginia Beach: Indoor Things to Do

How We Picked

A rainy-day list has to actually keep you dry, so every entry is indoors or an all-weather activity, confirmed from the attraction's own information. We favored places that hold up for a few hours and span ages, and flagged where a recent move changed the address (Virginia MOCA reopened on a new campus in 2026).

The Picks

  1. Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

    The city's single biggest indoor attraction — a two-building marine-science campus on Owl Creek, good for hours in any weather.

  2. Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA)

    The region's contemporary art museum, reopened in a new Virginia Wesleyan campus building in April 2026.

  3. Military Aviation Museum

    One of the world's largest private collections of flyable WWI and WWII aircraft, out in the Pungo farm fields.

  4. iFLY Indoor Skydiving Virginia Beach

    A vertical wind tunnel two blocks off the Boardwalk that lets you experience real freefall indoors.

  5. King Neptune's Indoor Blacklight 3-D Mini Golf

    A fully indoor blacklight mini-golf course at 25th Street — the one locals name when the weather turns.

  6. Old Coast Guard Station

    A compact 1903 Life-Saving Station museum right on the Boardwalk at 24th Street.

  7. Thoroughgood House

    One of Virginia's oldest colonial homes, a free indoor tour for a quiet afternoon.

  8. Hackers Bar & Grille

    Golf-simulator lounge at the Shops at Hilltop with seven bays and 85 virtual courses, open through dinner daily.

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