North End

Street-end beach access with free but scarce parking. Locals' favorite for morning walks and low-key beach days. Runs up to First Landing State Park and the Cape Henry area (lighthouse access via Fort Story — active base, check access rules).

• The Hunt Room

  North End$$$

  Fireplace-and-leather tavern inside the historic Cavalier Hotel, with rare bourbons, game-meat plates, and weekend live music until 1am.

  • Date Night
  • Live Music
  • Happy Hour
  • Open Late

• North End Beach

  North End

  North of 42nd Street the Boardwalk ends and the crowds thin out fast: the North End is the same wide Atlantic sand as the Resort Beach with none of the…

  • Free
  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem
  • Quiet & Peaceful

• Cape Henry Lighthouse

  North End

  Completed in 1792, the Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first federally funded public works project in the United States — authorized under George Washington,…

• Cape Henry Memorial & First Landing Cross

  North End

  This quarter-acre National Park Service site — part of Colonial National Historical Park — marks where the Jamestown colonists first came ashore in April 1607…

• Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment)

  North End

  At 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue, a few blocks past the hotels of the Resort Strip, sits the world headquarters of the Association for Research and…

  • Free
  • Hidden Gem
  • Quiet & Peaceful

• Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  North End$$$

  North End beachfront hotel at 57th Street with a semi-private beach, year-round pools, and a pet policy with no breed or size limits.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Waterfront
  • Free Parking

• Cowabunga Ray's E-Bike Rentals

  North End$$

  North End fat-tire e-bike rentals — 750-watt motors with 35-60 miles of range, sized for riders 4'11" to 6'6", rented by the hour, day, or week.

• Budget Virginia Beach: Free & Nearly Free Things to Do

• Oceanfront
• Great Neck
• Bayside

• 17th Street Surf Shop

  Oceanfront$$

  Virginia Beach's original surf shop since 1970 — a Pacific Avenue retail store plus Seth Broudy School of Surf camp sessions from 1 to 4 days.

  • Surfing

• Abbey Road Pub & Restaurant

  Oceanfront$$Military Discount

  Beatles-themed pub a block off the beach at 22nd Street — 42 taps, live music, a dog-friendly patio, and a Monday military discount.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Live Music
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Military Discount

• Adventure Parasail & Rudee Inlet Jet Ski

  Oceanfront$$$

  Virginia Beach's original watersports operator since 1985 — parasailing, jet ski and kayak/SUP rentals, and banana boat rides at Rudee Inlet.

  • Fishing

• Afishinado Fishing Charters

  Oceanfront$$$

  Capt. Kevin Perry's 31-foot Ocean Master out of Inlet Station Marina — inshore speckled trout and cobia trips, offshore game-fish runs, and seasonal dolphin/whale watching.

  • Family Friendly
  • Fishing

• Angie's Guest Cottage Bed & Breakfast

  Oceanfront$$

  An early-1900s former Coast Guard surfmen's boarding house two blocks from the Boardwalk, run under the same family lore that gave it its name.

  • Hidden Gem

• AquaMan Sportfishing Charters

  Oceanfront$$$

  Two-boat Rudee Inlet charter operation — The Flat Line and The Game On — running inshore, nearshore, and offshore deep-sea trips around the clock.