Downtown Norfolk Travel Guide
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Popular places to visit

Waterside District
You can enjoy retail therapy at Waterside District during your trip to Norfolk. Experience the area's great live music and acclaimed theatre scene.

Norfolk Scope
Catch an event at Norfolk Scope during your trip to Norfolk. Amble around the area's beautiful beaches or attend a sporting event.

Chrysler Hall
Enjoy a show at Chrysler Hall, a theatre with a story to tell in Norfolk. Stroll along the beautiful beaches or attend a sporting event in the area.

Town Point Park
Town Point Park is just one of the places to see in Norfolk, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Experience the area's acclaimed theatre scene and great live music.

USS Wisconsin BB-64
You can spend an afternoon exploring the galleries in USS Wisconsin BB-64 during your travels in Norfolk. Stroll along the area's beautiful beaches or experience its great live music.

Nauticus National Maritime Center
You can spend time browsing the exhibits at Nauticus National Maritime Center during your travels in Norfolk. Stroll along the area's beautiful beaches or experience its great live music.
Top hotels in Downtown Norfolk

Norfolk Waterside Marriott
Clean, nice staff
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026

Wyndham Garden Norfolk Downtown
Staff was great! Bar and food service were outstanding.
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026

Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
Everything was good food room people friendly but then I got scammed by the hotel for 180 dollars that’s ok my bank will be filling a claim on y’all I wint ever stay at another Sheraton
Reviewed on 25 Feb 2026

Hilton Norfolk The Main
The room was not worth the price.
Reviewed on 28 Feb 2026

Courtyard by Marriott Norfolk Downtown
Worn chair, dirty grout, cabinet that used to hold refrigerator was rotted out. Just old looking.
Reviewed on 25 Feb 2026

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Virginia Beach (Oceanfront)
All was great
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Norfolk

West Freemason
While you're in West Freemason, take in top sights like Hunter House Victorian Museum and jump on the metro at York Street-Free Mason Station to see more of the city.

Norfolk Auto Row Historic District
While Norfolk Auto Row Historic District isn't home to many top sights, Harrison Opera House and Chrysler Museum of Art are some notable places to visit nearby.

Ghent
While Ghent isn't home to many top sights, Chrysler Museum of Art and Harrison Opera House are some notable places to visit nearby.

Olde Huntersville
While Olde Huntersville may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Harrison Opera House and Norfolk Scope.

Camellia Shores
While Camellia Shores isn't home to many top sights, Norfolk Botanical Garden and Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center are some notable places to visit nearby.

Fleet
Visitors to Fleet enjoy its beaches, and if you want to do some exploring, Naval Station Norfolk is worth a stop.
