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Hampton Roads is the name for the southeastern region of Virginia. The area got it's name from the nautical term "Hampton Roads" meaning "a safe harbor." The area is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, where the James River, Nansemond River, and Elizabeth River meet the Chesapeake Bay.
Hampton Roads is ranked the 31 largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. Our area is home to 1.6 million people. Hampton Roads includes seven major cities: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Newport News, Hampton, and Portsmouth.
Hampton Roads is a family community. Parks, beaches, museums and other recreational facilities are available. Many seasonal festivals are held annually including, the Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk Azalea Festival, AFRAM Festival, Suffolk Peanut Festival, Chesapeake Jubilee, Portsmouth Seawall Arts Festival, Hampton Bay Days, and Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.
Local Entertainment
Sports
1. Norfolk Tides www.norfolktides.com
2. Norfolk Nighthawks www.arenafan.com
3. Norfolk Admirals http://www.minorleaguenews.com
Museums
1. Mariner's Museum http://www.mariner.org/
2. Nauticus http://www.nauticus.org/
3. Jamestown Settlement http://www.historyisfun.org/
4. Yorktown Victory Center http://www.historyisfun.org/
5. Virginia Living Museum http://www.valivingmuseum.org/
6. Chrysler Museum of Art http://www.chrysler.org/
7. Virginia Air and Space Center http://www.vasc.org/
8. Children's Museum http://www.childrensmuseumva.com/
9. Virginia War Museum http://www.warmuseum.org/
10. Peninsula Fine Arts Center http://www.pfac-va.org/
Shopping
1. MacArthur Center http://www.shopmacarthur.com/
2. Chesapeake Square Mall http://www.simon.com/
3. Military Circle Mall www.militarycirclemall.com
4. Pembroke Mall www.pembrokemall.com
5. Greenbrier Mall www.greenbriermall.com
6. Lynnhaven Mall http://www.lynnhavenmall.com
7. Patrick Henry Mall http://www.shoppatrickhenrymall.com
8. Coliseum Mall http://www.coliseummall.com/
Music and Shows
1. Ntelos Pavilion Harbor Center http://www.harborcenter.com/
2. Virginia Beach Amphitheater http://www.vwvba.com/main.aspx
3. Town Point Park http://www.festeventsva.org/
4. Virginia Stage Company http://www.sevenvenues.com/
5. Norva http://www.thenorva.com/
6. Virginia Musical Theatre http://www.vmtheatre.org
Family Entertainment
1. Ocean Breeze Waterpark http://www.oceanbreezewaterpark.com/
2. Busch Gardens Williamsburg http://www.buschgardens.com
3. Water Country USA http://www.watercountryusa.com
4. Virginia Zoo http://www.virginiazoo.org/
5. Spirit of Norfolk Cruises http://www.spiritcruises.com/
Colleges and Universities
1. Hampton University http://www.hamptonu.edu/
2. Regent University http://www.regent.edu/
3. Virginia Wesleyan College http://www.vwc.edu/
4. Old Dominion University http://www.odu.edu/
5. Tidewater Community College http://www.tcc.edu/
6. Norfolk State University http://www.nsu.edu/
7. Christopher Newport University http://www.cnu.edu/ | 
