| Virginia Beach is one of the fastest | | | | or to offer assistance. It is still a |
| growing areas on the east coast of the | | | | cosmopolitan place with theaters and |
| United States. This area boasts great | | | | concerts that are comparable to New |
| weather all year long, with a long | | | | York, and better shopping than most |
| autumn and spring, a mild winter and a | | | | other places, too. |
| pleasant summer. The weather is not the | | | | - It is inexpensive to live in Virginia |
| only reason to choose Virginia Beach. | | | | Beach. The sales tax is only 5% and the |
| This city is located in the Hampton | | | | state income tax ranges between 2% and |
| Roads area of Virginia - a group of | | | | 5.75%. Auto insurance is generally lower |
| seven cities surrounding the Chesapeake | | | | than in other metropolitan areas. Job |
| Bay. Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, | | | | growth is nearly 7%. |
| Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk join | | | | - Are you a foodie? There are 2,287 |
| Virginia Beach in this area known as | | | | restaurants within fifteen miles of the |
| "America's First Region." Virginia Beach | | | | center of town. These include many of |
| is the locations where the settlers | | | | the popular restaurant chains as well as |
| bound for America's first permanent | | | | plenty of "best kept secrets" you'll |
| settlement of Jamestown Virginia | | | | love finding and trying for yourself. |
| landed. | | | | Just outside of town, you will find |
| Virginia Beach is a resort town with | | | | lovely farms that produce an abundance |
| hundreds of hotels, motels, and | | | | of peaches, strawberries, blueberries |
| restaurants along its miles-long ocean | | | | just to name a few. |
| front. Virginia Beach is home to several | | | | - Love to golf? There are 35 public golf |
| state parks, three military bases, a | | | | courses in this city. Try one or try |
| number of large corporations and two | | | | them all until you find your favorite. |
| universities. The city is listed in the | | | | - Love the beach? This city is vast and |
| Guinness Book of World Records as having | | | | is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the |
| the longest pleasure beach in the world. | | | | east and the Chesapeake Bay on the |
| Still need convincing?Here are a few of | | | | North. Beach activities abound and there |
| the facts: | | | | is always something going on. Oceanfront |
| - Virginia Beach is a friendly city that | | | | bashes punctuate the tourist season |
| is loaded with southern charm. Even | | | | which runs from Memorial Day until Labor |
| though it is has nearly half a million | | | | Day. With 28 miles of beaches, finding a |
| residents, they are ready with a smile | | | | spot that is not crowded is simple! |