The Virginia Beach Visitor Information Center is located at 2100 Parks Avenue. As you enter the resort area on Interstate 264 it will be on your left at the first traffic light at the end of the interstate (Parks Avenue).

The Center is open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from June 15 to the day after Labor Day and, seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the rest of the year. Stop by and visit the Visitor's Center for directions and information about lodging and dining as well as attractions and events while you're in Virginia Beach. We have an extensive selection of brochures and other information to help you enjoy your stay.

As a cosmopolitan business and resort center, Virginia Beach offers just about anything to make a vacation easy and pleasant - even if there are special needs. The following information may help you to make your Virginia Beach vacation your best vacation ever.

Virginia Beach is a very accessible city whether you're coming by bus, plane, train or automobile. Some folks even come by water!

Click here to view our Vacationer's Checklist, which you can print and use to remember everything you'll need on your Va. Beach vacation.

Area banks can issue traveller's checks, give cash advances on credit cards and help you access your account back home through popular ATMs.

If you need to wire money, or have money wired to you, Western Union has offices at Farm Fresh: 521 Laskin Road (757) 428-0344, and Rite Aid Pharmacy: 320 Laskin Road (757) 422-0331.

Virginia Beach is pleasantly moderate all year long. Spring comes sooner and fall stays longer. The average rainfall is 45.22 inches and the average snowfall is just 8.2 inches (and it nearly always melts as soon as the sun comes out).

Average Temperatures
10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. - Degrees Fahrenheit

Virtually all of our hotels/motels, restaurants and shopping centers offer access facilities for the handicapped. Ramps from the boardwalk to the beach are located at every street along the boardwalk. Handicapped parking spaces are located throughout the resort.

First of all, I must mention the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad. Not just one of the top rescue squads in the nation, but one of the best in the world. Unlike other Atlantic beaches that are remote and far from even the closest fire station, our rescue squad is located blocks from the oceanfront and Virginia Beach General Hospital (with Level 2 Trauma Center) is a short 10 minutes away.

Two major hospitals service the city, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, 1060 First Colonial Road (757) 481-8000, and Sentara Bayside Hospital, 800 Independence Boulevard (757) 460-8000. We also have one of the best pediatric hospitals in the country, Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughers, located in Norfolk just 20 miles away. There are minor emergency and family care centers located throughout the city, and emergency services are available by dialing "911." Special services such as dialysis and emergency dental are available as well.

Drive on the right side of the highway. Seatbelts are required for all vehicle occupants. Right turn on red after stopping is permitted in Virginia unless otherwise indicated. Children under age 4 or under 40 pounds must be secured in a child restraint or booster seat.

Virginia is on Eastern Standard Time (EST) November through March and on Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST) April through October. This is five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and six hours behind Central European Time (CET).

Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Commission operates liquor stores in Virginia Beach, where a variety of liquors and Virginia wines are sold. Grocery and convenience stores carry beer and wine. One must be 21 years of age to buy wine, beer and liquor. Licensed premises can serve until 2 a.m.; off-premises establishments, like convenience stores, can sell until midnight. Carrying an unsealed or open container of alcohol in public or in an auto is illegal.

Once you are here, you'll find all the major car rental agencies, limousine services, buses, taxis, trolleys and convention shuttle services to accommodate every need.

One way oceanfront visitors particularly like to get around in the late spring and summer is on the local trolleys. For the latest info on our oceanfront trolleys, please visit: www.vbwave.com.