Take a stroll or bike ride along the 3-mile boardwalk. The Virginia Beach resort area features live music, outdoor cafes and more. While exploring, be sure to stop for a photo op with King Neptune, a 34-foot cast bronze statue who stands, mighty trident in hand, surrounded by the creatures of his realm.  www.VisitVirginiaBeach.com

The oceanfront comes alive with specially-themed nightly entertainment along the sidewalks of Atlantic Avenue from 17th to 25th Streets during the summer months. Beach Street U.S.A. features puppets, bands, jugglers, magicians and others entertaining crowds right on the sidewalks. Free live concerts and theatrical productions take place seven nights a week along the oceanfront from Memorial Day to Labor Day. www.beachstreetusa.com

Located in the historically registered DeWitt cottage built in 1895, the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum displays art and artifacts documenting migratory wildfowl that pass through Eastern Virginia. Enjoy on-site wood-carving demonstrations, decoys dating from historic times to present day and a collection of exhibits covering the history of Virginia Beach. www.awhm.org

Hike or bike through First Landing State Park, a 2,888-acre park that fronts the Chesapeake Bay, features 1.25 miles of beachfront and more than 19 miles of interpretive trails through protected salt marsh habitat, freshwater ponds, beach, dunes, forest, tidal marsh and cypress swamp. A registered Natural Landmark, First Landing is the most visited state park in Virginia andcontains one of the most endangered habitat types in the world, the maritime forest community. If you do not have a vehicle, entry to the park is free. www.VisitVirginiaBeach.com

Get limber in a Tai Chi, stretching or yoga class, test your ESP or learn about meditation in one of the free seminars offered at the Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.). The A.R.E. attracts tens of thousands of individuals from around the world, all coming to investigate the information that Edgar Cayce - known as “the sleeping prophet,” the Father of Holistic Medicine and the most documented psychic of the 20th century - brought forth in his readings. www.EdgarCayce.org.

Take the family to play on JT's Grommet Island Beach Park and Playground for EveryBODY, the first oceanfront playground in the country that is 100% disability-accessible. Located on the sand at 2nd Street next to the boardwalk, the park lays claim to one of the best views on the East Coast. www.grommetisland.org

Enjoy free entertainment and festivals from May – October, several days a week, at The Town Center of Virginia Beach. A local favorite, the YNOT Wednesdays summer concert series held June through August, offers live music, refreshments and a variety of locally-grown produce from area farms. www.vabeachtowncenter.com 

Check out fresh, locally-grown produce, dairy products, organic groceries, a meat market, home and garden gifts, jams, a restaurant and a variety of free weekend entertainment at the Virginia Beach Farmers Market. www.VisitVirginiaBeach.com

Spend the morning shell-combing on the beaches of Sandbridge on Virginia Beach's southern shore. This beach has miles of pristine shorelinesurrounded by dunes and breathtaking ocean-view rental homes. www.VisitVirginiaBeach.com

Watch the sun set while relaxing on Chesapeake Beach, known to the locals as “Chick's Beach.” Swim in the bay's protected shallow waters, drop a line, or simply watch a variety of boats and ships cross through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. www.VisitVirginiaBeach.com