Which Beach In Virginia Draws Most Interest?
Bet Virginia used U.S. News & World Report’s best Virginia beaches list as a starting point to see which beaches to use in our research. We then used Google Trends to gather the search interest of each beach listed in their report over a 90-day period (March 2 to June 6, 2023) to finalize the Top 10 beach areas that people are looking to visit in Virginia.
At No. 1 is Virginia Beach, which is east of Norfolk in the southeastern part of the state. It has a 3-mile boardwalk where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean and it also has history. This is where the Jamestown colonists from England settled in 1607. If the weather turns, the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center and the Military Aviation Museum are nearby. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there’s also Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment.
At No. 2 is Hampton, which has four public beaches – Outlook Beach (southeast of the city), Buckroe Beach and Park (northeast of the city), Salt Ponds (further northeast of the city – and not a pond), and Grandview Nature Preserve and Factory Point (which is as far northeast of the city as you can get and not be in the water).
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