Welcome to Virginia's Hampton Roads region, the birthplace of Colonial America, where centuries of American history merge with the most current technology, the richest culture, the liveliest nightlife, and an astounding landscape surrounded by water. Whether you come for a few days or for a lifetime, Hampton Roads has it all: from 29 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, to celebrated American culture; from visual and performing arts to world-class museums celebrating achievements in air and space, maritime leadership, and the marine environment; from the many river, inlets, and streams, to the Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay, and the charming and tranquil Great Dismal Swamp, and all the varied communities and places within and between.

Hampton Roads is home to over 1.5 milion people and is recognized as the 31st largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers pour into the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.  Hampton Roads was designated in the late 17th century as the world's largest natural harbor that today hosts the world's largest naval complex and maritime services.

Hampton Roads consists of the communities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg; and the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Southampton, Surry and York; and in North Carolina the county of Currituck.To learn more about a specific community please click on the links below:

                                           Chesapeake               Franklin               Hampton                       

 Newport News               Norfolk               Poquoson                Portsmouth  

        Suffolk                 Williamsburg                Virginia Beach