Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach

#40 among attractions in Virginia Beach

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Joint Expeditionary Base-Fort Story, commonly called simply Fort Story is a sub-installation of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story, which is operated by the United States Navy. Located in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia at Cape Henry at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay, it offers a unique combination of features including dunes, beaches, sand, surf, deep-water anchorage, variable tide conditions, maritime forest and open land. The base is the prime location and training environment for both Army amphibious operations and Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore training events. ()

Coordinates: 36°55'38"N, 76°0'59"W

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Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort StoryVirginia Beach United States

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Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cape Henry Lighthouse, King Neptune Statue, Cape Henry Memorial, Jungle Golf.

0.5 miE
Historical place, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Cape Henry Lighthouse, Virginia Beach
12 min walk • The Cape Henry Lighthouses are a pair of lighthouses at Cape Henry, the landform marking the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. state of Virginia. The location has long been important for the large amount of ocean-going shipping traffic for the harbors, its rivers, and shipping headed to ports on the bay.
5.1 miSE
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
King Neptune Statue, Virginia Beach
132 min walk • King Neptune is a large bronze statue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia sculpted by Paul DiPasquale. This statue stands at the front of Neptune park, and depicts the mythological god Neptune and is located at the entrance of Neptune Park on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 31st Street.
0.5 miE
View point, Memorial
Cape Henry Memorial, Virginia Beach
12 min walk • The Cape Henry Memorial commemorates the first landfall at Cape Henry, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of colonists bound for the Jamestown settlement.
5.7 miSE
36°51'1"N • 75°58'38"W
Jungle Golf, Virginia Beach
147 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities, Mini golf
5.6 miSE
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
Norwegian Lady Statues, Virginia Beach
142 min walk • The Norwegian Lady Statues are located in the sister cities of Moss, a coastal town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway, and at the Oceanfront in the coastal resort city of Virginia Beach, Virginia in the United States.
5.6 miSE
Museum, Military museum
Old Coast Guard Station Museum, Virginia Beach
143 min walk • The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum honors and preserves the history of Virginia's maritime heritage, coastal communities, the United States Lifesaving Service, and the United States Coast Guard along the Atlantic coast.
4.4 miW
Bridge
Lesner Bridge, Virginia Beach
112 min walk • The Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach, Virginia connects the bay area to the Virginia Beach shore via Shore Drive — crossing the Lynnhaven Inlet at the mouth the Chesapeake Bay.
5.1 miSE
36°51'33"N • 75°58'46"W
The Shops at 31Ocean - Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach
131 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5.7 miS
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach
145 min walk • The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, located at 2200 Parks Avenue, near the oceanfront resort area.
2.3 miSW
Island
Bay Island, Virginia Beach
59 min walk • Bay Island is a two mile long island situated in the North Great Neck area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The island is bordered by Long Creek to the north and Broad Bay to the south, both offshoots of the Lynnhaven River, and is connected to the mainland by the West Great Neck Bridge on the western side of the island.
5.1 miS
36°51'32"N • 75°58'57"W
Mermaid Factory Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach
130 min walk • Museum, Shopping