This tour with Norfolk Tour Company will focus on some of Downtown Norfolk’s most scandalous events, from red light districts and murders, to robberies and riots. From the middle of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, Norfolk underwent turmoil and rebirth, and within all of that drama criminal masterminds staked their claim. This tour will tell their stories.
Schedule
Check-in Begins @ 5:00 pm
Pizza + Drinks Served @ 5:00 pm
HH Announcements @ 5:45
Walkathon Begins @ 6:00 pm
Last Lap @ 8:00 pm
Best Costume Award @ 8:10 pm
Compelling, well-crafted storytelling and a judicious sense of terror, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature. (1975, PG, 130mins)
The Uruguayan Navy’s sail training tall ship CAPITAN MIRANDA returns to Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday, July 2 through Friday, July 5, 2024. Norfolk was selected as one of two East Coast ports (Norfolk and Miami) for the ship’s 2024 sail training tour and is one of the Uruguayan Navy’s favorite ports when visiting the US.
The ship’s visit will correspond with the 4th of July Great American Picnic & Fireworks, taking place in Town Point Park from 5-10 pm on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Arriving at 11am on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the 205’ schooner-style ship will dock at Otter Berth next to the Waterside District at 333 Waterside Drive, on the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront. With its distinctive colorful sunburst sails and lively Comparsa musicians, the CAPITAN MIRANDA has won the “Most Spirit” award at many previous tall ship festivals around the world.
Ship tours are free and open to the public.
The ship will depart Norfolk at 10am on Friday, July 5
Enjoy a culinary journey as Downtown Norfolk’s finest chefs unveil their summer specials, delivering a week of mouthwatering culinary creations to help you stay cool. Enjoy delicious deals from participating restaurants offering price-fixed, multi-course dinners for $35 or $45, and lunch or brunch for $15. Reservations are recommended. Menu details to come.
Details to come, but a sampling of past restaurants has included:
Discover the simplicity and effectiveness of sound-powered telephones, still utilized in today’s Navy. Join us for a hands-on experience, testing these reliable communication devices firsthand.
Did you know Navy ships have a set of flags used to communicate with other vessels? Come experience what it is like to communicate using the International Code of Signals and signal flags on the Battleship Wisconsin.
Did you know 97% of Atlantic Sturgeon spawn in the exact same river they were born in? Would you also be surprised to find out that they navigate their way back to their home rivers by using their sense of smell! Come join us here at Nauticus for “Smell Like A Sturgeon”, an interactive floor program that tests your sense of smell to see if you have what it takes to sniff your way home like the Atlantic Sturgeon.
