June - July 2006
While working for a few weeks in the Hamptons Roads area of Virginia I had a little bit of free time on the weekend so I did some sightseeing in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and some other parts of Hampton Roads. I did some driving and a ton of walking (over 18 miles).
![[02] 02 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel](https://live.staticflickr.com/4262/34962327572_c335a421f0_n.jpg)
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
![[03] 03 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel](https://live.staticflickr.com/4276/34962328422_4bd81fc398_n.jpg)
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
![[04] 05 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel](https://live.staticflickr.com/4286/34962329082_d9e18939aa_n.jpg)
The entrance of the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
![[59] 21 Beach](https://live.staticflickr.com/4275/34962329772_dd8a064812_n.jpg)
Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
![[60] 24 Fighter Jet](https://live.staticflickr.com/4282/34962330622_5990889919_n.jpg)
A fighter from Naval Air Station Oceana buzzes the beach
![[58] 25 Fishing Pier Sign](https://live.staticflickr.com/4223/34962331462_8088ee5aaf_n.jpg)
Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
![[01] 003 C&D Canal Bridge](https://live.staticflickr.com/4261/35087648616_438738a027_n.jpg)
The C and D Canal Bridge in Delaware on the way down
![[09] 007 Jordan Bridge](https://live.staticflickr.com/4283/34962655952_d7240294c0_n.jpg)
The Jordan Bridge
![[10] 010 Jordan Bridge](https://live.staticflickr.com/4226/35087651226_a3b317f306_n.jpg)
The Jordan Bridge
![[18] 013 NSY Museum](https://live.staticflickr.com/4213/34962657752_d2b796c9f0_n.jpg)
Portmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
![[11] 015 Elizabeth River](https://live.staticflickr.com/4212/34962658512_438233819e_n.jpg)
Looking out over the Elizabeth River from the Portsmouth waterfront
![[12] 016 Hammerhead Crane](https://live.staticflickr.com/4238/35087656236_7c719b5377_n.jpg)
The famous hammerhead crane at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Portsmouth waterfront
![[13] 017 Norfolk Skyline](https://live.staticflickr.com/4286/34962659902_35a4b52cd1_n.jpg)
The Norfolk skyline as seen from Portsmouth
![[14] 018 USS Oscar Austin](https://live.staticflickr.com/4211/35087658446_353b7dfde9_n.jpg)
The USS Oscar Austin undergoes maintenance
![[15] 019 Elizabeth River Ferry](https://live.staticflickr.com/4237/34962661682_99bc5e246f_n.jpg)
The Elizabeth River Ferry
![[16] 023 Lightship Portsmouth](https://live.staticflickr.com/4222/34282516384_33e1a19f0a_n.jpg)
The Lightship Portsmouth
![[17] 025 Lightship Portsmouth](https://live.staticflickr.com/4219/34282517064_0ece121195_n.jpg)
The Lightship Portsmouth
![[19] 031 NNSY Model](https://live.staticflickr.com/4224/34282518304_dbda01696f_n.jpg)
Model of Norfolk Naval Shipyard at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
![[20] 038 USS Delaware](https://live.staticflickr.com/4238/34282519204_e8c8a7468b_n.jpg)
Model of the USS Delaware at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
![[21] 041 Hog Island Light Lens](https://live.staticflickr.com/4282/34282520214_c0c711b983_n.jpg)
Hog Island Light Lens
![[22] 045 Norfolk Skyline](https://live.staticflickr.com/4260/34282521124_c4597cf4d1_n.jpg)
The Norfolk skyline as seen from Portsmouth
![[24] 050 Confederate Monument](https://live.staticflickr.com/4256/34282522144_0080c836c9_n.jpg)
Confederate Monument in Portsmouth
![[23] 048 Tree](https://live.staticflickr.com/4236/34282523244_d6df5f7513_n.jpg)
The trees bloom in downtown Portsmouth
![[25] 051 Bank of Hampton Roads Building](https://live.staticflickr.com/4260/34282524184_0bca6aab0b_n.jpg)
The Bank of Hampton Roads building in Norfolk
![[26] 053 Hammerhead Crane](https://live.staticflickr.com/4278/34282525154_7295fb23c9_n.jpg)
The famous hammerhead crane at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Portsmouth waterfront
![[27] 054 American Rover](https://live.staticflickr.com/4195/34282526324_2b52a7c7bd_n.jpg)
The tourist schooner American Rover
![[28] 055 Nauticus](https://live.staticflickr.com/4276/34282527204_e3d2863dcb_n.jpg)
Nauticus on the Norfolk waterfront as seen form Portsmouth
![[29] 056 American Rover & Norfolk Skyline](https://live.staticflickr.com/4254/35087673816_3b8d426f60_n.jpg)
The American Rover sails past Norfolk
![[51] 064 USS Wisconsin](https://live.staticflickr.com/4221/34740744820_d25433eb72_n.jpg)
The battleship USS Wisconsin
![[52] 065 USS Wisconsin](https://live.staticflickr.com/4232/35087675706_610537d8a6_n.jpg)
The battleship USS Wisconsin
![[30] 068 Statue](https://live.staticflickr.com/4227/35127067595_319508016e_n.jpg)
One of the many Navy statues in Norfolk
![[31] 070 USS Patuxent & Hammerhead Crane](https://live.staticflickr.com/4275/35127068765_b3dcba3904_n.jpg)
The USS Patuxent in drydock with the NNSY hammerhead in the background
![[36] 079 Victory Rover](https://live.staticflickr.com/4248/35087680106_43fb9e8e20_n.jpg)
The Victory Rover gives tours of the Naval facilities along the Elizabeth River
![[32] 075 War Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4231/34740752300_b957487ef0_n.jpg)
The Norfolk War Memorial
![[33] 077 War Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4267/34962680322_1e561dba3e_n.jpg)
The Norfolk War Memorial
![[34] 081 Sea Stallion](https://live.staticflickr.com/4284/34962681052_4973d0ba03_n.jpg)
US Navy Sea Stallion helicoptor flies down the Elizabeth River
![[35] 082 Sea Stallion](https://live.staticflickr.com/4246/34282536674_1844dfef19_n.jpg)
US Navy Sea Stallion helicoptor flies down the Elizabeth River
![[37] 083 Elizabeth River](https://live.staticflickr.com/4257/34962682662_8b9da06439_n.jpg)
The Elizabeth River
![[38] 088 MSC Ships](https://live.staticflickr.com/4225/34740758460_40d71c98aa_n.jpg)
Several Militay Sealift Command ships
![[39] 091 Destroyers](https://live.staticflickr.com/4284/35127074665_5e13b962b2_n.jpg)
Several destroyers belonging to the US Atlantic Fleet
![[40] 096 Destroyers](https://live.staticflickr.com/4202/34962684732_362a98c682_n.jpg)
Several destroyers belonging to the US Atlantic Fleet
![[41] 098 Amphibious Assault Ship](https://live.staticflickr.com/4290/34962685472_898aba16bb_n.jpg)
Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship
![[42] 100 USS George Washington](https://live.staticflickr.com/4246/34962686342_802d5f1495_n.jpg)
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington
![[43] 103 USS Eisenhower & USS George Washington](https://live.staticflickr.com/4240/34317124893_6c15ae0a20_n.jpg)
Aircraft carriers USS Eisenhower and USS George Washington
![[44] 105 Carrier](https://live.staticflickr.com/4203/34317125683_b3c48975f3_n.jpg)
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington
![[45] 106 Degaussing Array](https://live.staticflickr.com/4230/34317126103_bf1bb316a2_n.jpg)
The Navy's degaussing array
![[46] 109 Portsmouth Naval Medical Center](https://live.staticflickr.com/4255/34317126883_d2fe4d733d_n.jpg)
Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
![[47] 110 Portsmouth Naval Medical Center](https://live.staticflickr.com/4268/34317127523_316d132a14_n.jpg)
Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
![[48] 111 Hampton Roads Naval Museum](https://live.staticflickr.com/4268/34317128163_f5e56316eb_n.jpg)
Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk
![[49] 112 Merrimac & Monitor](https://live.staticflickr.com/4207/34317129193_b04f20931f_n.jpg)
Merrimac and Monitor models at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk
![[50] 113 Battleship Ribbons](https://live.staticflickr.com/4251/35127085085_8512395378_n.jpg)
Battleship ribbons at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk
![[53] 118 USS Wisconsin](https://live.staticflickr.com/4197/34317131903_2d0ab8178a_n.jpg)
The battleship USS Wisconsin
![[54] 119 USS Wisconsin](https://live.staticflickr.com/4290/35127087645_d0ae37277f_n.jpg)
The main guns of the battleship USS Wisconsin
![[55] 124 USS Wisconsin](https://live.staticflickr.com/4246/34317133013_24e0db00a8_n.jpg)
The battleship USS Wisconsin
![[56] 127 USS Wisconsin Deck](https://live.staticflickr.com/4203/34317133553_4c00d9cc85_n.jpg)
The deck of the battleship USS Wisconsin. That's real teak.
![[57] 130 Lone Sailor Statue](https://live.staticflickr.com/4281/34996407991_47f461ac56_n.jpg)
The Lone Sailor statue. This is a replica of the original statue at the Navy Memorial in Washington DC.
![[61] 137 Old Coast Guard Station](https://live.staticflickr.com/4229/34317135083_53bb36be6f_n.jpg)
The Old Coast Guard Station in Virginia Beach
![[62] 143 Pirate Ship](https://live.staticflickr.com/4271/34996409161_27c0a8ba44_n.jpg)
Pirates off of Virgina Beach? Who knew?
![[63] 146 Naval Aviation Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4253/35127093145_05899471c1_n.jpg)
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
![[64] 147 Naval Aviation Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4261/34996410251_9af3ed295a_n.jpg)
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
![[65] 149 Naval Aviation Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4274/34317139253_2612d0bf5f_n.jpg)
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
![[66] 150 Naval Aviation Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4233/34996411781_1d9e7a7de6_n.jpg)
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
![[67] 153 Naval Aviation Memorial](https://live.staticflickr.com/4243/34996412231_71ea6de514_n.jpg)
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
![[68] 154 Norwegian Lady Statue](https://live.staticflickr.com/4244/34317142313_e48a006f49_n.jpg)
The Norwegian Lady statue in Virginia Beach looks out across the sea where her twin stands in Moss, Norway
![[69] 156 Propeller](https://live.staticflickr.com/4255/34282560434_9b02429f9e_n.jpg)
Prop at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
![[70] 157 Anchor](https://live.staticflickr.com/4284/35087715196_8cdac3bcec_n.jpg)
Antique anchor at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
![[71] 160 Battleship Cannon](https://live.staticflickr.com/4267/34282562714_e7f18435ed_n.jpg)
Battleship gun barrel at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
![[72] 163 Guided Missle Launcher](https://live.staticflickr.com/4244/34740781250_2230e86781_n.jpg)
Guided Missile Launcher at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
![[73] 166 Hammerhead Crane](https://live.staticflickr.com/4229/34740781770_977de82ae5_n.jpg)
The NNSY hammerhead crane
![[05] 168 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel](https://live.staticflickr.com/4258/34740782320_93d304d66e_n.jpg)
Looking from one man-made island to the other at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
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The Thimble Shoal portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
![[07] 172 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel](https://live.staticflickr.com/4250/34996418901_e35bfcbd1f_n.jpg)
The approach to the Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel
![[08] 173 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel](https://live.staticflickr.com/4249/34962709832_ea3f5e5e18_n.jpg)
Looking out from the fishing pier on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel