Fact 1: Norfolk is a 400-year-old seaport and is one of Virginia's largest incorporated cities. The city boasts seven miles of Chesapeake Bay beachfront and a total of 144 miles of shoreline along our lakes, rivers and the Bay.
Fact 2: Norfolk is home to the world’s largest Naval Base, Naval Station Norfolk, and homeport to more ships than any other to include aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, large amphibious ships, submarines and a variety of supply and logistics ships. Norfolk is also home to the largest battleship built by the U.S. Navy, USS Wisconsin. Visitors may stroll the desks of the Wisconsin.
Fact 3: As a cultural center of the Commonwealth, Norfolk is home to the Chrysler Museum of Art, considered by The New York Times to be the finest in the entire State. Of particular note is the museum’s extensive Tiffany glass collection. Norfolk is also home to Virginia Symphony, Virginia Opera, Virginia Stage Company, Virginia Ballet Theater and Virginia Chorale.
Fact 4: Along the sparkling waterfront, Norfolk's cruise port sits in the center of a vibrant downtown and features harbor and luxury cruises. The newly constructed $36 million 80,000 SF Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center, the first in the nation to fully comply with Homeland Security standards, sits on the picturesque Elizabeth River. Ocean-going cruise vessels of up to 3,000 passengers regularly dock at the downtown pier.
Fact 5: Over 600,000 visitors fly into the Norfolk area via the Norfolk International Airport every year. By 2010, Norfolk International Terminal will complete a 300-acre expansion, making it the largest inter-model center in the U.S.
Fact 6: The mermaid is the popular symbol of Norfolk and is on parade everywhere around the city. The mermaid was chosen to symbolize 300 years of maritime and naval heritage. The mermaid has been adopted enthusiastically by Norfolk and has even been carried off to our surrounding cities, across the nation from New Jersey to Florida, and as far off as Japan, so delightful is she.
Fact 7: Norfolk has been recognized as a Tree City and its neighborhoods have extensive trees and flowers. It is home to the 155-acre Norfolk Botanical Garden, one of the premier examples of horticultural excellence in the country.
Fact 8: Eastern Virginia Medical School and its four internationally recognized research institutes are located in Norfolk, as is Sentara Health System, DePaul Medical Center-Bon Secours and Virginia’s only free-standing, full-service pediatric hospital, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Norfolk is also the birth place of the nation's first "test-tube" baby.
Fact 9: Norfolk serves as the headquarters for a number of international organizations. The international headquarters of Operation Smile, a not for profit healthcare organization that is known for repairing facial deformities in children around the globe calls Norfolk home. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are also headquartered in Norfolk.
Fact 10: Norfolk is one of the top 10 markets for business relocation and expansion, according to Expansion Management Magazine. USA Today called Norfolk one of the Top 10 booming downtowns, recognizing a decades-long housing, retail and financial boom in Norfolk.
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