Join us as we invite families with children or adults with special needs to visit the Aquarium after we close to the general public. See all of our animals and exhibits in a calm, comfortable environment and explore at your own pace. The event begins at 6 p.m. and continues until 7:30 p.m. **Enjoy a very special sensory-friendly showing of Superpower Dogs 3D beginning at 5:30 p.m. before the...

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Join us for our progressive wine pairing cruises aboard the intimate and exclusive Virginia Elite. Your evening starts with a glass of prosecco at boarding, and as the night continues, you’ll enjoy a five-course dinner menu perfectly paired with favorite wines from The Williamsburg Winery. This gourmet experience on the Elizabeth River is the ideal evening for any wine lover. Go...

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Enter an indoor gallery through a massive shark jaw tunnel to experience a unique and never before seen Shark Zone exhibit, created by the Virginia Living Museum.  Enjoy the wonders of our vast oceans and learn more about our friends in the deep blue sea.  TOUR an amazing gallery of photos by National Geographic photographer, Brian Skerry and full scale replicas of 6 shark...

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June 14–September 8, 2019 Eric Carle: Moonlit Nights & Other Illustrations will present more than 80 original works by the beloved picture book author and illustrator Eric Carle.

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Join us for an unforgettable 90 minute excursion aboard the Atlantic Explorer in search of Virginia's most common and charismatic marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin. Brown pelicans, bald eagles, and other sea birds are frequently sighted, along with sea turtles.

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Curious about what lives in our coastal ocean waters? Take this 75 minute cruise with Aquarium educators to collect a variety of local fish and marine invertebrates and observe them up close aboard the boat. Watch as they work the trawl net and pull up discoveries that may include seahorses, stingrays, blue crabs, keyhole urchins, and jellies, and then release the animals back into the ocean.

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Join us for an unforgettable 90 minute excursion aboard the Atlantic Explorer in search of Virginia's most common and charismatic marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin. Brown pelicans, bald eagles, and other sea birds are frequently sighted, along with sea turtles.

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Every week during the summer, a different full-dome planetarium program will be featured at the Virginia Living Museum. This program will run Tuesday – Sunday at 3:30 p.m. (Mondays, the 3:30 p.m. show will be "Virginia Skies.") The program for Aug. 20-25 is "Fragile Planet." Leave Planet Earth behind as you fly to the farthest reaches of the Universe. Float up...

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Join us for an unforgettable 90 minute excursion aboard the Atlantic Explorer in search of Virginia's most common and charismatic marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin. Brown pelicans, bald eagles, and other sea birds are frequently sighted, along with sea turtles.

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