Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

Explore the best free & cheap things to do with kids options for kids and families in Suffolk

Victory Landing Park

Victory Landing Park

Park with trails along the James River. Riverfront recreation site with walking & biking paths plus views of aircraft carriers & submarines.

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King-Lincoln Park

King-Lincoln Park

Park with a beach & sports courts. Featuring a beach, this park offers basketball & tennis courts, playgrounds & picnic shelters.

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Fort Fun Park

Fort Fun Park

A swimming beach & vast playground. With a massive playground overlooking the river, a swimming beach, rose garden & 2 ball fields.

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The Mariners' Museum and Park, And Mariners' Lake

The Mariners' Museum and Park, And Mariners' Lake

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Bluebird Gap Farm

Bluebird Gap Farm

Picnics, playground, trails & animals. Farm-based park on a large green space with petting zoo, picnic shelters, playground & nature trail.

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Ocean View Station Museum

Ocean View Station Museum

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Ocean View Beach Park

Ocean View Beach Park

Outdoor area with festivals & bandshell. Acres of beach & lawn for various festivals plus boardwalk & music bandshell with dancing.

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Community Beach Park

Community Beach Park

Easygoing bayfront standby with parking. Relaxed, wide sandy beach on the bay with tree-shaded areas, plus parking & public restrooms.

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Virginia Living Museum

Virginia Living Museum

Exhibits, a planetarium & a nature trail. Museum with hands-on exhibits, a planetarium & a nature trail with 250 species of plants & animals.

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Virginia Air & Space Science Center

Virginia Air & Space Science Center

Cinema chain specializing in 3D films. Movie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.

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Fort Monroe National Monument

Fort Monroe National Monument

Landmark site with centuries of history. Landmark site with a long history including Native Americans, the Civil War & U.S. Army training.

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Norfolk Botanical Garden

Norfolk Botanical Garden

Azaleas, roses & miles of floral trails. April azaleas are the showstoppers at this lush green space, which also features 450 rose varieties.

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Sandy Bottom Park Playground

Sandy Bottom Park Playground

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Sandy Bottom Nature Park

Sandy Bottom Nature Park

Lakeside preserve & environmental center. Environmental education preserve on 456 acres with a lake & nature center set on reclaimed land.

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Emancipation Oak

Emancipation Oak

Grand tree with ties to Civil War era. Large tree under which children of freedmen were educated & the Emancipation Proclamation was read.

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Buckroe Beach and Park

Buckroe Beach and Park

Ocean retreat with boat rentals & grills. Recreational beach park with kayak/paddleboat rentals, a playground, stage pavilion & picnic sites.

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Gosnold's Hope Park

Gosnold's Hope Park

Athletic fields, grills & a boat launch. Riverfront park with a boat/kayak launch, sports fields, charcoal grills & an RV campground.

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Grandview Nature Preserve

Grandview Nature Preserve

Wildlife viewing in diverse habitats. Birding & wildlife viewing on trails leading through marshes & woodlands to a long, scenic beach.

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