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Airport Shuttle (tel 757/857-1231) services connect downtown Norfolk with both
Norfolk International Airport
($15), five miles northeast, and
Patrick Henry International Airport
($43), twelve miles north. Amtrak bus connections from Newport News stop at the
Howard Johnson Waterside
, 700 Monticello Ave, and Greyhound stops opposite at no. 701. Norfolk's downtown
visitor center
is in the Nauticus Center on the waterfront (daily 10am-5pm; tel 757/664-1000 or 1-800/368-3097,
); drivers can go to a larger visitor center at exit 273 off I-64, at Fourth View Street (daily 9am-7pm; tel 757/441-1852).
With far more accommodation options available nearby in the more pleasant surroundings of Virginia Beach, there should be no need to resort to the standard hotel and motel chains available in Norfolk, the only real affordable options in the city. You can
eat
Cajun-style seafood at the
Bienville Grille
, 723 W 21st St (tel 757/625-5427), or try the eclectic Cajun-Asian blend at
The 219
, 219 Granby St (tel 757/627-2896).
Waterside Park
, downtown at the mouth of the Elizabeth River, has something of a party atmosphere during summer weekends with live music, cheap beer and heaps of atmosphere. Also downtown, the ornate Art Nouveau Wells Theater (tel 757/627-1234) puts on
plays
and small concerts. Other useful information
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