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Destination Hampton

At night, take in the arts at The American Theatre, a 1908 restored vaudeville house. Kick up your heels at the Buckroe Beach Big Band concerts. Or hit downtown Hampton for a boisterous block party. Folks in Hampton know how to have fun.

A Hampton Convention
is not all about business!

When the lights go dim or you’ve got a free afternoon, delegates can take in inter-nationally renowned musical performances and artists presented at the American Theater; enjoy a host of lively area restaurants that also serve up a healthy helping of fun live entertainment and dancing; and shop up and down the waterfront.

At the Power Plant, you’ll be able to kick back in the casual atmosphere of Joe’s Crab Shack and the Saddle Ridge Rock -n- Country Saloon and Cheyenne Supper Club. For some ethnicity, you can dine at McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, authentic recreation of a traditional New York-style Irish pub. There’s also the Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon with its unmistakable “Texas roadhouse” ambiance.

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If shopping is your desire, you’ll find Coliseum Central shopping district, which is home to hundreds of shops, restaurants and attractions, a cluster of hotels, the famous Hampton Coliseum, the Coliseum Mall and coming soon, the Peninsula Town Center slated to be the next exciting chapter in the rich history of Hampton's shopping experience. The Historic Phoebus and Downtown Hampton districts offer shoppers a selection of eclectic and antique shops to add to your unique collectibles.

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Besides interesting dining, there’s alluring shopping packed into the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, the only of its kind in Virginia. With its 19,000-gallon freshwater aquarium, cascading waterfalls, rock-climbing walls, fly-casting areas and full archery, it’s more of an attraction than a store. The attraction overlooks Bass Pro Shops Lake, replete with boating and fishing demos for your enjoyment.

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The soaring Virginia Air & Space Center is a must-see for space buffs. The visitor center for the Hampton-based NASA Langley Research Center, it features dozens of hands-on air and space center exhibits, as well as a new aviation galley that spans 100 years of flight. It’s also home to more than 30 historic aircraft, an Apollo 12 command module that went to the moon, a meteorite from Mars and a 3-D IMAX theater.

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If delegates want to bring their families along to take in local sights while they tend to business, Hampton Roads is home to more than 100 attractions, all within about a half-hour jaunt by car.

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